17 May 2006
INVESTORS IN PEOPLE SUCCESSES CELEBRATED
Developing a skilled and knowledgeable workforce will boost Northern Ireland's productivity and competitiveness over the next 10 years.
That was the message from the Department for Employment and Learning's Deputy Secretary Greg McConnell as he met representatives of 80 local organisations who recently achieved the Investors in People Standard.
Paying tribute to their efforts, during a presentation ceremony at Hillsborough Castle today, Greg McConnell said: "Investors in People is a means by which local employers can help ensure bottom-line business results. It is only by equipping people with the knowledge, skills and ability to do their job that businesses can maximise the performance and output of their workforce.
"We are pleased to see so many organisations here today demonstrating a very clear commitment to workforce development. It is a promising sign for the local economy and should serve as an example to other Northern Ireland employers not yet capitalising from the benefits of this business improvement framework."
Stressing that Investors in People recognition was not the end of the journey for Award recipients, he added: "In many regards, today's ceremony is the start of a process for these organisations. It should not be seen therefore as the culmination of a project, but rather the beginning of a sustained commitment to long-term business performance through employee development."
NOTES TO EDITORS:
- Investors in People is a business improvement tool that helps organisations to compete and succeed through improved people performance. The framework is designed to help organisations develop the knowledge and skills of their people, so that what they can do, is what the business needs them to do. A new version of the Standard, designed to meet the changing needs of business and industry, was launched on 17 November 2004 and came into effect in January 2005.
- The organisations receiving Awards as Investors in People during this special ceremony were:
Organisation Location ACOVO Belfast Allianz Northern Ireland Belfast Arts Council of Northern Ireland Belfast Ashlea Primary and Nursery School Londonderry ASM Horwath Magherafelt Aurion Ltd Belfast Ballyclare High School Ballyclare Ballykelly Primary School Limavady Beeches Management Centre – Financial Services Unit Belfast Belfast City Council – Committee and Members' Services Belfast Belfast City Council - Corporate Communications Section Belfast Belfast City Council - Good Relations Unit Belfast Belfast City Council – Parks Area Management Belfast Belfast Institute – Community Education Belfast Belfast Institute – Computing & Administration Belfast Belfast Institute – Estates Belfast Belfast Institute – Technology Belfast Belfast Institute – Workforce & Economic Development Belfast Belfast Institute Belfast Beverage Plastics Ltd Lurgan Boomer Industries Ltd Lisburn Bryson House Recycling Ltd Belfast Carrickfergus College Carrickfergus Checkmate Guarding & Security Lisburn Clounagh Junior High School Portadown Cooneen, Watts & Stone Fivemiletown Core Systems (NI) Ltd Belfast Corporate Travel Newtownabbey Craigavon Borough Council Craigavon Deane Public Works Limited Irvinestown Department of Finance and Personnel – Corporate Services Group Bangor Disability Action Belfast Downshire School Carrickfergus Drumglass High School Dungannon East Down Institute of Further and Higher Education Downpatrick Enniskillen Integrated Primary School Enniskillen Finlay BME Ltd Ballygawley Gaelscoil Ui Dhochartaigh Strabane GG Training Enterprises Omagh Holy Family Primary & Nursery School Londonderry Industry Training Services Portadown Kavanagh Retailing (SuperValu) Strabane Kiddiwinkles Dungannon Lisburn City Council Lisburn McKenzies (N.I.) Ltd Larne Multi Cultural Resource Centre Belfast Newry & Mourne HSS Trust – Allied Health Professionals Newry Newry & Mourne HSS Trust – Directorate of Social Services Newry NICVA Belfast Northern Ireland Rural Development Council Cookstown O’Kane’s Centra Magherafelt OFMDFM - Corporate Services Division Belfast OFMDFM - Equality Directorate Belfast OFMDFM - European Policy & Co-ordination Unit Belfast OFMDFM - Office of the Legislative Counsel Belfast OFMDFM - Regeneration Division Belfast O'Kane Supermarkets Ltd (SuperValu) Omagh O'Kane Supermarkets Ltd (SuperValu) Dungiven Omagh District Council - Arts & Tourism Department Omagh Omagh District Council - Development Omagh Our Lady of Lourdes Primary School Belfast Partnership Care (West) Londonderry R. M. Retail Ltd Dromore Rosemount Primary School Londonderry Rutledge Joblink Coleraine Sharcon Ltd (SuperValu) Banbridge Soprano's Belfast St Bride's Primary School Belfast St Brigid's Primary School & Nursery Unit Londonderry St Colmcilles Primary School & Nursery Unit Claudy St Comgall's Primary School Bangor St Joseph's Boys' High School Newry St Matthew's Primary School Belfast St Patrick's Academy Dungannon St Paul's Primary School Londonderry T. D. McKane & Son Castlederg The Old Moat Inn Dundonald The Pheasant Hillsborough Towerview Primary School Bangor Waveney Eye Care Ltd Ballymena
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