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An Excellent answer to unlocking Britain's talent

Written by Clare Noonan

Thursday, 13 March 2008

The Government is calling on employers to help unlock talent within Britain’s workforce by increasing their investment in developing employees’ skills. Joining the Excellence network, designed by business support specialist Exemplas, is an ideal response to this challenge. The Government is calling on employers to help unlock talent within Britain's workforce by increasing their investment in developing employees' skills. Joining the Excellence network, designed by business support specialist Exemplas, is an ideal response to this challenge. In its new report ‘Ready to work, skilled for work: unlocking Britain's talent', the Government emphasized their need to work with employers to build a national workforce with the skills to compete in an increasingly challenging global economy.   Exemplas has been unlocking potential in people, enterprises and communities since 1993.  With extensive experience in dealing with over 50,000 organisations, Exemplas has developed a wide range of tools that support their clients to achieve success.  The skills and expertise of Exemplas can be accessed through the Excellence network, which provides organisations with the support they need to develop a highly-skilled and competitive workforce. The network is aimed at any company that recognises and values the contribution its staff make to its success. Upcoming workshops The business benefits of embracing diversity 13 May 2008 Managing Change 25 September 2008 Annual membership of Excellence includes expert advisor support to help organisations identify tailored development programmes to boost their performance. The package also incorporates exclusive access to a portfolio of human resource management tools and members are allocated delegate places on a range of key training workshops and seminars run throughout the year. BritSec International Ltd, a professional security company offering a range of services across the UK, joined the Investors in People (IiP) Club, now known as Excellence, in July 2005.  "Our Excellence membership has enabled us to enhance our managers' skills and led onto their gaining recognised NVQ qualifications from the Chartered Management Institute (CMI)" said Gary Lewis, Managing Director of BritSec International Ltd. Gary continued "The dedicated Investors in People (IiP) advisor provided as part of our Excellence membership, has also been invaluable in preparing us to achieve IiP recognition and to continue our investment in our staff." Guy Thomas, Excellence Network Manager at Exemplas said "Excellence can give your business and staff so much. As well as gaining an insight into the tools and skills that could help to make your organisation more successful, your membership provides access to a dedicated expert advisor who can identify what you're doing well and what skills gaps and training needs your organisation may have. It also provides you with networking opportunities with other business people in the local area." The Excellence network is based on the success of the Exemplas IiP Support Club and is open to any organisation that wishes to effectively manage and develop their staff. To find out more about taking your next step to Excellence call an Exemplas Business Development Manager on + 44 (0) 0845 60 20 101 or visit www.exemplas.com/excellence    Notes to Editors: 1.    ‘Ready to work, skilled for work: unlocking Britain's Talent' was jointly published on by the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills (DIUS), and the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) on 28 January 2008.http://www.dius.gov.uk/publications/britains_talent.pdf 2.    Exemplas is a business to business support organisation and joint partner in managing and operating the regional Business Link East organisation. They are also joint partners in Y&H IDB, which will operate the Business Link for Yorkshire and the Humber from April 2008. 3.    Exemplas helps organisations to change, grow and prosper by delivering advice, support, information and training solutions to employers and individuals. Exemplas offers advice and support in Enterprise and Innovation; Leadership and Management; Diversity and Social Responsibility and Skills. 4.    Since 1993, Exemplas has been assessing the economic and social issues facing organisations and communities in the UK and overseas, and tailoring solutions to meet their needs. For general media enquiries about Exemplas please contact: Clare Noonan, PR Manager, Tel: 01707 398166, Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

 

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