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30/11/2007 : Central Scotland Forest Trust become the first Scottish organisation to achieve IIP Champion status
Shotts based charity Central Scotland Forest Trust (CSFT) has become the first Scottish company to achieve IIP Champion Status.
Simon Rennie, Chief Executive of CSFT, said: "CSFT is delighted to be the first Scottish Organisation ever to be recognised with this award from Investors in People. Only a handful of companies in the UK receive this prestigious award, so the recognition is not just a cause for celebration for CSFT but for Scotland too."
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01/11/2007 : The Improvement Programme for SME organisations
Investors in People Scotland has established a business development programme in association with Scottish Enterprise to help deliver improvement and performance within SMEs in Scotland. "The Improvement Programme" provides a straightforward framework for delivering business improvement through people. It has been specifically for small to medium sized business and is flexible enough to apply to any nature of organisation.
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01/11/2007 : New series of Development Workshops launched
The second series of Investors in People Scotland's successful Development Workshop programme has recently been launched and will run from November 2007 through to June 2008. The programme has been designed following a comprehensive review of the first series and is aimed at developing knowledge and understanding of best practice.
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29/04/2007 : Holmes Partnership first architectural firm in Scotland to receive Profile
Holmes Partnership , the Glasgow and Edinburgh-based architectural firm, has achieved the Investors in People Profile and was presented with its prestigious certificate by Peter Russian, chief executive of Investors in People Scotland at ceremony on Thursday, 19 April 2007.
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26/01/2007 : Flexcon awarded Investors in People Profile
Glenrothes-based manufacturing company, Flexcon, has achieved the Investors in People Profile and was presented with its prestigious certificate by Peter Russian, chief executive of Investors in People Scotland at ceremony on Friday 26 January 2007.
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23/01/2007 : First Investors in People status for Tesco group achieved in Scotland
Tesco’s national customer care centre, based in Dundee, has achieved Investors in People status, becoming the first part of Tesco Plc to successfully gain recognition.
Representatives from Tesco, including training manager Nicki Gautier Hughes and Ian Naylor, head of customer service picked up their award from Philip Williamson, chairman of Investors in People UK and Peter Russian, chief executive of Investors in People Scotland at a ceremony in Dundee on 23 January 2007.
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01/01/2007 : New programme of developmental workshops available
Engage in these to develop skills, knowledge and behaviours which will add value to Investors in People organisations. Our workshops are facilitated by highly qualified and experienced Trainers and can highlight new ways of adapting and introducing best practice into your own organisation.
05/11/2006 : Scottish employees call for jargon amnesty
As Investors in People marks its 15th anniversary, managers are urged to ditch needless management-speak
More than half of Scottish employees (53%) have given management jargon, such as ‘think outside the box’ and ‘the helicopter view’, the ‘thumbs down’, saying it is a problem in their workplace.
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06/10/2006 : Local Authority Directorate receives Investors in People Accolade
The Planning and Environment Services Directorate at Dumfries and Galloway Council, has achieved Investors in People status and are being presented with the prestigious business accolade by Bernard Cruickshanks of Investors in People Scotland, who will hand over the plaque to the Chairman and the Corporate Director of Planning and Environment Services.
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