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News Release from: National Metals Technology Centre (NAMTEC)
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Team on 02 August 2004
NAMTEC invests in people
The National Metals Technology Centre (NAMTEC) has achieved Investors in People status, less than two years after its launch.
The National Metals Technology Centre (NAMTEC) has achieved Investors in People status, less than two years after its launch It is evidence that NAMTEC believes in and recognises the value of its people, their performance and their contribution to its growing success
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 18 Feb 2008 at 8.00am (UK)
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"We are really proud of the achievement", said Jo Byrne, NAMTEC's Administration Manager.
"As an organisation committed to helping UK metals companies increase their competitiveness, it is essential for us to be able to show that we ourselves work as an effective team".
"When we initially established ourselves it was one of our objectives to achieve the Investors in People (IIP) award and we have managed to achieve it in just 18 months".
The IIP standard sets a level of good practice for the training and development of people to achieve business goals.
It provides a national framework for improving business performance and competitiveness through a planned approach.
It also aids improved productivity and customer satisfaction by helping employers become more customer focussed and more motivated through greater involvement.
"During the process we reviewed our policies and practices and looked at our induction, training and appraisal procedures", explained Byrne.
"Investors in People gave us a clear focus and set of objectives to look at the importance of communication from the top down and bottom upwards".
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