“The College is delighted to have been re–accredited with the Investors in People Standard, which is a key part of its strategy to deliver first class education opportunities for the people of Bath and the surrounding area.  The Investors in People mark is a public recognition of the commitment and hard work that College staff have put into their own personal development, and gives present and future students reassurance that they can expect the highest levels of professionalism and service from the College and its employees.” City of Bath College

Investors in People - The Benefits

Increased productivity, staff motivation and customer satisfaction are some of the tangible benefits that thousands of organisations have gained by working with the framework.

Research has shown that the benefits include:

An improvement in the development of the Skill Base – providing your clients/customers with an improved service from your people. Also results in improved productivity. Cascading the vision and direction can help build the right organisational social climate by giving employees a sense of purpose. It also has the advantage of channelling people’s effort to achieving the goals of the business.

An improvement in staff retention – Investors in People recognised organisations are more likely to have high levels of trust, commitment and cooperation among their employees.

An improvement in Corporate Image – resulting in greater attraction to clients/customers resulting in an increase in turnover.

An improvement in communication – Resulting in more effective communication and cross team working and therefore an indirect effect on organisational profitability.

An increase in Innovation - Those organisations that are Investors in People recognised are more likely to have high level of product and service innovation

An improvement in meeting objectives - companies that are Investors in People recognised are more likely to meet their strategic objectives.

Click here to see what the Institute for Employment Studies think.

Click here to read the Cranfield School of Management Report

Click here to read the COI report

Click here to read some comments from organisations that have benefitted from the Investors in People framework and how it has worked for them!