The Investors in People Standard is a national quality standard which sets a level of good practice for improving an organisation's performance through its people. It provides a framework for improving organisational performance and competitiveness through a planned approach to setting and communicating business objectives and developing people to meet these objectives.
The Standard was developed in 1990 by a group of organisations representing both employees and employers, and was launched nationally in 1991. In October 1993 Investors in People UK (IIP UK) was established as the body that would take responsibility for the Standard. Its purpose is to provide national ownership of the Standard and is responsible for its promotion, quality assurance and development. The Standard is subject to regular review and in November 2004 a revised Standard was brought in and launched, replacing the previous version.
The Standard is based on three key principles: developing strategies to improve the performance of the organisation; taking action to improve the performance of the organisation; evaluation of the impact on the performance of the organisation.
Theatre Projects Consultants has recently been through a major re-structuring, buying out many of the founder owners of the company and establishing itself with a new leadership team. The company wanted to put its people at the centre of its development enabling the company to be a truly owner managed business.
Theatre Projects Consultants has been established for almost fifty years and in that time it has delivered results to performing arts companies in over 50 countries. Its success has always been its ability to develop ideas into practical solutions that are driven by the people who are the company.
(Chris Henry)
