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New Edition to our Family - Commitment to Equality (C2E)
As of April 2011 it became a legal requirement that suppliers, or those intending to supply into, the Public sector will need to demonstrate their equality credentials after the Equality Bill became law on April 26th 2010. The C2E accreditation delivered by The Assessment Network Ltds nationally based accreditation team is the best placed to allow suppliers to demonstrate these crudentials.
Key facts:
The programme from initial meeting to award of the accreditation is 8 weeks
After completing a Self Evaluation form you will be supported by one of our specialist advisers via e mail and phone consultaltion culminating in a site visit by another of our specialist team
Once assessed by the Centre specialist, the report is submitted to C2E who will approve the report and make the award
We believe that the award is the most all-encompassing Equality accreditation available today
Supplying to the Public sector is a huge market opportunity. Dont be precluded from that market by not having the required crudentials!!
Update to General Quality Mark Applications
Further to our recent update on the process for applying for a General Quality Mark, please find below clarification on several points:
- For the purposes of the audit, both employees and volunteers that are involved in providing the service will be included in the audit process
- For existing Quality Mark holders who are applying for their audit, it is not mandatory for the workbook to be completed as part of your application. Although it would be helpful for an Auditor to have sight of the completed workbook, if you have an Office Manual, or policies and procedures manual that is already in place these can be substituted in place of the Workbook. It is not neccesary for these manuals to be returned along with your application form, as your Auditor will agree this timescale with you, when they are discussing specific dates for the audit to take place.
Amanda Jordan, Legal Services Manager 25th April 2010 |
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We are pleased to announce that after undergoing a rigorous application process, The Legal Services Commission has awarded us the contract to audit its General Quality Mark accross England and Wales.
Approximately 1500 organisations in England and Wales presently hold the standard and are eligible to offer themselves for re-audit in order to retain their certification. The logo is instantly recognisable to those seeking help with civil matters that the organisation in question operates to an independantly-verified standard.
Existing Quality Mark holders are being asked to undergo a registration process being administered by The Legal Services Commission. We shall then engage with the client organisations to arrange audits by our team of specially-trained Assessors to ensure that the Commissions standards are being upheld.
From March 2009, all new applications for audits in respect of the General Quality Mark will be made directly to ourselves. Background information and relevant application forms are now available in the main section of our website.
If you would like any further information regarding the General Quality Mark or indeed the registration process then please contact Amanda Jordan, Legal Services Manager on 01480 479 223 or amandaj@tan.org.uk |
The Assessment Network is delighted to be sponsoring an award at the 2009 Essex Business Excellence Awards
Employer of the Year
Sponsored and judged by Investors in People
The Category
This is open to any organisation, irrespective of size or sector that can demonstrate commercial success and strategies for growth whilst achieving excellence in its commitment to the support and development of its workforce. The winner will most aptly demonstrate its clear focus on employees through the application of advanced working practices and will be able to show how its commitment to its workforce has benefited the organisation.
What the judges are looking for
Organisations should be able to demonstrate that it has schemes, initiatives and policies which assess, deliver and monitor their workforces training and development, health and safety and general wellbeing and where there is an innovative approach to working terms and conditions.
Specific questions to answer
1. What are your company values and how do you ensure buy-in from employees?
2. What methods do you use to obtain employee feed-back?
3. What benefits has your organisation gained directly from commitment to your workforce?
4. Describe your companys approach to the following and include details of successful initiatives that have added value for employees:
*Personal Development
*Advanced working practices
*Flexible working
*Work/life balance
*Internal communications
*Employee benefits
About the judge
The Assessment Network Limited is the Centre for Investors in People in the East of England as well as being a provider of choice for a range of leading organisational development tools including ISO 9001:2008 and Lexcel.
Judge Gill Edwards has been a specialist Investors in People practitioner for ten years and is a member of the Institute of Business Consultants. Working with a wide variety of clients across the East of England, she has supported organisations to develop and achieve greater performance through their people.
To find out more please visit the following Website www.thisistotalessex.co.uk/businessawards |
