Date: 06 April 2008 17:01

COUNTY COUNCIL RECOGNISED FOR INVESTING IN PEOPLE

Employees and Councillors at Cambridgeshire County Council have been 
celebrating after achieving the prestigious Investors in People Award for 
the second time.

IIP is a framework of good practice and is a way of supporting the 
organisation in increasing its performance through its people.

Having previously attained the standard in February 2005, Cambridgeshire 
County Council took the decision to be assessed this time against the 
Profile Standard, which enables the organisation to look in depth at 
broaderareas of people management and development.

The Standard tells an organisation how good they are and where they can 
focus for further improvements. The County Council chose to look in depth 
at,

* Leadership and Management
* Recruitment and Retention
* Capacity

Cambridgeshire County Council is the first organisation in the region to 
take this approach.

Cambridgeshire County Cabinet Member for Corporate Services, Councillor John 
Reynolds who received the certificate on behalf of the organisation said: 
"On behalf of the County Council, I am pleased to accept the certificate 
which signifies our re-accreditation under the Investors in People Standard. 
As the largest single employer within Cambridgeshire I, and other members of 
the County Council recognise that we can only deliver high quality services 
by having a highly skilled and talented workforce. "Achieving Investors in 
People means that we are continuing to make the necessary improvements in 
the way that we lead, manage and support our employees, both now and for the 
future. I'd like to thank everyone who has been involved with this major 
achievement."

John Reynolds