On Thursday September 17 the Midlands branch of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD ) will launch their 2009/2010 programme of events in conjunction with FAS Excellence Through People (ETP ). The event, which is kindly co-supported by the Hodson Bay Hotel and FAS, will take place at the Hodson Bay Hotel at 6pm.
This is the first in an exciting programme of events for the CIPD Midlands Region Committee, as the branch goes from strength to strength. CIPD Midlands Region Committee are committed to providing a forum for HR, business professionals, and small and medium businesses in the Midlands to share best practices and to continuously advance the management and development of people to the benefit of individuals, employers, and the community at large.
The speakers on the night will be Doreen Gerety chairperson, CIPD Midlands Committee; Peter Egan regional manager, FAS Services to Business; and Kevin Fitzsimons regional assessor, FAS Excellence Through People.
Peter Egan has extensive experience in sales and general management. Peter spent 14 years working in US Multinationals, and in his last role was operations and technical sales manager for the Valspar Corporation. He joined FAS in September 2008, and is now responsible for promoting ETP in the Midlands.
Kevin Fitzsimmons has spent approximately 25 years working in the areas of Business Administration and Quality Assurance. During that time Kevin also worked as an associate lecturer with the Open University before joining FAS in 2002. He is now the regional ETP assessor for the Midlands.
Excellence Through People helps organisations improve performance and achieve business goals through their employees. It is the only quality standard dedicated to the role of people and their impact on business. The performance of any organisation ultimately depends on the competence, commitment and consistency of its people. The Excellence Through People Standard offers a model of best practice for the management of human resources particularly in the areas of training, development, participation, involvement and communications. Its purpose is to encourage organisations to strive for excellence and to show recognition for achieving high standards. Excellence Through People was designed in response to requirements from business to maximise their investment in human resources. The standard is used by many of Ireland's most progressive and successful organisations to become more efficient, productive, flexible, competitive, and innovative.
The event, which promises to be a very informative and engaging one, is open to all, and will be of particular interest to business managers, HR professionals, and students during these challenging times.
To attend this event, please RSVP to [email protected] by Friday September 11.Places are limited and will be allocated on a first come first served basis.
All CIPD Midlands events are free and open to all those who wish to attend. Should you wish to be placed on the distribution list, please contact Sharon Fogarty, secretary, CIPD Midlands Region, on (057 ) 9345927 or by emailing [email protected].
