University News Last updated 06 February 2012
Birmingham City University’s Faculty of Health, Education and Life Sciences has attained the Investors in People Silver award following their first assessment. The evaluation has highlighted some areas of excellent practice including our commitment to the learning and development of staff.
To win the award, the Faculty faced an external assessment which evaluated leadership, managing performance, strategic planning, motivation and teamwork.
Professor Ian Blair, Dean of Faculty of Health, Education and Life Sciences said: “I am delighted that the good management practice and supportive staff culture in the Faculty of Health, Education and Life Sciences has been recognised by this award and I congratulate all staff for their input and hard work which made this award possible.”
Over 30,000 UK organisations are recognised as Investors in People, covering a wide spectrum of UK industries although less than 5% achieve levels of silver and above. Of the 5,115 recognised organisations in Central England, 305 (5.9%) have attained additional recognition, Birmingham City University’s Faculty of Health, Education and Life Sciences is one of 179 (3.4 %) that achieved Silver or Gold.
The practical benefits of keeping and continuously achieving the standard are many, including; better job satisfaction, improved development and great customer satisfaction.
With 348 members of staff, Birmingham City University’s Faculty of Health, Education and Life Sciences is the largest provider of qualified health and social care staff to the NHS and has the UK’s only contract to educate the Armed Forces’ adult nurses and other health practitioners. It has an international reputation for teaching quality with consistent ‘excellent’ ratings in assessments by the Quality Assurance Agency, Nursing and Midwifery Council, General Social Care Council and Health Professions Council. It has a worldwide reputation for pioneering and innovative approaches to teaching and learning incorporating cutting-edge, simulated learning environments.