Marques of Excellence & Investors in Excellence
North of England Marques of Excellence Scheme - Overview
This scheme has been developed to inspire and encourage organisations of all sizes and sectors throughout the UK to drive towards excellence, through self assessment and the implementation of real improvements.
The scheme consists of a three stepped approach, though it can be entered at any stage, dependant upon the current level of self assessment and improvement implementation within your organisation.
To recognise the progress your organisation is making towards Excellence the scheme enables for accreditation against the varying levels of Excellence, which when successful, provides your organisation with a certificate and entitles you to use the insignia on your stationery /promotional literature. Some organisations who have already achieved one of the marques or the investors in Excellence standard are shown in the following link.
Investors in Excellence Standard – Overview
This national UK Standard has been designed to enable organisations of all types and sizes and from all sectors to obtain accreditation against a standard that reflects Excellence. The Investors in Excellence Standard is built around the EFQM Excellence Model © which is used widely throughout Europe as a framework for improving organisations.
The key benefits of working towards the investors in excellence standard are:
- It can assist in fully embedding continuous improvement into your organisation.
- It can be seen as a logical step from the Investors in People and ISO9001:2000 standard
- It provides an assessment of your organisation against Excellence, which is carried out by an experienced external assessor
