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Essential Skills in Business

Envision

Which essential skills do employees need to effectively perform their roles?

Sector:

Skills Development Charity

Focus:

Competency framework

Line management

Professional development

Excellence Mark:

Platinum
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In order to build a stronger and more resilient organisation, we recognise the need to harness and grow the talents of our wonderful staff team. This has meant increasing clarity around the knowledge and soft skills that are expected of our team to perform well in their roles and progress across the organisation. That's where the Universal Framework for essential skills helped us.

George Kearney-Bambridge, Director of People and Partnerships

What did Envision do on a Skills Builder Employer Programme?

Developed a competency framework

To clarify role requirements across different levels of the organisation

Built confidence in line managers

To equip line managers to effectively use this framework to support others’ professional development.

What was the impact on Envision?

All Envision employees set clear and effective goals to support their professional development

Increased Line Management confidence to support others with essential skills

7 best practice indicators achieved by Envision across the Skills Builder Excellence Standards for Staff Development

Excellence Standards

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How Envision achieved their Skills Builder Excellence Standards

The Skills Builder Excellence Standards set clear guidelines for best practice across a business or team.

Business or teams who achieve these indicators work towards achieving an Excellence Mark accreditation.

The Staff Development Excellence Standards are outlined below.

Essential Skills in Business: Envision's Success Story

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What could you achieve on a Skills Builder Employer Programme?

Work with us to:

  • Spot opportunities to effectively build your employees' essential skills
  • Create and implement an organisation-wide essential skills competency framework
  • Support your line managers to lead constructive professional development conversations around essential skills
  • Or something bespoke to your business
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