Company News

01.12.09
Vincent Dolan of 6S goes to No 10!

With his knowledge and skills gained from years of working within the field of people development, Vincent was only too pleased to lend his expertise to the growth of Talent Map. Included in his input was a visit to No 10 Downing Street to meet the Prime Minister and key Government officials.

Talent Map allows employers to get comprehensive, practical help and information to boost the skills of their workforce. This unique framework provides a single view of the entire education, employment and skills landscape in clear, simple language. An associated online tool helps employers and their advisers to navigate the maze of education, employment and skills programmes across the UK to find the publicly-funded help and support they need.

Talent Map has been developed with employers for employers, supported by the UK Commission for Employment and Skills and a broad coalition of partners including representatives from business organisations and governments in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. By involving 6s as part of the consultation process, Vincent was able to have direct input to the development of Talent Map.

Vincent comments “Talent Map provides that unique opportunity for all Investors in People practitioners to have a conversation with employers simplifying an often complicated system and providing direct support to exactly where it counts.”

For more information on Talent Map or Investors in People contact Vincent direct on vincent.dolan@6Sconsulting.co.uk or visit http://talentmap.ukces.org.uk/UKTalentMap/home.do

• Investors in People offers a practical, flexible and easy to use tool for improving business performance and competitiveness through good practice in people management.
• An organisation that has achieved Investors in People has been successful in adopting and maintaining its three fundamental principles: Plan - developing strategies to improve the performance of the organisation, from business goals to leadership strategies; Do - implementing those strategies, taking action to improve the performance of the organisation; Review - evaluating and adjusting those strategies, measuring their impact on the performance of the organisation.
• The Investors in People framework is promoted, developed and delivered by Investors in People UK (www.investorsinpeople.co.uk) – an organisation whose main stakeholder is the UK Commission for Education and Skills.