EHS receives UK award.Educational Housing Services, New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of City's leading provider of sale, affordable, privatized student housing, has been named the first non-multinational U.S. company to receive the prestigious "Standard Award" by Investors In People (IIP IIP Investors In People IIP International Information Programs (US State Department) IIP Index of Industrial Production IIP Iraqi Islamic Party IIP International Ice Patrol (US Coast Guard) ) UK. IIP is an 11-year old British quality standards organization A standards organization, also sometimes referred to as a standards body, a standards development organization or SDO (depending on what is being referenced), is any entity whose primary activities are developing, coordinating, promulgating, revising, amending, that establishes a level of best practices for improving an organization's performance through consistent training and development of its employees. "We are thrilled that Investors In People have selected EHS EHS Environmental Health and Safety EHS Early Head Start (pre-school program) EHS Extremely Hazardous Substance (EPA) EHS Environmental Health Services EHS Exchange Hosted Services as the first U.S.-based company to receive its prestigious Standard Award," said George Scott George Scott can refer to:
The award comes at a particularly exciting time for EHS as it completes a major $3.1 million capital improvement project of its student residences in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. . Planned capital improvements on approximately 80,000 s/f of space will include painting, new furniture, creation of computer rooms and lounges, installation of high speed internet and cable access to individual rooms. EHS currently employs 30 staff members and aggressively promotes from within. Lee Swimer, the IIP assessor responsible for certifying EHS, noted, "It is clear that EHS president George Scott recognizes that his people are his most important asset and he is committed to training and development as a key to competing in his marketplace. This emphasis on people is reflected in the high level of enthusiasm, motivation and teamwork (product, software, tool) Teamwork - A SASD tool from Sterling Software, formerly CADRE Technologies, which supports the Shlaer/Mellor Object-Oriented method and the Yourdon-DeMarco, Hatley-Pirbhai, Constantine and Buhr notations. evidenced by his staff." The Standard by Investors In People UK was developed in 1990 by the National Training Taskforce, in partnership with a number of business and professional organizations in the UK. IIP accreditation has experienced considerable growth throughout Europe and is currently being sought by organizations representing millions of employees worldwide. Using its four key principles of commitment, planning, action, and evaluation, the Standard helps companies establish a strategic approach to setting and communicating business objectives, as well as, developing the people to meet those objectives. |
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