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News Release from: Chartered Management Institute
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 04 November 2004
National management Standards scheme
launched
Ivan Lewis MP, UK Minister for Skills and Vocational Education, launched a new national Standards for management and leadership at an event organised by the Skills for Business Network.
On Wednesday, November 3, Ivan Lewis MP, UK Minister for Skills and Vocational Education, launched a new national Standards for management and leadership at an event organised by the Skills for Business Network Developed by the Management Standards Centre (MSC), an organisation within the Chartered Management Institute, the Standards have been created to address the continuing weakness in UK management and its knock-on effect on organisational performance
Key points that will be addressed are that: * Currently 1/3 of the UK's managers are not proficient, according to their own employers.
* By 2012, the UK will need 2 million more managers.
* Addressing this problem, the new Standards cover 47 topic areas.
* The Standards are linked to cross-industry qualifications and are available as a day-to-day support tool for employers via www.management-standards.org.
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