Learning Excellence
There is a revolution going on in learning, not just in the UK but worldwide. The competitive global economy demands that learning be lifelong; informal, reaching out to adults where they live and work, as well as being offered formally in colleges and universities.
Beyond Standards was established to serve this ever-changing, ever-growing set of demands. Performance that was once good enough is no longer sufficient for organisations to survive, let alone prosper. Only services that are outstanding – that go beyond compliance with standards – will succeed.
Continuous self-criticism, comparison with the best and performance enhancement, are the characteristics of top learning organisations. This applies equally to organisations which help other people to learn – public-sector, private-sector and third-sector – and to organisations which themselves need to learn in order to keep up with the pace of change in their markets in services or manufacturing.