Ilembe chamber promotes high HR standards

In the first major event in a jam packed 2015 the Ilembe Chamber of Commerce will be hosting the launch of the South African Board for People Practices’ National HR Standards in the Ilembe district on February 12.

The SABPP’s HR standards are aimed at improving the quality and consistency in professional contribution made by individuals within the HR profession.

According to Cobus Oelofse, CEO of the Ilembe Chamber and a member of the SABPP’s KZN Regional Committee, the need for professional standards for the HR profession is an imperative on so many fronts.

“The HR profession, with its core mandate of developing human capacity, has a significant role to play within the Ilembe region – our local economic growth will be positively influenced by how well the HR profession executes people development practices within organisations. Unfortunately the performance of HR professionals countrywide in this regard is often erratic – the HR professional standards will assist individuals, HR practitioners and organisations to implement standardised approaches that can only aid to unlock the human potential of our region.”

Peter Streng, Chairperson of the SABPP’s KZN Regional Committee said the professional standards were established after extensive consultation with both private, public and non-profit sector HR executives and managers.

The project is the most profound national HR project ever undertaken in South Africa.

The standards will be launched by the CEO of the SABPP, Marius Meyer during a meeting of the Ilembe Chamber’s Human Capital Forum.

The meeting will begin at 2 pm on February 12 at the Chamber offices.

For more information contact Claire Phillips on 087 354 6343.