| National Register launched to promote business consultants and advisers |
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| | Following consultation
with the UK government
over the past two years,
the Institute of Business
Consulting (IBC) has
announced the launch of a
National Register
designed to raise
standards of service and
credibility amongst
management consultants
and business advisers.
The National Register,
which will be regulated,
administered and hosted
online by the IBC, has
been developed to
encourage consultants to
prove their competence
and credentials, in the
wake of highly publicised
cases of mistaken
appointments in recent
years.
Its aim is to provide | |
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| | purchasers of consultancy
advice with a choice of
well qualified and
experienced
professionals.
They will then be safe
in the knowledge that
those on the National
Register have been
independently audited and
vetted against a set of
stringent criteria.
Consultants and advisers
wishing to appear on the
National Register will,
for example, be required
to:
demonstrate levels of
competence against
nationally recognised
standards;
outline industry
sector experience;
detail the
geographical regions they
have worked in.
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| | adviser is a
business-critical
decision which can have a
positive impact on the
business, or dire
consequences if the right
match is not made as a
project begins. The
launch of the National
Register is about
creating a
customer-driven approach
and the onus must be on
individual consultants to
prove their value and
relevance to the client
community."
The National Register
will be open to any
consultant or adviser who
wants to sign up, but
inclusion or long-term
membership is not
guaranteed.
Each application to | |
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| | join will be assessed by
independent auditors
working for the IBC and
regular reviews will be
made to check the
accuracy of consultants’
and advisers’
submissions. This will
help prevent bad practice
and support the
consulting and adviser
professions.
The launch of the
National Register has
been supported by
organisations including
the Department for
Business Enterprise &
Regulatory Reform, the
Department for
Innovation, Universities
and Skills, Lifelong
Learning UK, the Learning
& Skills Council,
National Federation of
Enterprise Agencies and | |
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Individuals will also
have to develop a
profile, giving examples
of the typical
organisations they are
familiar with, so that
potential clients have
easy access to
information, making the
consultant-client
relationship more
transparent.
Lynda Purser, director
of the Institute of
Business Consulting,
says: "Selecting the
right consultant or | |
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