{"id":3479,"date":"2021-01-29T10:49:18","date_gmt":"2021-01-29T10:49:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/host-students.com\/uncategorized\/host-awarded-investors-in-people-gold-accreditation\/"},"modified":"2025-10-09T12:17:02","modified_gmt":"2025-10-09T12:17:02","slug":"host-awarded-investors-in-people-gold-accreditation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/host-students.com\/news\/host-awarded-investors-in-people-gold-accreditation\/","title":{"rendered":"Going for Gold! Host awarded Investors in People accreditation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We have some exciting news to share with you. Having first been awarded the Standard <strong>We Invest in People<\/strong> accreditation, we pursued the We Invest in People Gold accreditation; with which we\u2019re delighted to have been awarded in January 2021.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-18439\" src=\"https:\/\/host-students.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/invest-in-people-gold-R-1-logo-300x50.png\" alt=\"invest-in-people-gold-logo\" width=\"330\" height=\"55\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Gold accreditation means that we\u2019ve got the policies in place but more than that, it means everyone \u2013 from CEO to apprentice takes ownership for making them come to life.<\/p>\n<p>We want to thank everyone at Host for their contribution and dedication because this is an amazing achievement for all of us. Only 17% of organisations achieve gold and at the crux of it, it means that every single person is involved in supporting each other and is doing their best to make work better.<\/p>\n<p>Paul Devoy, CEO of Investors in People, said: \u201cWe\u2019d like to congratulate Host. Gold accreditation on We Invest in People is a fantastic effort for any organisation, and places Host in fine company with an array of organisations that understand the value of people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-18441 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/host-students.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/we-did-it-investors-in-people-gold-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"we-did-it-investors-in-people-gold\" width=\"371\" height=\"371\" \/>Neil Hawthorne, who in addition to his role as National Health &amp; Safety Manager at Host, oversees the Investors in People accreditation, commented \u201cOur We Invest in People assessment was a great opportunity for us to hear from our people and we\u2019ve learnt a lot from what they told us. We\u2019ve got recommendations and an action plan so that we can keep making changes, keep improving and keep moving forward.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>At Host, we believe that the success of our organisation begins and ends with people. If we make work better for everyone, they will be stronger, healthier and happier; and so will our organisation.<\/p>\n<p>Learn more about the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.investorsinpeople.com\/\">Investors in People<\/a> accreditation.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em>For the latest company news, updates and job openings, follow us on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/host-students\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LinkedIn<\/a>\u00a0and check out our <a href=\"https:\/\/host-students.com\/careers\/\">Careers page<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-18435 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/host-students.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/People-Gold-email-banner-1024x114-300x33-1.jpg\" alt=\"investors-in-people-gold-banner\" width=\"900\" height=\"99\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We have some exciting news to share with you. 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