EFMD Awards CLIP Accreditation to OCP & EDP

BRUSSELS, BELGIUM--(Marketwired - June 21, 2016) -

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The Corporate Learning Improvement Process (CLIP) is a unique accreditation run by EFMD that focuses on identifying the key factors that determine quality in the design and functioning of corporate universities and learning organisations.

EFMD is delighted to announce that OCP Corporate Training Institute and EDP - Energy of Portugal University, which have recently received CLIP accreditation, join the community of accredited organisations which also include: Akademie Deutscher Genossenschaften ADG; Alcatel-Lucent; Allianz SE; ArcelorMittal; BBVA - Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria; EDF Group; Gas Natural Fenosa; GDF SUEZ University; Grupo Santander; Mazars University; MLP Finanzdienstleistungen AG; Novartis International AG; PSA Peugeot Citroën; Repsol; Siemens AG; Swiss Reinsurance Company Ltd & UniCredit Group.

Mr. Jan Ginneberge, Senior Advisor, Corporate Services, congratulated EDP on their accreditation: "The EFMD Peer Review Team was particularly impressed by the exceptional governance architecture of EDP University which maximises alignment with both business and strategy; its outstanding network of in-business experts in line with its knowledge transfer and retention mantra; and its organisation-wide integration of learning and development under a single EDP University brand. We would like to congratulate the EDP University team with its CLIP accreditation, another key milestone in its own development as key contributor to the future success of EDP."

Mrs. Veronica Pinto, Management and Learning Development Director and Chief Learning Officer at EDP - Energias de Portugal University, added: "With the Accreditation CLIP process, EDP University aimed at achieving an international recognition of its investment in Human Capital development. CLIP process will facilitate quality benchmarking, mutual learning and best practices implementation, which will reinforce continuous improvement in EDP's Group Learning Management. This was a very valuable process for EDP University, providing an opportunity to deepen stakeholders' involvement within a self-critical reflection. The feedback received from EFMD has also proven to be very valuable."

Dr. Martin Moehrle, Associate Director, Corporate Services, who leads the CLIP process at EFMD, commented on the OCP's CTI accreditation: "The EFMD team has been impressed by the clear strategic positioning of CTI, and the extraordinarily strong learning culture that pervades the entire OCP organisation. CTI has clearly contributed, since the launch of the institute, to the mission of achieving leadership in the phosphate industry and excellence in all managerial and technical domains. We congratulate OCP's Corporate Training Institute for achieving CLIP accreditation, as the first organisation outside of Europe, and look forward to their contribution to the CLIP community."

For more information on the CLIP process, visit - www.efmd.org/clip.

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EFMD is a leading international network of business schools and companies at the forefront or raising the standards of management education and development globally. More information about EFMD is available via efmd.org.

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