{"id":9742,"date":"2023-06-27T05:41:25","date_gmt":"2023-06-27T05:41:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/communityenterprise.ie\/?page_id=9742"},"modified":"2023-12-06T09:00:07","modified_gmt":"2023-12-06T09:00:07","slug":"qhubs-quality-and-innovation-management-programme","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/communityenterprise.ie\/qhubs-quality-and-innovation-management-programme\/","title":{"rendered":"The QHubs Quality and Innovation Management Programme"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='av_section_1'  class='avia-section av-l03026-e28e704750b9ebe31ec088a1574e9eb6 main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_two_third  avia-builder-el-first  avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><main  role=\"main\" itemprop=\"mainContentOfPage\"  class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-9742'><div 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Growth Pathway focus on the following elements &#8211;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>the development of a location-specific growth pathway<\/li>\n<li>the measurement of centre and hub performance<\/li>\n<li>the establishment of innovation and growth targets<\/li>\n<li>the promotion of a culture of continuous improvement, ongoing innovation, and best-in-class leadership across the National Hub Network &#8211;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>and at the core of the Framework are six key pillars, underpinned by comparable principles drawn from relevant families of ISO Standards including &#8211;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>9000 Series (Quality Management Systems)<\/li>\n<li>14000 Series (Environmental Management)<\/li>\n<li>27000 Series (Information Security Management)<\/li>\n<li>44000 Series (Collaborative Business Relationship Management)<\/li>\n<li>56000 Series (Innovation Management Systems)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The QHubs Programme Framework and Growth Pathway will support your hub to continually improve its capability to deliver services \u2013 consistently and to the highest standard \u2013 meeting the service needs and requirements of your clients, tenants companies, remote employees, stakeholders and the wider community.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"t-2\"><span style=\"font-size: 28px; font-weight: 600;\"><span style=\"color: #a5cd39;\">The QHubs Programme is a world-first National Standard for enterprise centres and hubs and offers independent, third-party verification and certification from NSAI &#8211; the National Standards Authority of Ireland<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>The QHubs Programme is designed over a series of managed interactions between the participating location, the QHubs Secretariat and the Growth Programme delivery partners.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"step-wrap-new\">\n<div class=\"steps\"><span class=\"step-word\">Step 1: <\/span>QHubs Programme Application<\/div>\n<div class=\"steps\"><span class=\"step-word\">Step 2: <\/span>QHubs Programme Approval<\/div>\n<div class=\"steps\"><span class=\"step-word\">Step 3: <\/span>QHubs Programme Onboarding<\/div>\n<div class=\"steps\"><span class=\"step-word\">Step 4: <\/span>QHubs Diagnostic Completion<\/div>\n<div class=\"steps\"><span class=\"step-word\">Step 5: <\/span>QHubs Growth Plan.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Participation in the QHubs Programme will demonstrate responsible, innovative, sustainable and ambitious business practices on the part of enterprise centres and hubs &#8211; key to underpinning Government\u2019s ambition of promoting Ireland\u2019s reputation as a global leader in centre and hub establishment, management, growth and innovation performance.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"t-3\"><span style=\"color: #a5cd39;\"><strong>The QHubs Mark is awarded to locations that are verified and certified members of the QHubs Programme<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Performance against pre-defined programme targets across the six key pillars is verified every two years, leading to independent verification and certification through the Programme.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The National Standards Authority of Ireland NSAI will act as the independent auditing body and will be responsible for conducting audits against the criteria of the Programme.<\/p>\n<p>To achieve the QHubs Mark, enterprise centres and hubs will be subject to a rigorous audit-based process which underpins the integrity of the Programme.<\/p>\n<p>As the Programme journey evolves and the performance measurement of the enterprise centre or\u00a0 hub progresses, each performance milestone will set out different thresholds to achieve ongoing verification and certification, and will be recognised and rewarded accordingly.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<section  id=\"t-4\"  class='av_textblock_section av-7o2ham-0e7035089b7b5158827c25c7667cd686'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock qhub-page'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h3><span style=\"color: #a5cd39;\">The Growth Programme focuses on ongoing performance improvement &#8211; achieving and excelling in effectiveness and efficiency \u2013 and enabling participating locations to set and achieve measurable goals which will underpin business functions, providing ambitious, progressive and innovative services to drive performance and growth for the National Hub Network.<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>The QHubs Growth Programme is structured on a Framework which allows participating locations to set meaningful performance improvement goals on a mapped timeline.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Progression through the Programme is supported by mentorship and complimentary programmes, with the pace of engagement entirely driven by the participating location.<\/p>\n<p id=\"t-5\">The QHubs Programme is designed in a manner which reflects key guiding principles agreed by government, agencies, stakeholders and members of the National Hub Network.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Keep it simple!<\/li>\n<li>Ensure transparency<\/li>\n<li>The QHubs Programme is a journey which you travel at your own pace<\/li>\n<li>The QHubs Growth Plan is customised and aligned to the strategic ambition and commitment of individual locations<\/li>\n<li>Verification and accreditation services are provided by an independent third party expert organisation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<section  id=\"t-6\"  class='av_textblock_section av-64m60e-a8e3c936af63316f271b37b1c297cdc7'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock qhub-page'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h3><strong><span style=\"color: #a5cd39;\">The design, development and rollout of the Programme is overseen by a National Steering Group on behalf of the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment.<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Representation on the Group is drawn from the following government departments, organisations, and key representative bodies including:<\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" 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https:\/\/communityenterprise.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Enterprise-Ireland-200x53.png 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 263px) 100vw, 263px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9862\" src=\"https:\/\/communityenterprise.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-6.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"316\" height=\"58\" srcset=\"https:\/\/communityenterprise.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-6.jpg 316w, https:\/\/communityenterprise.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-6-300x55.jpg 300w, https:\/\/communityenterprise.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-6-200x37.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 316px) 100vw, 316px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9856\" src=\"https:\/\/communityenterprise.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"315\" height=\"104\" srcset=\"https:\/\/communityenterprise.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-3.jpg 315w, https:\/\/communityenterprise.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-3-300x99.jpg 300w, https:\/\/communityenterprise.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-3-200x66.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 315px) 100vw, 315px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9861\" src=\"https:\/\/communityenterprise.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Group-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"315\" height=\"108\" srcset=\"https:\/\/communityenterprise.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Group-1.jpg 315w, https:\/\/communityenterprise.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Group-1-300x103.jpg 300w, https:\/\/communityenterprise.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Group-1-200x69.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 315px) 100vw, 315px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-10204 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/communityenterprise.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Unknown.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"97\" srcset=\"https:\/\/communityenterprise.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Unknown.png 520w, https:\/\/communityenterprise.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Unknown-300x56.png 300w, https:\/\/communityenterprise.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Unknown-200x37.png 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-10203 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/communityenterprise.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Unknown-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"110\" height=\"62\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9864\" src=\"https:\/\/communityenterprise.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"274\" height=\"117\" srcset=\"https:\/\/communityenterprise.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-4.jpg 274w, https:\/\/communityenterprise.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-4-200x85.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 274px) 100vw, 274px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9860\" src=\"https:\/\/communityenterprise.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-10.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"216\" height=\"106\" srcset=\"https:\/\/communityenterprise.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-10.jpg 216w, https:\/\/communityenterprise.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-10-200x98.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 216px) 100vw, 216px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9858\" src=\"https:\/\/communityenterprise.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-12.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"359\" height=\"71\" srcset=\"https:\/\/communityenterprise.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-12.jpg 359w, https:\/\/communityenterprise.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-12-300x59.jpg 300w, https:\/\/communityenterprise.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-12-200x40.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 359px) 100vw, 359px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-10202 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/communityenterprise.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Unknown.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"145\" height=\"62\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9859\" src=\"https:\/\/communityenterprise.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-11.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"315\" height=\"113\" srcset=\"https:\/\/communityenterprise.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-11.jpg 315w, https:\/\/communityenterprise.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-11-300x108.jpg 300w, https:\/\/communityenterprise.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-11-200x72.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 315px) 100vw, 315px\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div><div class='flex_column av-452pym-5a4cfa3e8416c847bcbe1809ad7aba3c av_one_third  avia-builder-el-11  el_after_av_two_third  el_before_av_codeblock  scroll-side flex_column_div av-animated-generic fade-in '     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-2h587i-4f97ab94f0600bfe2950cb84dc43b8af'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock form-box-wrap q-hub-page'  itemprop=\"text\" ><div class=\"topics-wrap\">\n<h3>Jump to a topic<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"#t-8\">1. Contact Us<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"#t-1\">2. Programme Overview<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"#t-2\">3. How the Programme Works<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"#t-3\">4. QHubs Verification &amp; Certification<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"#t-4\">5. The QHubs Growth Programme<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"#t-5\">6. A Co-created &amp; Inclusive Approach<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"#t-6\">7. Oversight &amp; Governance<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div><\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":29,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/communityenterprise.ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9742"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/communityenterprise.ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/communityenterprise.ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/communityenterprise.ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/29"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/communityenterprise.ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9742"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/communityenterprise.ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9742\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10243,"href":"https:\/\/communityenterprise.ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9742\/revisions\/10243"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/communityenterprise.ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9742"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}