Costs – What do I get for my money?

The price for the Pathways to Excellence™ material, along with the additional, optional course materials are available at various prices. These price details are available on request from the Centre or its Partner Organisations. There is also a small enrolment cost. When the organisation is ready to apply for recognition, there will be an additional cost for the validation by an independent Licensed Assessor.

Prices for Licensed Facilitator support is negotiable in the country of use and is dependent on the level of support required. This should be negotiated between the Licensed Facilitators and the end-user in the country of use. The basic Pathways to Excellence™ materials consist of: -

• Diagnostic Manual
• Pro formas and templates
• Improvement planning kit
• Review and evaluation kit
• Score Book
• Process Manual including hints and tips
• Paper and CDROM format
• Access to Internet web site for support, best practice references and benchmarking

• Problem Solving Techniques ©
• Change Management ©
• Balanced Score Card ©
• Cost of Quality ©
• Knowledge Management ©
• Innovation Management©

Pathways to Excellence® is available throughout Ireland, Great Britain, Europe and Middle East and through Licensed Facilitators. There are many additional sources of funding and grants available to SMEs throughout Ireland, Europe and the Middle East. These funds may help cover some of the costs incurred in developing a business organisation.

Pathways to Excellence® is an ideal quality management approach for all types of small and medium sized organisations who wish to apply the principles of Continuous Improvement, organisational excellence and world class practises whilst achieving formal recognition for achievement against a European model of Excellence.

If you would like further information please contact Adrian Gundy on 0870 240 6668, or e-mail at adrian.gundy@cforc.org