Pangasinan State University (PSU) conducted the Investors in People (IiP) Feedback Session on May 26, 2026, at the Office of the President Conference Room and via MS Teams. The activity gathered university officials, human resource personnel, campus HR coordinators, and the IiP Accrediting Team following PSUโs historic achievement as the ๐๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ง๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ก๐ข๐ ๐ก๐๐ซ ๐๐๐ฎ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ข๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ญ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง (๐๐๐) ๐ข๐ง ๐๐ฌ๐ข๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ซ๐๐๐๐ข๐ฏ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ง๐ฏ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐๐จ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ฅ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐๐๐๐ซ๐๐๐ข๐ญ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง, the highest international recognition for excellence in people management.
Among Investors in People-accredited organizations worldwide with 250 to 4,999 employees, ๐๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐ง๐ค๐๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐จ๐ ๐,๐๐๐ organizations placing it among the ๐ญ๐จ๐ฉ-๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ญ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐ ๐ฅ๐จ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ. More impressively, among higher education institutions of similar size, ๐๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐ง๐ค๐๐ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐จ๐ ๐๐, highlighting its position as one of the leading universities in people management and organizational excellence.
In his Message of Gratitude and Commitment, ๐ผ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ท๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ซ๐. ๐ฌ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ด. ๐ฎ๐๐๐๐ expressed his appreciation to the accrediting team and acknowledged the collective efforts of the PSU community in achieving the Platinum recognition. He emphasized, โWe recognize that our people are our greatest resource, and it is our responsibility to ensure that every individual feels valued, appreciated, fairly recognized, and empowered to contribute meaningfully to the university.โ
The session was attended by the University Vice Presidents, the Acting Chief Administrative Officer for Administration who also serves as Acting Board Secretary, Executive Directors, members of the Human Resource Management and Development Office (HRMDO), and the IiP Accrediting Team led by ๐ด๐. ๐ฑ๐๐๐๐ ๐พ๐๐๐๐๐๐, along with Ms. Teresita Villanueva, Ms. Charito Ventura, and Ms. Andee Plana.
Serving as a venue for reflection and evaluation, the feedback session highlighted the presentation of assessment findings, benchmarking insights, and recommendations aimed at sustaining institutional excellence and continuous improvement.
During the discussion, Ms. Janet Webster presented the accreditation results and elaborated on the survey methodology, institutional strengths, and areas for further enhancement.
She underscored how PSUโs leadership practices, organizational culture, and employee engagement initiatives contributed to its attainment of the prestigious Platinum status, placing the University among a select group of organizations worldwide recognized for excellence in people management.
Further, members of the accrediting team commended PSUโs people-centered practices and initiatives, recognizing the Universityโs strong commitment to excellence in leadership, governance, and employee engagement.
The activity concluded with the University expressing its continued dedication to further enhancing its organizational culture, maintaining high-quality human resource practices, and sustaining the standards that earned PSU its historic distinction as the first and only HEI in Asia to achieve the Investors in People Platinum Accreditationโ๐ ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ฎ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ฌ ๐๐๐’๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ฌ ๐ ๐ ๐ฅ๐จ๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐ง๐๐ก๐ฆ๐๐ซ๐ค ๐ข๐ง ๐ฉ๐๐จ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐๐ง๐ข๐ณ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐ฑ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐๐.
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