Abstract :
Many organisations prefer to let the future take care of itself and are unwilling to develop the benefits offered by standards and vocational qualifications (VQs) for their human resources. However, while the benefits to be attained are not yet capable of precise definition but are potentially very significant to those organisations prepared to implement them. The author discusses the use of standards and VQs in an organisation, the depth of their implementation, and whether standards or VQs are the most appropriate path to take.<>
