The Securities and Exchange Commission has secured accreditation from London-based standard-setting organization Investors in People, for it practices of promoting the welfare of its employees through engagement, communication and organizational culture.
The accreditation makes the SEC the first in the government financial sector and the third national government agency to receive the international recognition for people management.
The accreditation is given to organizations that demonstrate good practice in leading and managing people and where employees have opportunities to grow and develop.
The SEC ranks 98th of 1,115 organizations with an employee size of up to 4,999, and fourth of 98 organizations in the public administration and defense sector, both locally and abroad.
“At the heart of our mandate as corporate registrar and securities regulator is creating a culture committed to excellence, continuous improvement, and delivering unparalleled services to stakeholders. These efforts lay the foundation for continual enhancement and show our unwavering dedication to quality,” SEC chairman Emilio B. Aquino said.
Promoting best practices in the workforce allows the SEC to push for more reforms in the corporate sector.
The SEC has been recognized for upholding both local and international standards in its provision of regulatory services. It has received the ISO 9001:2015 Certification in 2022 for core services over the corporate sector, the capital market participants, and the securities and investments instruments market in the Philippines, as well as the protection of the investing public.
The SEC has also received the Bronze Award of the Program to Institutionalize Meritocracy and Excellence in Human Resource Management given by the Civil Service Commission. PRIME-HRM seeks to assess the maturity level of an agency’s practices in the areas of recruitment, selection and placement, learning and development, performance management, and rewards and recognition.
