FHRD (Foundation for Human Resources Development) was set up to promote people management and development practices as well as the development of the human resource profession in Malta. The Foundation is an autonomous and independent body and it benefits from close working relationships with all constituted bodies, employers association and trade unions, leaders of industry and Government. The Foundation works in partnership with its corporate members from private and public sector organisations, the professional HR community of practitioners and service providers, and other key local players in the field of human resource management and development. On the international scene, FHRD has a formal agreement with the School of Management and the Centre for Labour Market Studies (CLMS), University of Leicester, UK, to act as its agent in Malta. FHRD on behalf the University of Leicester provides Certificate, Diploma, Masters and Doctorate programmes. In addition FHRD works closely with the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD). FHRD is a member of the European Association of Personnel Management (EAPM) and the World Federation of Personnel Management Associations (WFPMA) and is the first organisation on the Maltese Islands to have achieved the prestigious award of Investors in People Standard.