Against a background of international competition, highly qualified staff are critical to our success. In particular, we see a commitment to life-long learning as essential to the dynamic IT industry. Opportunities to gain further qualifications and the cross-border networking of our employees’ knowledge therefore play an increasingly important role at Wincor Nixdorf. The main focus here is on the exchange of experiences in relation to processes and solutions at international level. To help achieve this objective, we have built up a global quality network with the goal of improving processes and quality in the area of production through the implementation of standard procedures, instruments and examples of best practice at all our sites.

Knowledge is the key to progress. With this in mind, we again expanded our training opportunities for all staff during the year under review. There was particular interest in the training courses offered in hardware and software products, sales, management and soft skills.

The focus was also on our central project management system, launched in 2007 to establish a standardized, professional approach to project management across the Group and significantly expanded in recent months. As a result, Wincor Nixdorf has now set up training activities and targeted initiatives at international level with a number of aims, including that of creating a global project management community.