We invest in measures to support, train and qualify employees. During the year under review, we continuously expanded the training opportunities available to our employees. At our sites throughout the world, they can attend a large number of workshops, courses and training modules in a wide range of subjects to gain further qualifications. In addition, we offer a variety of seminars and online modules via the Group’s “live e-Training” platform. These programs not only allow employees to gain new qualifications but also improve internal communications; colleagues from different sites and countries come together in virtual groups to hold joint conferences and training courses and to exchange knowledge and information.

In expanding our Project Management Center of Excellence, our aim is to train employees using a standardized and accredited program and appropriate standards, and thus equip them to handle projects rapidly and efficiently. This program has already proven its worth in Germany. In recent months, we have increased the number of international training courses and launched several initiatives with our regional subsidiaries. The priority is to establish a cross-border project management community.

To prepare our employees as well as possible for their individual tasks, we encourage them to share their experiences with processes and solutions across the entire organization. As a means of improving both processes and quality, we have established a worldwide production quality network that aims to introduce standard procedures and instruments across the Group and to implement best practice at all our sites.