Major 'learning day' at Carlsberg's Leeds brewery
David Woods, 02 October 2008
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1 comment on this article.Carlsberg will close its Leeds brewery tomorrow to train all 170 staff.
The initiative will mean the brewery will close for business for 72 hours to hold a ‘learning day' for staff where they will be educated in health and safety, environment, wellbeing, marketing, and the latest manufacturing technologies.
Staff will also be trained on pollution prevention, hygiene, the safety aspects of asbestos and cost busting. The will also have personal development sessions.
The idea was put forward by staff at Leeds and if the pilot is successful, the scheme will be rolled out nationwide.
Leeds Brewery director Andy Hume said: "Our people are key to our success and we're shutting down the site to demonstrate our commitment to their development. By offering dedicated time away from the day job to learn, we aim to equip our staff effectively for a changing and challenging business environment."
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John Ranson - 09 October 2008
As a provider of learnign and devopment services, I was delighted to read about this initiative, I applaud the firms commitment and the involvement of their staff. It's much too easy to slice this type of investment at times when market places are tough. It's precisely during these times that companies need to make sure their people are at the top of their game to create the differentiators that retain precious business.
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