Sidenor Corporate Report 2019

57 At Sidenor, we consider that the training of our professionals is a key tool which enables us to continue growing and developing our business. For this purpose, we need to have more and better qualified professionals, as well as working and management tools aiming at increasing the abilities and skills of our workforce. In this way, we significantly increase the chances of success, both at professional and personal level, of all people who are part of Sidenor. In 2019, we provided 68,941 training hours to over 1,892 employees, that is, 87% of the staff. These training hours were focussed on strategic matters such as quality, environment, prevention, integration of new employees and development of people. This measure aims at promoting, attracting and retaining the best talent. As for 2018, we provided 69,483 training hours to over 1,800 employees of the Group, that is, 79% of the staff, with a focus on strategic matters such as quality, environment, prevention, integration and development. Each employee benefited from an annual average of 32 training hours in 2019 and 31 training hours in 2018. Responsible autonomy, innovation and performance improvement are among the objectives which, thanks to the training of our teams, will exponentially increase results, year after year, without losing sight of the gender focus, which is enabling the progressive inclusion of women in a sector which is traditionally male. To this end, it is important to identify training needs in order to establish the most appropriate measures in each moment and to successfully face the challenges of the future. PROFESSIONAL TRAINING