Sidenor 2022 Sustainability Report

86 Sustainability Report 2022 | People and talent Professional training At Sidenor, we consider that the training of our workers 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 chances of success, both at professional and personal level, of all people who are part of Sidenor. In 2022, we provided 71,000 training hours to over 1,700 employees, that is, 93% of the staff. These training hours were focused 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 2021, we provided 87,360 training hours to over 1,795 employees, that is, 99% of the staff. These training hours were focused on strategic matters such as quality, environment, prevention, integration of new employees and development of people. Each employee benefited from an annual average of 39 training hours in 2022 and 48 training hours in 2021. Responsible autonomy, innovation and performance improvement are among the objectives which, thanks to the training of our teams, will