Å kodaAuto ANNUAL REPORT 2006 - Skoda Auto

Personal Development
and Continuing Education
The Company offers university students
and graduates the opportunity to
participate in development programmes.
Students can participate in the “JUST Pool“
programme, which aims to develop
talented individuals with specialised skills
and/or leadership potential for future roles
in the Company. In 2006, 22 students
participated in the programme. For recent
university graduates, the Company offers
a one-year adaptation and development
programme, entitled “Trainee-programme“,
during which participants are integrated
into the work process and gain their first
practical experience. In 2006, 24 university
graduates entered the Trainee-programme.
In addition to the development
programmes mentioned above, the
Company is preparing a number of other
programmes for employees. The Coaching
function is in charge of development
programmes for all employee groups from
manufacturing to executive positions.
In accordance with the corporate
philosophy, the Company endeavours to
train and develop its people and fill
management positions primarily from
within. Employees exhibiting the defined
management potential are trained and
developed pursuant to a structured
programme focused on developing their
professional and personal skills and
supported through participation in
international projects. Thanks to the global
reach of the Volkswagen Group, managers
are involved in a number of international
projects (e.g., in India, China, and Russia).
The Company pays special attention to
training lower and middle managers. In
2006. The Technical Preparation Group
trained supervisor and coordinators to
support and facilitate the process of putting
the new Škoda Roomster and the Škoda
Fabia successor vehicle into production.
The technical and specialist preparation
group prepared key professions to support
a smooth transition of the new vehicle from
design to production.
The Company also pays considerable
attention to broadening and deepening the
qualifications of its employees. 2006 saw
the continued implementation of
E-learning, which aims to improve
employees’ computer literacy while at the
same time increasing the effectiveness of
the training process. During the
programme’s second year, employees
completed over 5,000 courses. The
Company also lends its long-term support
to developing employees’ language
knowledge and skills, and 2,750 employees
attended language courses in 2006.
During 2006 the construction of the
Na Karmeli education centre went forward
according to plan. As of autumn 2007 the
centre will offer modern facilities for the
Škoda Auto University and for the
company's employee training units.
Education
To meet its human resources needs, the
Company educates future specialists in its
own in-house educational facilities: the
Secondary Vocational School of Mechanical
Engineering and the Škoda Auto University.
Also in 2006, the IQ Auto project, in which
the Company is an active partner, entered
its implementation phase. This project is
creating a system for training secondary
vocational school teachers so that what
students learn meets the current needs of
companies in the automotive industry.
The Škoda Auto University, currently in its
sixth year, provides education through an
Economics and Management study
programme ending in a Bachelor’s degree.
Starting in 2006, a Master’s degree
programme is also available. A total of
585 students were enrolled in 2006.
157 graduates were awarded
Bachelor’s degrees, and approximately
one half of these found jobs working for
the Company or its suppliers. Another
nearly one third elected to continue their
studies in the Master’s degree programme.
At the Secondary Vocational School, young
people prepare for their future vocation in
4-year study and 3-year apprenticeship
programmes focused on mechanical and
electrical engineering. 940 students and
apprentices were enrolled in 2006.
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