Nestlé in society Creating Shared Value and meeting our commitments 2015

Nestlé in society:
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Our
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G4-EC6, Training and education G4-DMA
Service industry skills with
Nespresso France
Engagement with Namysłów
Mechanics School in Poland
Nespresso France and educational partner CFA Stephenson
believe that three factors are key to the success of their
Vocational Educational Training (VET) programme:
• A strong recruitment process to attract motivated students;
• A strong ‘mentor community’ trained by Nespresso to
accompany the students; and
• A strong partnership with the school and the teaching staff.
The programme started in September 2014, bringing together
13 students who are appointed to six different Parisian
boutiques where they hold customer service assistant
positions (‘coffee specialists’). It lasts for two years and
prepares students for a BAC +2 diploma, enabling them to
apply for customer assistant, salesman or deputy manager
positions in retail networks, banks or service companies. In
2015, Nespresso employees from HR, Marketing and Supply
Chain departments also gave lectures at the school, giving
students the opportunity to better connect theory and practice.
Our ice cream factory in Namysłów has been providing VET for
students from the local mechanics school since 2008. The
cooperation is based on a regular dialogue with teachers; we
also listen carefully to the needs and expectations of our
apprentices. The programme helps prepare young people for
technical positions, especially as electricians. It assists with
ensuring retention of knowledge in our business and the
sustainability of recruitment needs. Three dedicated tutors
(factory engineer, maintenance supervisor and mechanic) are
responsible for providing professional knowledge and support,
supervision while at work and completion of the
apprenticeship programme. Nestlé has also created a
mentoring programme based on regular surveys of
apprentices. In 2014, four third-year vocational school students
received professional training.
In March 2015, Nestlé hosted European Parliament member
Danuta Jazłowiecka, Vice-President of the Employment and
Social Affairs Committee, and Bartosz Medyk, Director of
Namysłów Mechanics School. It was a great occasion to
exchange experiences and talk about future perspectives for
young people.
New vocational training
in Spain
Through an investment of EUR 102 million (CHF 122 million),
our factory in Girona, Spain, will become the largest Nescafé
instant coffee factory in Europe. Ensuring a sustainable talent
pipeline for it, is a key focus area. Nestlé Spain believes that
VET fosters dialogue between corporate and educational
institutions, accelerating their induction process. It guarantees
the development of professional competencies that match
company needs and helps workforce process planning.
However, Spanish companies have no tradition of integrating
dual training programmes into their day-to-day activities and
the legal implementation framework is recent (2012).
Enrolment in dual VET programmes in Spain was at 1%,
compared with 42% in Germany and 14% in the EU.
In September 2014, Nestlé Spain, in cooperation with the
vocational school Institut Narcís Xifrà I Masmitjá, launched a
new VET programme at the Girona factory. Sixteen students
were selected and divided among four teams, gaining practical
experience and integrating theoretical insights from school.
Each student receives a grant throughout their training. In
October 2014, the Councillor for Education of the Generalitat,
Irene Rigau, and Laurent Dereux, Market Head of Nestlé Spain,
signed a cooperation agreement to promote VET.
I’m very happy that, together with Nestlé, we
managed to start a dialogue. After identifying the
needs of both sides and after creating a model for
cooperation, we have worked out a good
apprenticeship programme. The opportunity to learn
in real terms is a great asset for any school and the
sign of development in vocational training. Not long
ago, students were trained in professions which
proved useless on the current labour market. Now,
thanks to our cooperation, we are able to create
educational plans that meet real needs.”
Bartosz Medyk, Director, Namysłów
Mechanics School
Taking Nestlé needs YOUth global
Our objective
By 2018 – Nestlé will offer 24 000 job opportunities, and
7000 apprenticeship, internship or traineeship positions
across the Americas.
We are transforming the Nestlé needs YOUth programme into
a global initiative. It has already been launched in the
Americas, where we will offer 24 000 job opportunities and
7000 apprenticeships, internships or traineeships by the end of
2018. We are preparing similar action plans for Asia, Oceania,
sub-Saharan Africa and the Middle East.
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