ITALY | Lucart academy

The Lucart academy is an in-house training programme designed to support the development of potential employees within the organisation and to ensure a process of sharing and continuity of company know-how. It is a training project developed over the course of a whole year, alternating lessons with internal and external teachers, with a final project work for each participant. The 2020/2021 edition featured Lucart process engineers.

Key Stakeholders:
– managers (Operations, R&D, Engineering,HR)
– Attendees
– Internal teachers

Specific Benefits:
– Sharing of expertise
– Talent development
– Valorisation and retention of key workers
– Distinction from competitors

Conditions of success:
– Teacher’s preparation
– Sponsorship of company managements
– Synergy between functions

POLAND | End of the school year: scholarships

As part of the International Paper’s collaboration with the school Complex No. 2 in Kwidzyn, scholarships are awareded to the best students in grades II, III.

Key stakeholders:
– School Complex No. 2 in Kwidzyn
– International Paper

Conditions for success:
There needs to be a greater focus on local activities.

POLAND | Individual program for outstanding students

As part of International Paper’s collaboration with the school Complex No. 2 in Kwidzyn, an approach focused on the development of the individual and tailoring the program to the needs of a specific participant is implemented: this includes mentoring, participation in company training, 1: 1 interviews, scholarship for studies.

Key stakeholders:
– International Paper
– Schools and training institutions in Kwidzyn

Conditions for success:
An approach focused on the development of the individual and tailoring the program to the needs of a specific participant.

POLAND | 5th County Technical Knowledge Competition

As part of International Paper’s collaboration with the school Complex No. 2 in Kwidzyn, a County Technical Knowledge Competition is organized along with the awarding of prizes and gifts to other participants.

Key stakeholders:
– School Complex No. 2 in Kwidzyn
– International Paper

Conditions for success:
By its very nature, competitions are based on natural competition and the pursuit of development.

FINLAND | In-depth training in technical fields for student counsellors

Chemical, Technology and Forest industries of Finland gather groups of 15-25 student counsellors from upper secondary schools and high schools around Finland to learn more about the industries, which are the biggest export industries in the country. The programme has consisted of 2-3 intensive learning periods lasting 2 days, and in between, student counsellors have had an opportunity to visit manufacturing plants from our industries.

Key stakeholders:
– Finnish Forest Industries Federation
– Chemical Industry Federation of Finland
– Technology Industries of Finland

Specific Benefits:
Student counsellors have a crucial part in advising young people on their career paths. By giving a chance to take part in this course, we not only provide up-to-date info on our industries, but keep in contact with this important group of professionals. Furthermore, student counsellors who have taken part in this training have better acquirements for their job and can spread information among their colleagues.

Conditions for success:
Commitment of participants to involve all parts of the training, well-planned and interesting programme.

FINLAND | Grants for students for manufacturing plant, sawmill and logging site visits

Finnish Forest Industries Federation has an annual budget for supporting student group visits to pulp, paper and board manufacturing plants, sawmills and logging site visits. This proved to be a great form of supporting schools and student groups who usually do not have extra money for excursions. The process is simple: (1) The class teacher or representatives of student groups fill out an application form for their planned trip.; (2) FFIF decides whether to support the transportation (usually private bus rides) for the trip; and (3) if the trip is granted, the applying party is obliged to provide a brief commentary on the trip (what was learned, how did the receiving company perform etc)

Key stakeholders:
– Finnish Forest Industries Federation + schools
– Student groups
– Teachers
– Student counsellors

Specific Benefits:
Great form of supporting schools and student groups who usually do not have extra money for excursions.

FINLAND | Forest of Opportunities: Biggest workplace school campaign

This is a school campaign for Finnish 8th graders (14-15) and high school students (16-18) representing forest industry’s study and working opportunities, circular economy, basics of forest management, role of forests in mitigating climate change and products made from wood. “School ambassadors”, meaning forest industry experts from different occupations and companies, visit schools either physically or virtually. There is a wood product portfolio involved in the campaign. Each attending school gets a case full of products made from wood. The case is designed to be a part of teaching different subjects: chemistry, mathematics, arts, student counselling etc.
The campaign has been going on since 2013. 25 000 students each year are reached, which is half of the age group in Finland.

Key stakeholders:
– Finnish Forest Industries Federation
– Forest Product Engineers
– Finnish Forest Association
– Metsä Group
– Stora Enso UPM
– Versowood
– DS Smith Sappi Kirkniemi
– Koskisen Oy
– Pölkky Oy
– Tornator
– Corex
– Delfort

Specific Benefits:
Excellent way to reach big groups of young people and share knowledge with both students and teachers/councillors. During the visit, the students get a clearer idea of what today’s forest industry is really like: its diverse study and job opportunities, how sustainability is related to everything the industry does, and all the products that can be manufactured from wood.

Conditions for success:
Someone to coordinate the campaign (in this case we have a coordinator from FFIF’s comms team).

Campaign web page:
https://www.mahdollisuuksienmetsa.fi/en_us/index.html

POLAND | Entrepreneurship Day

As part of the International Paper’s collaboration with the school Complex No. 2 in Kwidzyn, the program objective is to better prepare upper secondary school students to enter the labor market by showing young people the realities of the labor market and the challenges ahead.

Key stakeholders:
– School Complex No. 2 in Kwidzyn
– International Paper

Conditions for success:
Showing young people the realities of the labor market and the challenges ahead.

GERMANY | Build up an apprenticeship envoy concept

At WEPA Germany, one of the key aims is to train committed apprentices in presentation techniques so that they can present the company and what their apprenticeship is about at career information fairs, training fairs and in schools. Train apprenticeship envoys to work with them as a team at trade fairs, in schools and on apprenticeship days to increase the visibility of and the focus on the profession of a paper technologist.

Key stakeholders:
– Company
– Apprentices

Specific Benefits:
Address target groups directly and promote both, the internal commitment of apprentices and the external commitment of future apprentices.

Conditions for success:
– Finding the right applicants for the right apprenticeships
– Finding committed apprentices who are happy to spread the messagea and actively use training envoys in the company

GERMANY | Virtual trade fairs

Essity Germany participates in virtual trade fairs to avoid losing contact with potential applicants.

Key stakeholders:
– Company
– Pupils and parents
– Teachers

Specific Benefits:
Approaching applicants in direct/ indirect way and have short introductory talks and appointments consulting.

Conditions for success:
Make sure to have an attractive stand and give aways, as well as having the apprentice to get in touch with visitors.