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Comet Schleiftechnik
- Inflexible face-to-face training led to absence problems, elaborate documentation and a lack of efficiency.
- The platform skillsforwork enables flexible training formats, automated organization and improved documentation, increasing efficiency and adaptability.
- Health & safety and data protection
The company
Comet Schleiftechnik is a leading company based in Saarland that specializes in the development and production of high-precision grinding solutions. The company has been a reliable partner in the industry for many years and is known for its high-quality products. In order to secure its technological advantage, Comet Schleiftechnik attaches great importance to the continuous education and training of its nearly 100 employees. The introduction of a modern training platform is an important part of this strategy.
- St. Ingbert
- Industry
- 1949
- 100
- German, English
- comet-d.de
challenges
The role of Mr. Maximilian Buchholz is multifaceted – it includes both quality activitiesmanagement, training as well as production-related activities. In addition, there are tasks within the framework of special projects, which include, for example, research work on energy optimization. Another important area of work is occupational safety, where he takes care of the training of employees in cooperation with an external office.
Mr. Buchholz described several challenges with regard to employee training in the field of occupational safety. In the past, the training was conducted once a year by an external security office. One problem was that employees were repeatedly unable to attend the training due to leave or illness. There were also difficulties in managing the documentation and ensuring that all necessary trainings were held. Another challenge was to decide whether training should be conducted better as a face-to-face event, individually on the screen or as a hybrid solution. While general topics could be explained online, specific content, for example on certain workplace hazards, are more effective to clarify it in face-to-face training. The search for a digital solution was also driven by the desire for more flexibility and efficiency.
The solution by skillsforwork
skillsforwork has solved the challenges through several improvements. One of the key improvements is the regular and structured implementation of the training courses. The software reminds employees of upcoming training, creating a reliable routine. Mr. Buchholz stressed that regularity was an important development for his business, especially for smaller training courses that could easily be lost.
Employees can integrate the training courses into their daily work on their own responsibility. Another great improvement through skillsforwork is the flexibility in the provision of training. Online training, face-to-face events as well as hybrid training can be offered. In office environments where the risks are rather low and do not vary in terms of workplace, switching to fully digital training is considered practicable. At the same time, specific training courses, for example in production areas with special hazard potential, the face-to-face event or a hybrid solution remain an option.
With skillsforwork it is also possible to tailor training courses specifically and individually to the needs of the respective departments and employees. Specific topics can be covered more efficiently, such as training for field staff. Mr. Buchholz stressed that organising these trainings is now much easier: "Through the allocated e-learning staff can now simply complete this training by day X.”
The platform makes it possible to respond more precisely to the requirements of different departments. In addition, the digital solution simplifies the documentation and overview of completed training courses. Without skillsforwork it was difficult to keep track of which employees had already been trained. With skillsforwork the traceability is now significantly improved, which greatly facilitates the management of the training. In the long term, the introduction of skillsforwork helps to make work processes much easier. Overall, it ensures a more efficient training organization, better processes and a more accurate adaptation of the content to the requirements of the respective employees and departments.
Recommendations
Based on the experience of Comet Schleiftechnik can Mr. Buchholz recommend other companies who face similar challenges in trainingmanagement to use skillsforwork. Especially the automation of processes, the central management of proofs and the intuitive user guidance contribute significantly to the increase in efficiency. "We wanted to optimize the system behind the training - and that's exactly what we've achieved!", Mr. Buchholz summarises his experience.
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