EN 
DE 
NL Case Study
Wellpappe Alzenau
- The organisation of compulsory training was not well structured due to various working hours, shift systems and a lack of digital infrastructure. This led to a high administrative burden and jeopardised the participation rate.
- skillsforwork made possible it by a dashboard, online training and flexible content to achieve a nearly 100%rate of participation. The administrative effort was reduced and all employees could be integrated regardless of their availability.
- Health & safety and data protection
The company
Wellpappe Alzenau GmbH & Co. KG is a company specializing in the production of corrugated board and packaging. It produces corrugated board in various designs and offers tailor-made packaging solutions that are used in numerous industries such as the food industry, mechanical engineering and logistics. Wellpappe Alzenau is part of the PalmGroup and has about 250 employees. The group consists of 29 plants. Mr. Möller-Francois oversees management systems and is also an occupational safety specialist in two plants, Alzenau and Hasselroth.
- Alzenau
- Packaging
- 1959
- 250
- German
- wellpappe-alzenau.de
challenges
The company Wellpappe Alzenau GmbH & Co. KG was faced with the challenge of organizing training and instruction for a diverse workforce with different working hours and areas of responsibility. Especially truck drivers, shift workers and night shift teams are difficult to reach because their availability is limited by holidays, illness and irregular working hours The purely presence-based trainings, which are preferred by the Berufsgenossenschaft, turned out to be organisationally complex and often led to a ‘back and forth’ to reach all employees. These problems made it necessary to find a complementary solution, which also included online-based training, which allows to respond flexibly to the needs of the workforce. The search for solutions was driven mainly by the goal of achieving a high rate of participation in compulsory training and instruction.
This situation was challenging for the company as it jeopardized the goal of a full participation rate. The need for finding a reliable and flexible solution that made it possible to reach all employees was an important impetus for finding an online solution such as skillsforwork.
The solution by skillsforwork
Through the introduction of skillsforwork Mr. Möller-Francois could achieve a high participation rate in compulsory training. He finds it particularly helpful to have a clear Dashboard, which has enabled him to understand exactly who has already completed the training and who has not yet. This facilitates the organization and significantly reduces the administrative effort. The possibility of training online is a special advantage for production employees without a company-e-mail-address, as many of them are otherwise unable to attend the face-to-face training courses. “You can really bring everyone on board”, said Mr. Möller-Francois. skillsforwork makes it possible to integrate all employees, which was previously not possible due to a lack of digital infrastructure.
Another advantage is the flexibility to integrate your own training content into the system. “I find the feature that allows me to upload my own themes particularly useful”, said Mr. Möller-Francois. He can organise not only occupational safety training, but also training on other topics, such as training in management systems.
Recommendations
Mr. Möller-Francois would definitely recommend skillsforwork. He points out that the user interface of the software is very simple and user-friendly, which he feels is very positive. This makes it much easier to use the platform. Despite the challenges that exist especially in the company due to the access of the employees, he is fundamentally convinced of the handling of the system. He especially praises the support, because help is offered quickly and competently in case of problems. "I contacted the support and got a response in 2 days, sometimes we even had team meetings, the help was great", said Mr. Möller-Francois.
He also emphasizes that it is another advantage for him that the system is continuously developed and improved. Overall, he sees the future security and the constant improvement of the system as a great advantage, which is why he would recommend it to other companies.
Bring your employees' skills to the next level!
- With our intuitive platform, you train your employees interactively, effectively and measurably.
- Easy operation & clear structure
- Own academy in your corporate design
