TRAINING AND COMPETENCE DEVELOPMENT

GRI 404-1, 404-2 

The Group has Training Officers to analyse training needs in order to precisely select development programmes suitable for individual employees. As the PGNiG Group’s subsidiaries are engaged in a wide range of business activities and employees’ knowledge in key fields needs to be kept up-to-date, it is up to each subsidiary to determine the type and extent of their staff training. 

Employees develop their skills through internal and external training. There are also various projects that employees carry out as part of the Group’s broad operations. Resolving unique issues relating to long-term contracts is perceived by employees as the quickest route towards professional development. Employees are encouraged to exchange knowledge and share it with colleagues and thus contribute to creating an open and creative organisation.

Thanks to the Training Officer, employees receive training tailored to their skills, knowledge gaps and competencies. Investment in qualified staff from the date of hire is key as it enhances professional skills of the entire team. Our employees are given opportunities to improve their professional qualifications through a range of postgraduate university programmes, industry conferences, seminars and symposia, and also through occupational training. Depending on their respective responsibilities and individual needs, employees can participate in a variety of training courses covering all aspects of a modern business, including risk management, legal environment analysis and customer service. The Training Management System specifies in detail the forms of training applied. These include:

• Training courses and seminars in Poland (including language courses organised by PGNiG Head Office/Branches)
• Training courses abroad
• Conferences in Poland
• Post-graduate courses, MBA, legal counsel training
• First bachelor’s and master’s degree programmes
• First engineering degree programmes
• Doctoral degree programmes (including implementation PhD thesis projects)
• Adult education
• Internships
• Guided self-study (e-learning, etc.)
• Other employee learning programmes that are employee training in nature.

Average number of training hours per employee in 2019 by category: