Exactly one year ago, PST CLC Mitsui-Soko, part of the Japanese Mitsui-Soko Group, launched the PST Academy project. It is aimed at training selected employees in the field of professional knowledge and soft skills. The project is implemented with the use of funds from the Operational Programme Employment Plus, call OPZ 47. The trainings will continue for about a year and so far about 50 trainings have been held. Around 90 employees have participated, some of whom have attended more than one training session.
The PST Academy, which involves approximately a quarter of the employees of PST CLC Mitsui-Soko, offers participants both up-to-date expertise in their job performance and soft skills. “Courses have focused on communication and cooperation, for example, as well as an overview of labour law for managers, economics for managers, and there have also been specialist courses for employees from the transport division, courses focusing on trends in the warehousing industry, customs declarations and so on. Suggestions for training come from division directors,” says Iva Šebková, HR director at PST CLC Mitsui-Soko.
PST CLC Mitsui-Soko is a part of the global Japanese Mitsui-Soko Group, which is why the intensive one-day course on Japanology, which covered Japanese traditions, intercultural differences, language, labour market settings, etc., was very popular. “Due to the deductibility of costs, it is always essential that the content of the training corresponds to the job description of the specific employees. Therefore, the Japanology course was designed for colleagues who come into contact with representatives of the group from Japan, which applies not only to the management of the company, but also, for example, to some dispositions,” specifies Iva Šebková.
He adds that one of his other favourite training courses was a course called Master of Logistics, led by experienced logistics professional Rudolf Malý. “It was a six-day block of training in which colleagues from logistics deepened their knowledge in the field of warehousing, for example, in controlling individual activities, innovations in warehouse processes and so on. This training was also a great success and I assume that we will be implementing it again for other participants at the beginning of next year,” says Iva Šebková.
