Social responsibility Training opportunities and organisation All Blum employees have access to a wide range of training opportunities. Some specialist training is organised and delivered by our own internal experts; however we also take advantage of external courses for certain specialist topics. Continuing professional development is vital to the long-term success of our business. We need to develop both talented managers and specialist staff with specific expertise and skills. We therefore encourage staff to pursue both of these pathways and support them in their chosen career direction through internal training opportunities. It is important to us that our employees focus on their strengths and take on tasks that are a good fit for their talents; however we also want them to gain new skills and qualifications. We have therefore invested in an extensive internal training programme and online training management platform – SabaLearning – which gives all staff access to a comprehensive selection of online, blended and in-person training opportunities. Approximately 3,000 courses are currently available on the platform offering a wide range of personal and professional development opportunities across all different areas of our business. The idea of the SabaLearning platform is to empower employees to take responsibility for organising their own training. Each employee can manage their own individual learning programme and register themselves for relevant courses. We also have designated training coordinators for each area of the business who are on hand to help employees shape their learning programme in certain subject areas. These training coordinators are responsible for organising and administering courses and training sessions and for helping managers identify training opportunities for their team members. They are also well connected across the business and therefore ideally placed to provide assistance with all matters relating to training, learning and knowledge-sharing. Overall responsibility for coordinating Blum’s professional development activities lies with our Learning steering team, which implements concrete measures in line with our vision for ‘Learning at Blum’. Our Learning Marketplace also provides our in-house trainers – i.e. Blum staff members that deliver internal training courses – with a platform where they can network, share experiences and gain new insights around learning and training. ➔ GRI 404-1, GRI 404-2 Continuing professional development (CPD) hours completed during the reporting period* 2022/2023 Average number of hours’ CPD per employee (male) 11 hrs Average number of hours’ CPD per employee (female) 17 hrs Average number of hours’ CPD per employee (for staff working standard office hours) 13 hrs Average number of hours’ CPD per employee (for shift workers) 9 hrs * CPD includes any professional training, paid training sabbaticals or other internal or external training. Workplace inductions are not counted as CPD. 69
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