This is fantastic news! We all need 'up-skilling' from time to time and it's never too late to teach and old dogs new tricks!
The upskilling of blue-collar workers will continue receiving attention in an effort to increase their chances of securing employment and to alleviate the widespread shortage of skills in the country. This is the word from Kelly Industrial's managing director, Shaun Day.
Kelly Industrial last year launched a special training programme for its flexi-employees; the upskilling initiative has cost the specialist provider of human resources close on R100 000 so far. The programme, which runs every three months, identifies flexi-employees who have met a certain performance criteria and stringent selection process. "The initiative is aimed at making our staff more employable and flexible in terms of their skills," explains Day."The benefit of the initiative is two-fold; if better positions are available, our flexi-employees can apply for them at a higher rate while on the other hand our clients will be able to benefit from better skilled employees."
The programme, which costs between R2 000 to R5 000 per flexi-employee, has been a huge success according to Day: "We're not only empowering individuals but we're finding solutions to help towards South Africa's skills shortage crisis, a very real problem in the industrial recruitment sector."
The selection process for the Upskilling Initiative includes set criteria such as employee performance, punctuality, the employee's commitment to his or her job, presentability and productivity. The programme has been rolled out throughout the Kelly Industrial structure, which has operations in 14 branches across Gauteng, KwaZulu Natal, Western Cape, Eastern Cape, Mpumalanga and the Free State.
More than 12 000 flexi-employees are registered under the Kelly Industrial banner. The first and second quarter of the initiative, which included multi-skills training, defence and advance driver training, was offered by Kelly Industrial to their drivers at no extra cost. The third quarter, which will also be offered free of charge, will focus on competent health and safety training. Each Kelly Industrial account executive or project account executive, selects their top five flexi-employee candidates and motivates them to their branch manager. The branch manager then decides on the top five flexi employees to represent the branch and those names are submitted for consideration in the initiative, Day explained."The trend towards flexi-employment in South Africa has grown substantially year-on-year. "Our upskilling initiative, in which we have invested substantially, will ensure that our clients can sustain higher productivity levels, while flexi employees will be increasing their core competencies," Day concludes.
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