Competence development
To Aalborg Portland competence development is more than courses and formal education. Gathering of knowledge and experience are valuable development activities which take place during the daily work, by internal job changes, by participation in projects and through active participation in activities in and outside the company.
The activities we carry out within competence development are to ensure that the company reaches its commercial goals. They have to be carried out in a targeted and continuous process at all levels in the company - organisationally and individually.
Any initiative to develop competencies thus builds on commercial requirements and is coordinated in relation to such.
The responsibility lies with management as well as with the individual employee. It is a joint responsibility that the necessary professional and individual development takes place so that the competencies of the individual employee are developed and kept up to date in relation to the requirements of the company. This also ensures that the "market values" of the employees in and outside of the Aalborg Portland Group are kept.
Competence development is based on an individual profile of relevant personal and professional competencies. This profile subsequently makes the basis for selecting the relevant development needs.
Aalborg Portland creates a good framework for the competence development to be carried out through courses, seminars, job training, work shops (internal and external), etc. Subsequently, it is very important that the new knowledge and training are used in practice and remain natural elements of the daily work of the employee.
Manager development
A significant precondition for a result-oriented and stimulating working climate is competent managers.
Management is primarily carried out with the purpose of creating results through competente and committed employees.
Our managers must have focus on coaching and be team leaders who show respect for other people, who delegate responsibility and tasks and who ensure knowledge-sharing and information.
Talent development
In Aalborg Portland we have focus on attracting, developing and retaining talented employees. The future development of our business enhances the importance of this area more than ever.
A talent is characterised by:
- an ambition and personal drive to enhance career opportunities - professionally and/or management wise
- a high level of processional competencies through which results above average is reached compared to comparable colleagues.
- a personal attitude and behaviour which comply with our core values.
Appraisal Interviews
At least once a year, all employees are invited to an appraisal interview with their line manager during which the following subjects are discussed:
- General discussion about job satisfaction, cooperation and proposals for improvements
- Evaluation of personal, professional and manager competence profile
- Evaluation of the employee's performance over the past year
- Gathering of job and career wishes
- Need for a successor plan
During the appraisal interview information is gathered, which is input to the subsequent training plan as well as job and career development plan and successor plan, if any.
