Regulatory News:
Qualifying training is one of the pillars of Korian's
(Paris:KORI) CSR commitment and allows the company to meet
recruitment challenges through internal mobility and work
experience-training programmes while responding to the growing
demands for quality of care and resident and family
satisfaction.
Thus, at the end of 2021, 5 290 Korian employees in
Europe were engaged in a qualifying pathway, i.e. 9.6%, marking
a significant increase compared to 2020 (8.1%) and more than twice
as many as in 2019 (4%).
The objective of reaching 10% of the workforce engaged in such a
process by 2023 should therefore be exceeded.
“Training is an essential link in Korian's social commitment and
I am pleased with the results obtained last year, despite a
difficult epidemiological context. Today, the various European
public training schemes cover less than 60% of the needs linked to
the ageing of the population. This is why Korian has strengthened
its training system in each of the countries in which we operate,
thanks to its network of training academies and the promotion of
qualifying courses in all of the Group's businesses. With
convincing results, since we have largely exceeded our objectives
in terms of qualifying courses,” underlines Sophie Boissard,
General Manager of the Korian Group.
Korian can rely on the Korian Académie, which was created 16
years ago in France and has since been extended to every country in
Europe. This group training organisation works with educational
partners to develop employees’ skills and meet the growing and
constantly changing needs of the care and service professions.
Placed at the heart of the Korian employer promise, the Korian
academies offer a wide range of training and development courses
for all employees.
The academy teams are made up of professional trainers (nurses,
doctors, physiotherapists, occupational therapists,
geronto-psychologists, lawyers, etc.) and teams of digital
educational advisors, selected for their expertise, who define the
mandatory training courses linked to the service offer, as well as
the various training courses leading to operational excellence and
expertise. Thus, more than 40% of the training courses in France
today are delivered via e-learning or virtual classes.
In 2022, the Group will continue to strengthen the role of
Korian academies in order to support the company's operational
challenges and by looking into creating a network of Korian nursing
schools in Europe capable of delivering qualifying programmes and
diplomas in the care sector.
Korian is also pursuing social innovation in the field of
training, including work experience-training programmes, and has
thus been able to deploy several structuring and innovative
measures:
Passerelles in France In April 2021, Korian launched the
Passerelles de reconversion professionnelle in France. This
allows employees from the service sector - currently Derichebourg
Multiservices and Monoprix - to train on the job, in the
facilities, to become care assistants, thus avoiding a break in
their career path and the need to seek unemployment benefits They
receive their salary during their 14-month training, financed by
their original company and the Pôle Emploi.
At the end of their training and upon receiving their diploma,
they will be hired by Korian on a permanent basis. To date, 42
people have joined the Passerelles programme, with the goal of
reaching 150 people per year by 2023. Initiated in the Paris
region, it is now being rolled out in the PACA and AURA regions
with Monoprix employees.
In France, the Korian Group is also a member of the governmental
PAQTE programme, which focuses on developing training,
apprenticeships and job discovery courses for young people in need
of assistance in accessing the job market.
Retraining in Italy Retraining courses to become a nursing
assistant (OSS Operatore Socio Sanitario) are also offered by
Korian in Italy in collaboration with Adecco; some of the open
positions are reserved for female victims of domestic violence, in
conjunction with the DiRe rehabilitation association in Milan, a
long-standing partner with Korian in developing inclusive
training.
Also in Italy, a partnership has been established with several
universities to design Masters in specialised care for
nurses and health professionals. For example, the Master «
Nutrizione e Malnutrizione » (nutrition and malnutrition) is
offered by the Aldo Moro University (Bari), in collaboration with
the Korian Italy Academy.
Apprenticeship in Germany and France Training via
apprenticeship within its core businesses, with a strong focus
on the community of care assistants and cooks: at the end of
December 2021, Korian had 2 730 apprentices, of which 2
017 were in Germany - i.e. 10% of the workforce - and 716 in
France, where it was the first company in France to launch its
own apprentice training centre (CFA) for the care professions in
2021, as well as the CFA for Chefs des Chefs with four other
companies in 2019.
VAE in France, Germany and Belgium The Valorisation
des Acquis de l'Expérience (VAE) is also widely used. In 2021,
in France, 400 employees (including 300 care assistants)
began working toward obtaining a diploma (ASDE, AES, Cook, etc.).
The success rate for obtaining these diplomas is 78%, and
specifically 68% for the care assistant diploma, which is double
the national average (30%). This is thanks to the individualised
support and the role of the training tutors.
In Germany, the equivalent of the VAE, called Wegebau, which is
issued by the federal employment agency, allows for the same type
of qualifying pathway. In Belgium, the "360" project also provides
training for employees in continuing education in the care
professions.
Continuing education for managers in Europe Korian is
also innovating in the area of continuing education for its
managers. At the end of 2020, the Group launched « s. Keys »
(Skills for share), the first European training programme for
facility managers. This three-year qualifying programme, unique in
the healthcare sector, is being rolled out with the IFG Executive
Education group. A total of 790 facility managers are following
this training in five of the seven countries where Korian is
present. Thanks to a partnership with the University of
Haute-Alsace, this programme allows Korian site managers not only
to perfect their managerial and leadership skills but also to
obtain a complete or partial university master's degree for
employees with initial training in care.
About Korian
Korian, the leading European care services group for elderly and
fragile people. www.korian.com
Korian has been listed on Euronext Paris Section A since
November 2006 and is included in the following indices: SBF 120,
CAC Health Care, CAC Mid 60, CAC Mid & Small and MSCI Global
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