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as well as local ones and online portals, attendance at careers fairs at the world's top engineering and
economics universities, and FaceBook, all geared to maximising media exposure and receiving the largest
number of applications possible.
Make It
In 2015, consistent with the talent acquisition strategy, Prysmian launched a new international recruitment
program, called "Make It", particularly targeting engineers with 3-5 years of experience and interested in
playing key and highly challenging roles in the Group's most important factories.
The first edition, launched in October 2015, received about 6,000 direct and indirect applications. The aim is
to identify about 40 engineers from other sectors, who will have the opportunity to make their own significant
contribution to the growth in manufacturing, through being involved in a structured program that will offer
them training, mentorship, challenging roles and career development paths.
Training and Development
Prysmian Academy
In the area of resource development, the Group has created the Prysmian Group Academy, an international
school of management and vocational education, with the mission of developing and strengthening the
leadership and technical skills of its management.
The Academy is structured in two distinct but complementary schools: the Management School and the
Professional School.
The
School of Management
, run in partnership with SDA Bocconi and a network of major international
business schools, has seen around 450 employees pass through its doors since 2012 and expects to see
another 200 in 2016. This school has been designed for the more talented resources with the goal of sharing
a common vision of the business, of spreading Prysmian values and culture and of exposing them to best
management practices.
The comprehensive portfolio of management training programs allow participants to accumulated credits
towards earning an MBA. All contents of the programs have been heavily customised in order to respond to
the competitive challenges of the industry in which Prysmian operates. This has been possible by getting
SDA Bocconi to develop "Prysmian case studies", which, by starting with actual situations, allow participants
to get to grips with the everyday difficulties faced when devising strategies in the cable world.
Post Graduate Program: an induction program for new graduates who have just joined the Prysmian
Group, allowing them to learn the fundamentals about the business, products, processes and
customers.
International Leadership Program: an intensive program for talented resources with 5/7 years of
experience who are on track for international leadership roles within the Prysmian Group.
Advanced Leadership Program: a specially designed program for middle and senior managers in
order to assess and develop their managerial and leadership skills and to foster rapid career