| | JULY - 2023MANAGEHRMAGAZINE.COM9Attracting, training, onboarding, and developing new talents will be the new rules of the coming yearsfrom the same principle: if we can't find something outside Arriva, then we will create it inside Arriva.The objective of the academies is to train people in the roles that are of greatest interest to us, in particular drivers and mechanics, in order to create a pool of candidates and increase the interest in our business. We had two different targets: - The Mechanics' Academy was mostly aimed at students from high school interested in mechanics. We discovered that even if they studied mechanics and enjoyed it, the mechanics of heavy vehicles was not concerned in their mindset because the training path is always focused on cars and bikes. - The Driver Academy was directed to unemployed people or to those who wanted to change their job and become drivers but did not have enough resources to do it by themselves.This was a win-to-win strategy both for participants and for Arriva. Plus, most importantly, these projects have a big social impact giving new opportunities and skills to participants to be valued in Arriva or in other Companies: therefore, part of the projects was financed by regional governments and institutions.We did not do this alone: we collaborated with the best partners from different sectors and expertise: bus manufacturers, maintenance service providers, training schools, and foundations.The main pillars of our offer are:· A communication campaign on the social role of Public Transport· Coverage of costs for obtaining licenses and certifications· Company-specific training courses· Financial support during the training period· Housing · Recruitment at the end of the course · Definition of work solutions adapted to people's wishes· Recognition of supplementary elements of remuneration · Close collaboration with PTAs to raise awareness of the social role of these JobsThe ResultsTo date, we completed two Mechanics Academies and five Drivers Academies in different locations (Bergamo, Udine, Trieste), and the results have been over expectations.Between participants, we planned more than 50 hires by the end of 2022. This is a significant achievement that stimulates us to improve our offer and to always identify new initiatives to attract young people.Attracting, training, onboarding, and developing will be the new rules of the coming years. These are steps that those who work in the HR world know well ­ this is no news ­ but I have the belief that today we must look at them differently and find new ways to implement them.Today, more than ever, HR plays a fundamental role in business strategy.
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