Nestle S A : Nestlé supports first pilot in European reskilling project
December 03, 2021 at 10:42 am EST
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Nestlé is joining the Portuguese government, civil society and business partners in a reskilling pilot program to tackle unemployment.
The initiative is the first under the Reskilling 4 Employment (R4E) program, which aims to reskill one million adults of all ages in Europe by 2025.
The Portuguese pilot project will start in January 2022 at the Institute for Employment and Professional Training (IEFP) in Porto. Nestlé is leading an 'Industry Lab', dedicated in the first phase to specific training of maintenance technicians (electrical and mechanical).
Nestlé worked together with to design the course, providing theoretical and on-the-job information with its Avanca factory as an example. Nestlé will lead the stream, share information, find other partners to join the lab and lead on providing internships, mentorships, on-site visits to factories, and more.
The program in Portugal is driven by Sonae, SAP and Nestlé and the , in collaboration with the Ministry of Labor, Solidarity and Social Security and other private sector companies.
was launched by the European Round Table for Industry (ERT) to promote the reskilling of professionals for the dual digital and climate transition. Other pilot projects are being prepared in Spain and Sweden.
Selected candidates will have access to the intensive technological training program that includes practical training in real work context and is accompanied by a company professional with experience in the field, as well as support from the R4E network to find employment after graduation.
For more information, read the full press release.
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Nestlé S.A. is the world's leading agri-food group. Net sales break down by category of products as follows:
- powdered and liquid beverages (26.7%): soluble coffees (Nescafé and Starbucks brands), coffee in capsules (Nespresso), chocolate drinks (Nesquik, Milo, etc.), tea drinks (Nestea), etc.;
- pet food (20.3%): brands such as Purina, Friskies, Felix, etc.;
- pharmaceutical, nutrition and well-being products (16.4%): nutritional supplements (Resource, Boost, Nutren, Optifast, Peptamen brands, etc.), infant and maternal nutrition products (NAN, illuma, Cerelac, Nido, Gerber), ketogenic beverages (BrainXpert), (Nesquick, Fitness, Cheerios, Lion, etc.), etc.;
- ready meals and seasoning products (12.5%): frozen and chilled dishes (Lean Cuisine, Hot Pockets and Stouffer's brands), soups (Maggi), etc.;
- dairy products and ice cream (11.8%): powdered milk, sweetened condensed milk, yoghurt and cream desserts, ice cream (Nido, Nesvita, Carnation, La Laitière, Coffee Mate, Nestlé Ice Cream, Dreyers, Häagen-Dazs, Extrême brands, etc.);
- chocolates, sweets and biscuits (8.7%): Kit Kat, Smarties, Cailler, Terrafertil, etc. brands;
- bottled waters (3.6%): Nestlé Pure Life, Vittel, Perrier, S. Pellegrino, etc. brands.
Net sales are distributed geographically as follows: Switzerland (1.2%), France (3.8%), the United Kingdom (3.8%), Germany (2.4%), Europe (12.8%), the United States and Canada (35%), China (5.9%), Asia and Oceania (21.4%) and Latin America (13.7%).