PALFINGER: A work life full of opportunities

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PALFINGER is the world‘s leading producer and supplier of innovative crane and lifting solutions. An essential factor of success of the global technology group is its clear focus on education and training. An interview with CEO Andreas Klauser.

Andreas Klauser has been CEO of PALFINGER since 2018.
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What importance do training and further education have at PALFINGER?
Andreas Klauser: An attractive working environment in line with our Vision & Strategy 2030 is a key factor in proactively shaping our future. At PALFINGER, our motto is: ‘We value people. People create value.’ Our employees are the key to PALFINGER’s global success and innovative strength. In order to secure and expand this path to success in the long term, a learning culture is indispensable. This offers future-oriented training and development opportunities both for existing employees and for new talents.
For this reason, we at PALFINGER train a large part of our staff ourselves. Apprenticeship training provides young people with the highest quality technical knowledge and skills and opens up numerous exciting prospects for them. Young junior staff perceive PALFINGER as a reliable, stable and promising employer in the region; around 92 percent of apprenticeship graduates stay with our company after completing their training and take advantage of the manifold career opportunities.

The recently expanded PALFINGER Campus in Lengau bundles training and further education programmes.
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What role do training opportunities play in times of a shortage of skilled workers?
They play an increasingly important role. Education and training have always been a central factor of success in the labour market. This will become even more important in the future, both for employees and employers. PALFINGER offers a wide range of further education opportunities and potential analyses, as well as a recruiting policy that advertises all positions internally and offers international career opportunities.
In order to attract skilled labour, a proactive approach in combination with an attractive working environment and great future prospects is of utmost importance. Therefore, we offer our employees the opportunity to continuously develop themselves, making us all the more attractive as an employer.

At the PALFINGER Campus in Lengau, more than 180 apprentices are currently being trained in various fields.
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How does PALFINGER implement these offers in concrete terms?
Klauser: We are an apprenticeship workplace since 1970 with a central training and further education institution, the PALFINGER Campus in Lengau, and with specially established training centres in Central Europe, China and the United States – an offer that we are rapidly expanding worldwide. The most important position is occupied by the PALFINGER Campus in Lengau, where these activities are concentrated. This is where the majority of PALFINGER’s educational programmes take place – from apprenticeships with high-school diplomas (GCSE) to training programmes for managers. Currently, more than 180 apprentices are being trained in 17 different technical and commercial professions. At the same time, long-serving PALFINGER employees use the campus and its offerings to further their professional and personal qualifications, both on a practical and a theoretical level.