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ELIA GROUP 2011 SOCIAL REPORT
Elia has developed a partnership policy with educational establishments to offer significant added value to universities and technical colleges and enable students to gain practical experience in the various disciplines associated with operating a transmission system.
Elia also set up a fun learning stand, focusing on the electricity transmission system and operated by field staff. The stand aroused the enthusiasm and curiosity of the young people.
Student work placements Elia conducts a policy of student work placements for final-year secondary school, college and university students. Such placements allow students to get to know the company and its activities. By talking to Elia staff and experiencing the working environment, they may discover a real passion for our line of work. Student work placements are also an ideal springboard to subsequent employment with Elia.
Skills management Elia bases its skills management policy on a skills catalogue which includes five generic skills, defined for all Elia staff in line with the company’s values. Skills are generally analysed at various stages of an employee’s career: in the appraisal when an employee is hired or changes jobs, in the development interviews for both managerial/supervisory staff (the Midyear Review held each summer) and employees (during the annual Jobdate), as well as in the training provided to develop specific skills, and so on. For managerial/supervisory staff, a number of extra specific skills have been defined for each job family. For employees hired after 2002, the skills are supplemented with a description of the tasks specific to each job category. Various operational divisions also defined catalogues of specific technical skills.
Both the managerial/supervisory staff and employees hired under the new staff rules are subject to a Performance Management process, including an interview at the start of the year to lay down the objectives that have to be met and the activities that have to be carried out, an appraisal interview at the end of the year and a development interview. For employees hired under the old staff rules, there is currently only a development interview.