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Schneider’s international training programme

2nd Quarter 2016 News & events

Schneider Electric emphasises training and development by facilitating cross-border employee exchanges. The company’s international training programmes are designed to increase professional growth and development, promote a culture of learning and diversity and establish a deeper understanding of the organisation’s latest products and services.

Bonang Lephole.
Bonang Lephole.

Renaldo Petersen.
Renaldo Petersen.

The most recent exchange programme focused on upskilling employees on variable speed drive (VSD) technology. Product application engineers, Bonang Lephole and Renaldo Petersen were selected this year and successfully completed the eight month training programme, which took place in France and Austria. During the intensive training programme, led by Schneider Electric’s top product managers and engineers, Lephole and Peterson were taken through both the marketing and technology of VSDs, allowing them to become product manager or product application engineer. “Technically the training is awesome and the trainers are incredible as friends and teachers, both in France and Austria. This training has been fantastic preparation for my current position as a product application engineer, not only technically, but also in terms of establishing a worldwide support network,” says Petersen.

For more information contact Isabel Mwale, Schneider Electric, +27 (0) 11 254 6400, [email protected], www.schneider-electric.com



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