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page ENT 50 OLidl Ireland/NPorthern IrelaEnd | SustaRinability ProgressAReport 2018/19TIONS. LEA OUR LIDL LEARNING & DEVELOPMENT TEAM SPECIALLY DEVISE AND DELIVER OUR TALENT MANAGEMENT STRATEGY. STRUCTURED, ON-THE-JOB TRAINING IS OUR FOUNDATION. OVER THE PAST 12 MONTHS, WE HAVE INVESTED OVER 57,000 TRAINING HOURS IN IRELAND AND 13,000 TRAINING HOURS IN NORTHERN IRELAND ACROSS OUR STORES, WAREHOUSES AND OFFICES AND PROVIDED OVER 200 TRAINING COURSES TO SUPPORT PERSONNEL DEVELOPMENT AND BUSINESS GROWTH. Agricultural Inputs Resources and Agriculture Cultivation & Harvesting Animal Keeping Production Logistics Manager Development Initiative Customer and Society Purchase Usage Disposal RN ND IN We have also invested in several development programmes to help employees fulfil their career potential, including: • In2018,weintroducedourbespokeFeedYourMindprogramme as part of a €2.1 million investment to provide at least 17 managers with the opportunity to obtain a fully-funded degree whilst earning an attractive salary package and working in our stores and warehouses. • OurGetintoRetailprogrammewiththePrince’sTrustinNorthern Ireland helps young disadvantaged people to develop employability skills within retail. As part of the programme we offer approximately 30 internships every year. Since the beginning of the programme, we have had a 56% retention rate with 64 participants offered full time employment contracts. Designed for candidates aged 18-30 years who are keen on a career in retail and who are currently not THIS PROGRAMME REALLY TURNED MY LIFE AROUND! I WENT FROM BEING UNEMPLOYED TO HAVING A FULL-TIME JOB WITH AMAZING CAREER PROSPECTS. GETTING THIS JOB HAS CHANGED MY LIFE IN A MAJOR WAY. I FEEL SO THANKFUL TO HAVE THIS OPPORTUNITY. Danielle Brush, Prince’s Trust Graduate GA D E VE LOP in education, training or employment, it supports employment and education while recognising the needs of those who do not pursue furthereducation.Benefitsincludetheprovisionofpracticalexperience in a retail environment in Northern Ireland, direct training for a variety of roles and the provision of full travel expenses. • Ready for Work is an initiative which provides dedicated work placements for disadvantaged job seekers. This programme, developed in association with Business in the Community, provides for 12 placements annually in Lidl stores and warehouses in the Republic of Ireland. Aimed at those who may be more marginalised in our society, the programme provides meaningful work experience and a boost for employability skills and helps promote inclusivity in our workplace. • In2016,welaunchedtheLidlBursaryinNorthernIreland,providing University of Ulster business undergraduates with direct funding to support their studies as well as a guaranteed placement at Lidl. Incorporating an investment of around £272,000 for ten students over the past two years, the programme has an excellent retention rate of 60%. • Tosupportgreaterdevelopmentopportunitiesforourwarehouse employees, we introduced a new Logistics Manager Development Initiative to align the warehouse and sales divisions (who have already completed a similar programme), ensuring greater understanding between both. This programme was also accredited by City and Guilds and over 40 Deputy Logistics Managers earned a certificate at the end of the two year programme. Supply Chain and Processing Operations and Processes Processing Transportation Logistics Centre Transportation Stores and Services Feed Your Mind Ready for Work Get into Retail Lidl Bursary M