The need for compliance training
allnex, the leading producer of industrial coating resins and additives, has a global workforce of 4,000 with a variety of job roles, including office-based employees, R&D scientists, and manufacturing employees. allnex operates as part of the supply chain to industrial manufacturers in different sectors, such as automotive, chemicals, and technology.
“Our learners come from different cultures, they have a wide variety of diverse backgrounds, and they have different learning needs and preferences. Because a large share of our employees is not office-
based, we need to provide learning on different devices”, explains Andrew Lim, Global Learning and People Development Lead at allnex.
“Our main priority is to make sure that all our employees are safe while they’re at work. The manufacturing industry also has strict safety requirements and we must adhere to a number of regulations in different countries.”
“OpenSesame offers a huge amount of compliance training content, on topics such as safety, health & environment, anti-corruption, data security, and GDPR. From the OpenSesame catalogue, we have found compliance training content to cover a lot of our needs, minimising the need to create courses in-house.”
The critical role of people skills in an international organisation
In addition to safety and compliance, allnex has a strategic focus on offering employees the possibility to develop new skills and help them grow in their careers.
“Power skills, such as communication, and leadership skills are critical for a global organisation like allnex, and there’s a rapidly growing focus on Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion (DEI).
“When we were looking for a content marketplace, we evaluated several solutions, and OpenSesame stood out with the huge number of publishers and languages they offered. OpenSesame partners with very well-known publishers, and all the content is of high quality”, says Lim.
“From the OpenSesame catalogue, we have found compliance training content to cover a lot of our needs, minimising the need to create courses in-house.”
Andrew Lim, Global Learning and People Development Lead at allnex
Centralised learning solution supports the strategic objectives
As a company, allnex has a strategic focus on digital transformation, and learning management has been part of their digitalisation process. The OpenSesame catalogue directly integrates with SuccessFactors Learn, their Learning Management System (LMS), to offer a seamless and engaging learning experience.
“Creating a central learning solution for the whole organisation has enabled us to deliver training in all our locations around the world. We now manage all e-learning, but also blended learning programmes using one central solution globally. This has streamlined the process and made it easy for our employees to develop new skills”, explains Lim.
As an innovative manufacturing company, allnex emphasises sustainability. The company has just achieved the EcoVadis Platinum Medal, which is the highest tier of EcoVadis achievements. To achieve the Platinum Rating, companies undergo an in-depth evaluation from EcoVadis who evaluates the sustainability management system. Employee training is part of the EcoVadis sustainability assessment process, so training content plays an important role in this achievement.
Successful partnership with OpenSesame
“Since we started working with OpenSesame, we have felt that they truly care about their customers. OpenSesame has a very clear customer management journey. The experience has been really good“, continues Lim.
“Recently we have started testing Simon for multi-language translations and I can already say that it is impressive. It is able to translate content in almost real time into all our 15 languages. We are now piloting Simon for one of our safety courses and are looking forward to using it to build interactive and engaging learning experiences for our employees also on other topics.
“The OpenSesame team is always proposing new and innovative ways to support our learning strategy”, concludes Lim.
About allnex
allnex is a leading producer of specialty polymers with a clear focus on sustainability. We have key positions in coating markets and beyond, across industries in mobility & transportation, construction & infrastructure as well as packaging & consumer goods. With manufacturing facilities and R&D centers located around the world, the allnex group offers access to a huge global network of innovation and provides responsive, local support to our customers, helping them to quickly bring advanced coating solutions to market. Formed in 2016 by the merger of two leading resin companies, we‘ve recently further strengthened (y)our business by becoming part of major international player PTT Global Chemical.
Would you like to know more about who we are and what we do? Visit www.allnex.com or our social media channels! (LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook and YouTube)