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2018 11,986 2019 12,410 2020 13,474 2017 0 2,000 4,000 6,000 8,000 10,000 12,000 14,000 16,000 6,096 1.43 1.58 0.74 0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2020 2019 2018 2017 1.44 0 2,000 4,000 6,000 8,000 10,000 12,000 2018 2020 2019 0 2,000 4,000 6,000 8,000 10,000 12,000 2018 2019 Academy Training factory Lernzentrum Saar 957 927 8,594 4,297 153 343 2020 7,451 1,898 486 9,835 10,478 4,793 3. People at Festo 3. People at Festo Training during short-time work Festo introduced short-time work in some areas from June 2020 in order to cushion the effects of the crisis caused by the coro- navirus, among other things, to a reasonable extent. In the few months of short-time work, a voluntary programme for training during short-time work was set up in order to gain an advantage through further training, especially in economi- cally difficult times. In this way, possible gaps in knowledge could be worked through on the one hand and additional new knowledge could be acquired on the other. Many offers were designed as self-study courses and could therefore easily be integrated into a short-time working day. The courses were available via the Virtual Academy. The techni- cal requirements for accessing the learning platform were also created for all employees in the indirect areas such as produc- tion and logistics. A total of 2,800 employees took part in the 95 online courses. The courses were held both live and after- wards as recordings in the Virtual Academy. 3.3 Further training Lifelong learning is anchored in Festo’s DNA. In Germany, the employees benefit from the combination of face-to-face events and e-learning. At the Festo Academy, the Festo training factory (Esslin- gen location) and the Festo Learning Centre Saar, employees from Germany receive a wide range of practical in-house seminars – supplemented by internal and external e-learning courses in the Virtual Academy. The classroom courses were conducted in 2020 in compliance with the applicable hygiene regulations. The advancement of digitisation and the challenges posed by the coronavirus have led to an intensification of virtual training at Festo. For example, the previous Festo Sales’ in-person training in the ‘Step-into’ further training programme took place virtually. In addition, Festo Didactic has developed a digital learning portal called Festo Learning Experience (Festo LX) to be prepared for the future of learning and to create individual learning experiences for teachers and learners. The synergy effects of the different training formats have a positive impact on the learning culture at Festo. At our locations in Germany, the total number of days for internal in-person training in 2020 amounted to 6,096. This represents an average of 0.74 training days per employee per year. The learning time of the digital learning formats is not taken into account in the diagram, as digital learning times cannot yet be surveyed in a measurable way.  GRI 404-1 GRI 404-1: Number of participants in internal learning facilities in Germany GRI 404-1: Internal training days per year in Germany GRI 404-1: Internal training days per employee per year in Germany 30 31 Festo SE & Co. KG Sustainability Report 2020 Festo SE & Co. KG Sustainability Report 2020