Bangkok--Oct 11--Aziam Burson-Marsteller
Big C, in collaboration with the Ministry of Labour and the Ministry of Education, provides continual educational opportunities for employees at all levels.
Mr. Jarupong Rueng-suwan, the Labour Ministry's Permanent Secretary said
after the opening of the 'School at Work", in-store school program at Big C Om Yai branch that this project is a collaborative effort between the Department of Labour Protection and Welfare, the Department of Skill
Development, the Office of Non-formal Education Commission, Sukhothai
Thammathirat Open University and Big C. The goal of this initiative is to provide continual education development and management for Big C's workforce, and delivering enhanced knowledge and skills. Education is a key driver in raising the talents and capabilities of these employees and in enhancing Thailand's competitiveness. To respond to the government's policies, the Ministry of Labour has encouraged businesses to provide more educational opportunities for their staff.
According to Mr. Thomas M. Nielsen, Senior Vice President, Human Resources, Big C Supercenter Plc, Big C has realized the importance of educating its employees and decided to implement the project by establishing in-store schools in many of its stores. The in-store school at Big C Om Yai is the 36th out of 43 stores nationwide.
"We appreciate the importance of promoting ongoing and more advanced education among our employees as this will give them a chance to improve their knowledge on an equal basis. We are committed to fully promoting this initiative and extending it to include all our stores by the end of this year. Our aim is to boost the quality of our manpower while strengthening internal relations with all our staff ? so this really is a win-win situation," added Nielsen.
Big C has prepared a comprehensive learning site in each store. Each in-store school is fully equipped with a standard classroom that has integrated learning materials in an exciting learning environment. Big C employees can advance their education by attending any learning program including primary education, lower and upper secondary education, vocational education and higher education to acquire more knowledge and skills and apply them in enhancing their skills and education. To date, more than 1,200 employees nationwide have joined the in-store school project.
"Established on March 31, 2003, the "School at Work" program is being
implemented in accordance with our commitment to promote more in-store education for our staff. We realize that the in-store school program will help enhance our employees' skills and capabilities while upgrading the quality of our service for our customers. It is also consistent with our mission of enhancing our employees' performance at work," concluded Nielsen.
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