Good food safety refresher for Peijnenburg
Peijnenburg holds regular training sessions on food safety. "The subject matter is always pretty much the same. That's why we train in a different way each time," says hr advisor Jacqueline Kroezen. "That gets everyone thinking again."
Right tone
This spring, the Peijnenburg plant in Enkhuizen wanted to provide training for the technical service, the HACCP team and the operators. The company engaged Training & Education for this purpose. Kroezen: "That worked out well for us. The training was interactive and I found that the trainer adapted well to the different levels of the groups. He chose the right tone for each group and knew how to stimulate everyone to participate. He conveyed the material clearly and articulately, without much fuss. That suits us."
Open discussion
Participants rated the training with an 8.3. The trainer received an 8.8. "The participants especially liked that food safety was discussed in an open way," he says.
"My job as a trainer is to get everyone on board and actively participate in the discussions and assignments. This training succeeded again. That's the reason people look back on it with a good feeling."
Humor
The hr advisor says that the trainer also had a lot of humor. "It was fun to attend the training. For example, the operators were instructed to recite the alphabet and name a word related to food safety with each letter. That became a competition in which groups competed against each other. The colleagues had fun together. At the same time, the subject matter was well covered. It was really a refresher. The course ended with a test."
Interaction
Trainer Roel Botden says he finds interaction important in his training courses. "That keeps people on their toes. Besides, employees form one team together. It is essential that they understand each other well." He always talks the course through with the company beforehand, for example with the quality officer. During the preparation, he regularly takes pictures on the shop floor. He uses these during the training sessions. "The photos are a way to get the discussion going. Employees talk about things that are going well and things that could be improved. That way the participants connect the dots together."
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