Our employees’ development, is the key to our success

Every day, our services improve the Quality of Daily Life for 50 million people in businesses, hospitals, schools and remote sites around the world. The fact that we are the leader in most of these markets is not by chance. It is a result of the talent, skills and commitment of our employees, our most important resource. It’s no wonder that we strive to help them grow.

Whether in Ireland, South Africa or Siberia, each of our employees can benefit from the training we offer. For several years, we have been constantly innovating with new media to offer training that is accessible everywhere and to everyone.

A Few Innovative Approaches

Whether in Ireland, South Africa or Siberia, each of our employees can benefit from the training we offer. For several years, we have been constantly innovating with new media to offer training that is accessible everywhere and to everyone.

CLIMB, designed around a business game

In 2010, the Sodexo Management Institute developed a program called CLIMB (Change, Leadership, IMplementation, Behaviors) to support the company’s 1,000 senior managers in their implementation of Sodexo’s strategy. This ambitious program combines self-testing, dedicated educational resources, videocasts and other tools. The highlight of the course is a "business game" called Virtuoso, through which participants train a team over several days on the strategic management of a virtual company. 400 leaders have already completed 6,000 hours of training as part of CLIMB.

E-learning development

Distance learning, or e-learning, enables us to quickly and consistently reach a large number of employees. In the U.S. today, 50% of training is conducted through e-learning modules. In 2010, the agency ON24 awarded Sodexo the trophy for the best online training program.