This paper aims to describe an award‐winning training program at UK aluminium die‐casting company CastAlum.
The paper explains the reasons for the program, the form it took and the results it achieved.
The paper details how the Rising to the Challenge ‐ Building the Capability program increased flexibility and skills among the workforce, boosted employee morale and retention and encouraged teamwork and the generation and implementation of new ideas.
The paper highlights the financial turn‐around that the company achieved against the background of a downturn in the automobile industry.
The paper details a training program that not only helped CastAlum to move from a four‐day week to five, but also laid the foundations for expanding the workforce from 88 to 107.
The paper provides the inside story of an award‐winning and transformational training program.
