Inclusive Workplace
Talent Development
USI has been devoted to investing in talents and created a learning organization culture to provide employees with the most appropriate resources and effective learning models, helping them to enhance themselves and show their value in relevant expertise. The most important learning and development system in the USI talent cultivation program is USI University (USIU). USIU sets up "Management College, Research & Development College, Quality College, Manufacturing College, Sustainability College, and General Knowledge Center". The principal of USIU is served by the Company's president, and the deans of each college and General Knowledge Center are served by vice presidents with reputation and expertise in various fields. USIU integrates global learning resources for employees to learn and develop. For Dual Career Ladder and Learning Model information, please refer to Work in USI.
Dual Career Ladder
USIU provides a comprehensive employee learning and development framework to actively retain talents. The "dual track system" of managerial and professional positions is the basis for course design. With the mission of achieving high operational performance, an innovative learning environment is established to plan various types of training courses for employees with different functions to help employees solve their problems, improve their individual professional abilities, leadership management and innovative research and development capabilities to achieve organizational goals effectively. We take Human Capital Return on Investment (HC ROI) to evaluate the effectiveness of various talent training and development projects. The 2024 Company's overall HC ROI was 2.38.
Diversified Channels and Platforms of Learning
USIU has established a rigorous and solid training framework and planned a variety of innovative learning channels to provide employees with a full range of talent training courses on e-platforms, including competency courses of enhancing employees' working capabilities, cultural courses of organizational diversity and consensus integration, and the digitalization programs of increasing organizational operational efficiency and productivity. Different training methods are taken according to the attributes of course activities, including physical course training, online training, supervisor guidance, mentorship, on-the-job real practice, external training, etc., so that employees can learn and improve their skills more efficiently and flexibly.
In 2024, the total training hours were 395,338 hours, and the average per employee was trained for 26.4 hours. The training statistics for each employee category are as follows:
| Year | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | ||
| Category | Average Training Hours(1) | Average Training Hours | Average Training Hours | Total Training Hours | No. of Trainees | Average Training Hours |
| Male Trainees | 34.8 | 32.5 | 27.6 | 231,115 | 8,200 | 28.2 |
| Female Trainees | 25.4 | 24.3 | 20.9 | 164,223 | 6,798 | 24.2 |
| Trainees in Management Position | 25.9 | 23.1 | 30.9 | 31,156 | 1,096 | 28.4 |
| Trainees in Technical Position | 27.9 | 44.5 | 22.2 | 71,026 | 3,337 | 21.3 |
| Trainees in Administrative Position | 21.1 | 21.0 | 17.2 | 41,748 | 1,963 | 21.3 |
| Trainees in Skilled Position | 33.4 | 25.5 | 26.1 | 251,408 | 8,602 | 29.2 |
| New Employees | 16.1 | 24.5 | 16.8 | 167,249 | 6,426 | 26.0 |
| All Employees | 30.7 | 28.8 | 24.5 | 395,338 | 14,998 | 26.4 |
Note:
1. Average training hours ＝ The actual total training hours of employees of this category/gender ÷ the number of employees of this category/gender at the end of the period.
2. For details on training hours, please refer to the ESG report and the analysis of regional differences.
Tailored Career Plan
- Lifelong Learning Program
- USI has continuously enhanced employees' sustainable employment ability, assisted employees in acquiring skills and ability management and lifetime learning programs that are required for a job transfer in the future. We have cooperated with local colleges or universities to hold in-house academic degree courses in the facility, so that employees can avoid the commuting trouble and make the best use of their time to get diplomas/degrees. In 2024, 107 employees were supported in obtaining a diploma or degree, bringing the total to 419 employees to date.
- Strengthen Employee Sustainable Employment Capabilities
- In terms of professional skills certification, we implement a Position Certification System and establishes a professional ability verification mechanism for each position so that every employee in the same kind position has certain professional skills. For example, the estimated benefits of Kunshan High Skills Certification Course is CNY 10.1 million.
- In terms of managerial position certification, we hold strategic leadership development programs that incorporated leadership model training such as multinationalism and generational differences to strengthen management capabilities and their subordinates and improve teamwork efficiency, so as to plan sufficient manpower for the organization, reduce personnel costs, reorganize space layout and other benefits. The estimated benefit was more than CNY 394.8K.
- In addition, various forums and keynotes are held on a regular basis to improve various employees' competencies by sharing and communicating from famous industry leaders and colleagues.
- Internal Instructor Training Program
- USI has trained and certified employees through the internal instructor system to serve as lecturers, forming a good knowledge inheritance culture, and giving full play to internal human resources and influence to provide employees with high-quality and forward-looking courses to cultivate world-class talents for the Company to enhance the Company's global competitiveness.
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