Q: Hello, Mr. Wang! Recently, many of our customers have left comments on our WeChat account asking about the training of Sika Floor Academy. I want to know about it too. Would you like to introduce it? Sika Floor Academy was established in 2019, right? Why did you propose to set up such an academy at that time? A: Yes, Sika Floor Academy was es- \"post-treatment\" to \"pre-prevention\" in A: Apart from offering courses for tablished in 2019. It was around that the project implementation stage. Once contractors, Floor Academy is also a time, during daily communication with the working method is changed, the risk technical platform for Sika Floor team contractors, that we realized that they of project implementation will be greatly to learn, communicate and train. On the might have encountered some difficul- lowered. one hand, through training, we expect to ties, such as older construction teams, continuously strengthen the tradition- a lack of skilled workers or a lack of will- Q: Mr. Wang, the construction certifica- al skills and improve the professional ingness from young people to engage tion training should be the most popular and technical level of all employees. On in it. Also, project schedules are tight, one, as this is probably the most con- the other hand, Floor Academy is also the cross construction is serious, minor cerned topic is that right? the promotion and training platform accidents are likely to occur out of care- for new technologies and products of lessness, and some project manager are A: Yes, our construction certification Floor Academy. Through various online not so competent- these bosses can be training is the most popular one. It is and offline activities, sales and TS are very depressed. With so many employ- a combination of theory and practice- allowed to experience new products ees in a company, the bosses really want through training, the workers' construc- personally, and to accurately introduce to make the company stronger, but they tion skills will be improved and students Sika's new products to contractors and run into a bottleneck. For these reasons, who have passed the examination will other customers. For example, some as a well-known enterprise, we want also be given certification badges. This new products we recently pushed have to do something to help these contrac- is an affirmation of their skills. achieved desirable results through tors develop and grow. With our help, training, WeChat platform push, project wouldn't it be a win-win situation? Q: So, Mr. Wang, could you tell me how practice and live broadcast. If you would to sign up and participate? like to attend, you are always welcome! Q: Well, Mr. Wang, That all sounds very impressive. So, to tackle their problems, A: Every time we offer a course, we will Q: Great, be sure to let me know when what courses have you set up in the past send an invitation letter to the relevant the next training class takes place! three years? person at the contractor's company via WeChat, at least one month in advance. A: A few days ago, Mr. Ma Hongsong, A: Since the establishment of Sika Floor The invitation will detail the content, general manager of Tengzhou Hongda Academy, we have set up more than place and time of this course. Students Floor, called me and said that he found 20 online and offline training courses only need to scan the QR code to fill in it very useful attending two construc- to contractors and have had more than the relevant information and wait for tion certification trainings (PurCem and 800 participants. The course is mainly the confirmation of our personnel re- ESD) and had intentions to attend other divided into three levels, corresponding sponsible for training. courses. His company only engaged in to the heads of the enterprise, the proj- wear-resisting and curing business be- ect managers and the construction team Q: Besides the training courses for con- fore, but this year, they have reported leaders. tractors, it seems that there is addition- three PurCem projects, all of which are in al training and events for our internal progress. I am happy with the high-qual- Q: What is the main content of these staff in Floor Academy. We often see ity projects they are implementing and three-level training courses? live events, live broadcasts and so on, their increased income, which verifies with a lot of good and varied content. the purpose of Floor Academy. A: For the heads of enterprises, we fo- You know how much I want to partici- cus on summing up management experi- pate after seeing all of that? ences of Sika Company, and then impart these experiences to enable them to tap their own management potential and make the company develop more steadi- ly. The courses for project managers are mainly to help them sort out some nodes of the project and problems that often occur, and strive to change from NEW HORIZON 46 Issue 35 — Flooring & Coating