A group of lead technicians with Director of Operations of Tokmak Press-Forging Plant, a company of KrAZ group, has been given advanced training at Kremenchug Automobile Plant.  Upon successful completion of advanced training, trainees have been awarded certificates. The training at the facilities of the head company of the group was initiated by the management of TPFP. General Director Mr. Dmitry Ignatiev said: ‘’ “AutoKrAZ” is our major customer. We produce today over 200 forging configurations. Products manufactured for KrAZ account for 66,2 percent of 94 percent of the total amount of products intended for Ukrainian customers, while products for other companies of the group account only for  0,3 percent. This makes it possible for us to ensure production to full capacity, provide our staff with job and pay to various budgets.

 KrAZ today gives a lead to all the companies of the group including Tokmak plant.  Both plants like tuning fork should be tuned at each other. Training in state-of-the-art Training Centre of KrAZ makes it possible to achieve our common goals in the best way possible. “

A program of training for TPFP technicians included lectures on personnel policies, economic and legal matters, manufacturing planning and quality management system. The lectures in the state-of-the-art Training Centre of the company were given by highly skilled specialists of “AutoKrAZ”.

It should be noted that skills upgrading, training and retraining for workers for assignment of higher qualification category and other training courses are a standard practice at KrAZ requiring considerable funds. In 2015 alone the company invested over UAH 1m in training for its staff.  The total number of workers who had training in the company’s Training Centre amounts to 994 persons, the number of managers, technicians and employees who upgraded their skills amounts to 382 persons including 264 engineers. What is more, every year foremen and senior foremen of Kremenchug vocational schools and College of Ostrogradsky Kremenchug National University have their practical training at KrAZ to confirm their skills or qualification. The company’s Training Centre also gives paid training for engineering companies technicians of the town.