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Sustainable Development Intangible motivation In order to retain qualified specialists, the Russian Aquaculture Group pays attention to internal social programmes and intangible employee motivation programmes. The following programmes are in effect in the Group: • system of benefits (voluntary health and accident insurance, corporate transport and housing, valuable gifts for holidays to employees and their children, organisation of social and corporate events, annual best employee awards); programmes to support employees in difficult life situations; • programmes to involve the younger generation in environmental issues (children's competitions and other events). All employees working in the Far North (subdivisions in the Murmansk region and the Republic of Karelia) are covered by the Dark Nights corporate programme, which aims to ease the psychological condition of employees during winter months and particularly during the polar night. The project includes: • social and cultural events (tickets to theatres, concerts and other events are purchased following an analysis of employees' interests); • sports events (swimming pool and sports club memberships are purchased for employees, team games such as football, hockey and various marathons are sponsored); • weekly supply of fresh vegetables, fruit and vitamins to workers and their families; . improvement of amenities in remote locations. Human resource training and development The Russian Aquaculture Group focuses on improvement of professional knowledge, skills and abilities of its employees to effectively solve the tasks within the Company strategy. The Group's business is specific; we employ highly qualified specialists in various fields, and many of them are required to periodically confirm their qualifications and undergo further training. This primarily implies safety of the employees as they perform high-risk operations on water and underwater, and the responsibility of the business. RUB >7 mln invested in staff development and training in 2021 Key Competencies in Fish Farming Norwegian VAL college has been a Company's partner in the development of key competencies in fish farming for more than four years; new fish cages complex employees are annually sent there in March-April to obtain theoretical and practical skills. Employees of the Company's Biological Service receive annual training from Norwegian partners as well as at Russian educational institutions, gaining theoretical and practical knowledge in biological safety, health prevention and fish disease diagnosis. Drawings by children from the Murmansk region, who have taken part in the Underwater World competition organised by the Company The following types of training are used in the Group: • • Core external: mandatory refresher courses for certain positions, health and safety and environmental training. Additional external: developing staff competences, gaining new knowledge. • Additional internal: training is provided by employees with the best competencies in certain areas. For the external training programmes, the Company cooperates with higher education institutions: Skolkovo Innovation Centre, Northern Federal University named after M. V. Lomonosov, Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO), Bauman Moscow State Technical University, as well as various consulting companies. All employee training is organised centrally by the Human Resource Department in accordance with the current training plan within the set budget. Development of Managerial Competencies and Professional Skills The present-day business processes are permanently changing, and as new technologies appear, competencies and managerial skills of the employees shall constantly improve. The Company actively cooperates with the Skolkovo School of Management, large training centres in Russia and abroad. This is an investment in the future of employees and the Company as a whole. Training Effectiveness Evaluation The following tools are used to evaluate the effectiveness of the training provided: assessment of the participant's satisfaction with the training; • assessment of the training material assimilation; • assessment of the dynamics of the trainee's working behaviour, including competences (within one month of training by observation of the employee by the line manager); assessment of the dynamics of the trainee's performance changes; • assessment of the dynamics of the Company's performance changes and the financial effect of the training. Based on the results of the training effectiveness evaluation, the content of the programme may be revised, the training provider and other parameters may be changed. 86 PJSC Russian Aquaculture | Annual Report 2021 www.russaquaculture.ru/en/ 87 62
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