{"id":7960,"date":"2023-08-15T12:45:00","date_gmt":"2023-08-15T10:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.coralynne.co.za\/blog\/?p=7960"},"modified":"2023-10-12T12:50:41","modified_gmt":"2023-10-12T10:50:41","slug":"sew-eurodrive-builds-learning-partnerships-with-its-driveacademy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.coralynne.co.za\/blog\/sew-eurodrive-builds-learning-partnerships-with-its-driveacademy\/","title":{"rendered":"SEW-EURODRIVE BUILDS LEARNING PARTNERSHIPS WITH ITS DRIVEACADEMY\u00ae"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

With its focus on close collaboration with its customers, SEW-EURODRIVE has further raised the technological bar at its DriveAcademy\u00ae in recent years. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Committed to providing strong technical skills support behind its range of products, SEW-EURODRIVE has offered the services of its DriveAcademy\u00ae for a decade already. With the move to its new and expanded headquarters at Aeroton in Gauteng, the company has taken its learning facilities to the next level, according to Zander Claassens, Training Manager at SEW-EURODRIVE. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDeveloping skills among our employees and customers has always been a high priority for SEW-EURODRIVE,\u201d says Claassens. \u201cThe performance and reliability of our products is directly enhanced when stakeholders understand the technical details and select the right product for the application; this is a cornerstone of our successful business growth.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the past 18 months, there has been significant upgrading of resources in the DriveAcademy\u00ae, after the company moved into its new Industry 4.0-ready plant. These included state-of-the-art media rooms in the training wing, and the implementation of didactic products and next-generation training equipment. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Innovation is at the heart of SEW-EURODRIVE\u2019s approach to technology, so it is unsurprising that the company takes a similar line in skills development. Keeping up with new training methods while still remaining adaptable is the only way to stay ahead of the continuous waves of change, he argues. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe are constantly updating our training material, and also upgrading our own skills as trainers \u2013 adopting new ways of presenting,\u201d he says. \u201cWe regularly attend international conferences in person or virtually, to discuss these innovations and share information.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He highlights that the DriveAcademy\u00ae in South Africa is one of the first to adopt and implement augmented reality, with an eye on Industry 4.0 \u2013 allowing trainees to learn through holograms and holographic overlays.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNot only is this a highly effective method, but is something that few people have been exposed to so it generates considerable interest and excitement among trainees,\u201d he says. \u201cWhere trainees are exposed to memorable experiences like these, then the retention of information tends to be much greater.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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With its focus on providing solutions, SEW-EURODRIVE leverages its DriveAcademy\u00ae by applying relevant knowledge to achieve this goal. Trainees in recent years have come from various sectors including automotive, mining, refining and steel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe provide bespoke training for customers based on the products that they use, as well as standard product training courses with an introductory overview in drive engineering,\u201d explains Claassens. \u201cAs with our staff, each role within a business has different requirements, so we tailor the training to suit the need.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He notes that within the global SEW-EURODRIVE family, there are 85 drive technology centres with training departments spread across 54 countries. He emphasises that there is a strong commitment to sharing knowledge for the benefit of the global SEW-EURODRIVE brand. Ensuring high quality of deliverables, all the Drive Academies comply with the SEW-EURODRIVE international corporate standard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDue to the technical nature of our product portfolio, all of the training we offer is concluded with theoretical and practical tests, and competency is only declared when certain targets are met,\u201d he explains. \u201cThrough this simple but effective process, our staff, agents and customers come to a better comprehension of their chosen topics.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Embracing the latest training technologies \u2013 including augmented reality \u2013 SEW-EURODRIVE is investing in the skills of its staff and customers as a key element of building partnerships in the market. Training manager Zander Claassens highlights that skills development is an important value-add for customers who invest in SEW-EURODRIVE\u2019s leading edge equipment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":7961,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[162],"class_list":["post-7960","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-client-focus","tag-sew-eurodrive"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.coralynne.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7960","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.coralynne.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.coralynne.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.coralynne.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.coralynne.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7960"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.coralynne.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7960\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.coralynne.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7961"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.coralynne.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7960"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.coralynne.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7960"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.coralynne.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7960"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}