Mandator and Training Partner enable Saab to: Check skills with web tool

Mandator and Training Partner enable Saab to: Check skills with web tool Mandator Kazoo and Training Partner AB are to provide an Internet-based system that will give Saab Automobile greater opportunities to manage issues concerning skills and training within the retail and wholesale chain throughout the entire world. - Information about staff skills and the skills required for various roles can be found in the system as well as accessible training, analyses and reports. No less important is the fact that, via the Internet, the system will be accessible globally, common to the entire Saab marketing organisation, says Markku Kanala, responsible salesman at Mandator. The pace of technological change means that ongoing, qualified skills development is essential for emplyees in all companies. The problem is how to keep track of who is to be trained in what and when. Thanks to the Internet-based support system, Saab is able to control and steer its skills development, thereby offering training at the right level, at the right time and for the right member of staff. Staff get the opportunity to participate in their own skills development through access to training and information in a way quite unlike anything seen before. Training Partner is responsible for project management and will assist by providing know-how in skills development within companies. Mandator is responsible for technical project management, systems development, installation and operation of the system, a system that is to be used globally by Saab's importers and dealers. .Mandator estimates the value of the project to SEK 2 million. Training Partner is a training company for the motor industry, not just in Sweden, but elsewhere in the world. In 1999, it trained around 7,000 people. Training covers all kinds of skill development for the motor industry, including employees at factories, importers and staff employed by retail dealers. Mandator AB For more information, please contact: Niklas Flyborg, Managing Director, Mandator Tel.: +46 8-402 31 00, mobile +46 70-594 96 78, Markku Kanala, responsible salesman, Mandator Tel.: +46 155-20 36 66, mobile +46 70-695 56 52 Anette Holster, Training Partner Logistics AB Tel.: +46 155-29 29 61, mobile +46 70-601 92 34 Gunnar Månsson, Training Partner AB Tel.: +46 155-29 29 62, mobile +46 70-601 92 32 ------------------------------------------------------------ Please visit http://www.bit.se for further information The following files are available for download: http://www.bit.se/bitonline/2000/02/10/20000210BIT01030/bit0001.doc http://www.bit.se/bitonline/2000/02/10/20000210BIT01030/bit0002.pdf