Updating competence is important at John Deere Oy

“We started conducting competence surveys at the turn of 2019–2020. We are constantly developing John Deere’s competence, and it was now important to survey the competence of new and older personnel,” says Production Manager Ari Toivanen.

The aim of the competence survey was to locate any possible deficiencies and to find out what training is needed at John Deere in the future.

As a result of the competence survey, Riveria has been able to offer training packages targeted to John Deere’s needs.

“The competence survey was generic and it utilised predefined occupational groups, on the basis of which we were able to use ready-made questions. The questions best suited to our needs were chosen, and we didn’t need to change much,” Ari says.

Would you recommend Riveria’s competence survey to others?

“A competence survey is worth trying. It would be ideal if Riveria could conduct the same survey for several companies in the same industry. This would ensure a good training provision for the needs of the entire North Karelia region, for example, in terms of short-term training,” Ari says.