Evidently, the city of Trollhättan, Sweden has recently applied for and received approximately 2 million euros from the European Union to provide training to 247 employees at Saab & GM Powertrain Sweden. This money will go directly to Saab Automobile’s staff members for this education almost immediately.

In the next two years, another 112 engineers from Saab & GM Powertrain will be educated at the local University West college in Trollhattan in the unigraph Computer Aided Design computer system and 135 employees will gain education in maintenance and production in electronics, thermodynamics.

This is absolutely incredible, and it shows that the local region is serious and educating their local workforce for the jobs of the future through Sweden’s socialized educational system.

It’s nice to see another positive for Saab Automobile and their hard working staff.

Here is the piece from TTELA, loosely translated:

All is not gloomy in Saab Automobile in these days. Saab and GM Powertrain have two million from the EU to train staff. “Without the support of the municipality’s business unit, we had never received the application,” says Saab’s Educational Kari Jansson. She is also grateful to Livio Benedetto and Gert-Inge Andersson from Trollhättan city has taken hold of an application in the industrial sector in the whole Fyrbodal.

Saab receive EU money 20 million request road Fyrbodals Industry

TROLLHÄTTAN Saab Automobile receive two million from the EU to train 247 employees.

- We are very glad and satisfied, “says Educational Kari Jansson.

Soon, a request for 20 million kronor to Fyrbodal-off companies to the EU.
In our area, the following projects, money for skills development from the European Social Fund.

Announcement on education funding last Thursday, the day of Saab Automobile alerted 750 employees on termination.
Already in May to the first team in school.

During the two years will be 112 engineers from the Saab and GM Powertrain trained in the computer aided design program Unigraphic at University West. 135 employees who work with the maintenance of production to be trained in electronics, thermodynamics and more college and Lärcentrum.

- It means a lot to us, “says Kari Jansson.

Mobilize for better times

Saab Automobile has lost important komp’s when the company had to get rid of consultants.

- Constructor expertise is of course necessary for Saab’s future. And maintenance techniques are central to the production will run smoothly.

At the same time is training for the individual. If Saab can not be saved, the employee still had the knowledge to make it easier to get a new job.

Cooperation may provide more
Saab needs of skills development is much greater than this, two million will only cover the most urgent and strategic needs.

But Trollhättans city (which made the application), and Saab has followed the EU rules, which says that greater sum can not be paid to an individual company. It has not prevented Scania and Stockholm County Council from applying for 160 million, money the company will probably be.

G̦teborg region was on Thursday 50 million to Western Power, which also will go to training in the automotive industry Рprobably Volvo Cars and more.

- It is clear that we believe that Saab and our other car companies should get more money, “said Gert-Inge Andersson (S), Chairman of Trollhättan.
Trollhättan work already in full swing with an application for skills development throughout Fyrbodal, for 20 million.
- It includes a network of subcontractors, an engineering network based in Uddevalla, Saab Automobile and Fyrbodals communes, “says Livio Benedetto, Coordinator of the municipality’s business unit.

Clearance from the European Social Fund in June.

Learn from others

Trollhättan city intends vacuum EU funds after more money, and would like to see the government searched the support of the EU Globalization Fund, which is precisely to the notice in major structural changes.

- Among others, Peugeot had 15 million. Sweden should look more at how France and Germany do, “said Gert-Inge Andersson.