Objective 4
To share expertise and broaden cooperation with higher education institutions
Companies from the PGNiG Group are committed to building lasting relations with students and research communities, supporting schools which educate young people and providing internship and work placement opportunities. As regards this group of stakeholders, PGNiG also feels it is important to enhance its professional image while maintaining a friendly attitude towards young people. In addition, the Company is taking steps to secure its status as a preferred employer and as a centre of professional expertise for university students.
To this end, Geofizyka Kraków is a regular participant and one of the main sponsors of the Kraków Engineering Careers Fair (Inżynierskie Targi Pracy w Krakowie), taking an active interest in scientific conferences and professional workshops organised by students. These initiatives are mostly addressed to students of geophysics and similar disciplines, but can also involve students from other – for example economics-related – faculties. In 2011, Geofizyka Kraków experts took part in the Careers Fair, International Geosciences’ Students Conference held under the auspices of the EAGE, and in 2011 the GEOSFERA Workshop for Geophysics Students. During the course of these events, Geofizyka Kraków’s image-building activities focused on two fields. Firstly, the company presented its current job openings and introduced itself as a prospective employer, and more importantly, it also gave specialist presentations and workshops for participants. Experts from the company shared their knowledge and experience with the students, speaking not only about geophysics, but also other, supporting disciplines such as HR management and logistics.
Pomorska Spółka Gazownictwa Sp. z o.o. gave the green light to students by adopting uniform internship rules. The idea behind this was to provide young people with an opportunity to gain their first professional experience, while helping the company in its current work. In launching the internship programme, the company gained more than just necessary support for individual projects or temporary substitutes for employees who are ill or on leave, but also benefited from the new perspectives offered by newcomers. The involvement, creativity and natural talent of these young people contribute to a better atmosphere at work, encouraging new ideas and ambitious performance. The project was targeted at students and graduates who had acquired at least a secondary school education and were not yet 30 years old as at the first day of their internship. In 2011, 22 young people enrolled in the programme at the Pomorska Spółka Gazownictwa. The internship programme, described in detail at www.psgaz.pl, covered all areas of the company’s operations – from working with gas systems and networks to HR and PR.
2011 also marked the end of the two-year ‘Comprehensive programme for development of the professional skills of the students of the Sanitary Industry Vocational School No. 3 in Łódź, in cooperation with Mazowiecka Spółka Gazownictwa Sp. z o.o.’, which was fully financed with EU funds. The project, organised by Mazowiecka Spółka Gazownictwa Sp. z o.o. with the help of students and teachers from the Vocational School No. 3 in Łódź, was aimed at extending the appeal of vocational training at the school by improving the teachers’ professional skills, providing vocational training to students and supplying additional educational materials related to the gas industry. As part of the programme, the school received computers and a library with over 330 books on gas engineering, as well as trade magazines. Furthermore, special training courses for the students were organised.
Acting in the best interest of vocational training in the field of oil mining in western Poland, PGNiG Zielona Góra Branch, Poszukiwania Naftowe Diament Sp. z o.o. and the Sulęczyno State School of Higher Vocational Education signed an agreement concerning establishment of a course of study in Power Engineering – Oil and Gas Mining at the faculty of Power Engineering. Under the agreement, the Branch undertook to find teachers of subjects such as geology, reservoir engineering and hydrocarbon production and to provide students with work placement opportunities at the Branch.