The students learn skills for a future career at Jabil, or in the manufacturing industry, to ensure Switzerland has the talent necessary to compete in the 21st century global economy. Our highly dedicated and impassioned employees lead these efforts by teaching the students skills in mechanical engineering, design engineering, logistics and information technology, just to name a few.
In 2021, a majority of the graduating apprentices decided to continue their career at Jabil. This investment strategy helps reduce recruitment and training costs because our seven sites located in Switzerland utilize this strong talent pool who are already trained on our systems, tools and latest technology. All apprentices come to Jabil with different experiences and backgrounds, ensuring that we capitalize on their diversities to help drive innovation.
“I love working with young people because it is incredibly rewarding to help them grow both personally and professionally,” said Philipp Erni, head of vocational training at the Skills Center in Balsthal. “For me, having the means to grow sustainable talent development for the company and share knowledge to better the lives of young individuals starting their careers excites me every day.”
Switzerland’s apprenticeship programs lead to federally recognized formal qualifications given to different occupations. Jabil sets itself apart from other training companies by offering apprentices a broad spectrum of technologies, such as additive manufacturing and specialist programming languages. Our amazing instructional staff deserve the credit for creating an environment that fosters the development of these students who participate in the program starting at 15-years-old.
Jabil recently opened a prestigious Jabil Skills Center in Balsthal to provide theoretical and practical training in manual and conventional manufacturing technologies. They also learn about safety, sustainability and mental health resilience. It is common to see apprentices of the past, who are now in leadership positions, talk to the students about the limitless career opportunities at Jabil.
Each year the apprentices come together to give back to their community with an environmentally focused sustainability project, teaching them the importance of being socially responsible and coming together as a team to complete a service project. This year they completed two projects: one focusing on cleaning up parks and public spaces and the other planting 80 trees in Forstverband Mümliswil. Together, over 2,294 volunteer hours were dedicated to enhancing the community.
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On the outskirts of our manufacturing facility in Wuxi, China, a small plot of land has become a symbol of hope for local organizations and community members in need. Hope Farm provides an opportunity for the site to give back to the community through multiple touchpoints; including an empowering relationship with the Zhi Kang Yuan Care Center for children with autism who experience firsthand learning about and caring for the crops.
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At Jabil, diversity is not only accepted but celebrated. When new members join our team, we work together in a way that empowers them to be their best selves, while encouraging them to help make a difference in our communities. In 2021, more than 100 Jabil employees volunteered their time supporting activities organized by Special Olympics Florida, taking a front-row seat to champion inclusivity.
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We pride ourselves in being a purpose-driven organization by empowering our employees to get involved with local charitable organizations to create volunteer opportunities for others to give back and drive positive change. In the spirit of caring, we recently began a Jabil journey to give back one million volunteer service hours in calendar year 2022.
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As part of our DEI commitment, we facilitate disability education and awareness to increase employment and development opportunities for people with disabilities at Jabil. In May 2020, the Jabil Dominican Republic team partnered with leading disability inclusion resource Disability:IN to provide best practices for interview techniques, inclusion and assimilation of people with disabilities into the workplace.
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Women at Jabil drive success for our business, our customers and the world. In 2020, we launched an internal development program for our STEP Ahead Award nominees where the women come together virtually over the course of six months to gain access to growth opportunities and to build their internal network.
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We understand good mental health is vital for a fulfilling life, at work and at home, and that it is a fundamental element of the resilience that enables people to cope with adversity and reach their full potential. In early 2021, we rolled out Mental Health Resilience Building trainings for leaders across the organization with the goal of having 90% of leadership trained by FY26.
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While Jabil has always placed a significant focus on putting procedures and safeguards in place to help ensure the safety of our operations and our people, we’ve escalated our attention to other factors that contribute to employee well-being. This includes our focus on mental health; ensuring all employees feel welcomed, valued and respected; and providing opportunities and programs across all our sites for employees to focus on their health.
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As a global company, COVID-19 has impacted every part of Jabil. Through it all, our main priority has been keeping our employees healthy. We also helped our customers accelerate the time-to-market for COVID-19 tests and rapidly ramped production of desperately needed medical devices like pulse oximeters and respirators.