A new learning culture at Saubermacher

How one of Austria's largest waste disposal companies is taking corporate learning to a new level with imc.

Saubermacher: elearning in waste disposal with LMS and authoring tool

Saubermacher AG, founded in 1979 by Hans and Margret Roth, is a leading waste management and recycling company headquartered in Feldkirchen near Graz. With around 3,600 employees in 8 countries, the company serves around 1,600 municipalities and 42,000 companies.   

Saubermacher relies on smart services and innovative technologies and has received several awards for its commitment to sustainability. 

THE PROJECT
THE CHALLENGE

Looking for a centralized platform for training and further education

Saubermacher was using various tools in the area of learning. These were to be brought together: "The aim was to offer our employees a central platform on which they can complete training and further education independently," explains Clara Gögele, Group HR Management at Saubermacher. 

 

The various tools for face-to-face and online training, as well as the fact that the app used came from an additional provider, created a lot of administrative work in HR development, for example for sending out reminders, managing lists and reporting. The team wanted more efficiency. 

 

"Audit compliance also plays a major role for us," explains Gögele. "In order to meet the requirements, we need strong monitoring for the legally relevant training courses." 

THE SOLUTION

Learning management and content creation from a single source

The project was primarily located in HR development, but the IT department was involved in the project from the outset and was responsible for the technical implementation of the interface. After defining the technical and functional requirements, the team carried out a market analysis and had various solutions from several providers presented to them. 

 

"We looked at various products, including solutions that could only cover online content, for example," reports Gögele. "But the mix was important to us. We wanted to cover all of our training courses without having to rely on different systems again." 

 

This is why the imc Learning Suite was ultimately chosen as the Learning Management System (LMS) in combination with imc Express. 

RESULT AND OUTLOOK

Greater efficiency and inspiring content

The team had a tight schedule for the roll-out of the learning management system. Even though minor hurdles were encountered during the roll-out, the software was successfully launched at the planned time. "The initial feedback was very positive," says Gögele. "The Learning Suite is a modern system that employees find easy to use. We have also noticed that our employees are more motivated because they can discover and register for interesting courses themselves." 

 

Even after just a short time, HR Development sees great potential for time savings through the Learning Suite and imc Express. In addition, user groups with specific attributes allow employees to be supported much more individually than before with little effort. The imc Learning Suite fulfills Saubermacher's complex requirements. 

 

Managers like the fact that they can easily register their team members for important courses. They can also keep an eye on what their employees are interested in. 

 

Saubermacher has benefited from imc Express in onboarding in particular. The various departments within the company are currently developing digital learning content with less effort. The aim is to provide new employees with a quick and interactive overview of the company. 

 

Initially only office-based employees were given access to the tools, the next step is for field-based employees to follow. Clara Gögele sees particular potential for mobile use here: "For us, this was a must-have so that we can fully integrate employees who don't have their own desk or laptop." 

 

In a further step, Saubermacher subsidiaries will also be able to use the imc Learning Suite and imc Express. 

 

Clara Gögele summarizes: "With imc, we can take the learning culture to a new level and promote independence and digital learning. This allows us to set another milestone towards digital transformation within our company. 

WHAT OUR CUSTOMERS SAY
"With imc, we can take learning to a new level and promote a new learning culture."
Clara Gögele
Group HR Management
Saubermacher