Alstom has inaugurated a new welding and assembly training center in Mátranovák, Hungary, marking a significant investment in the professional development of employees at Alstom’s Hungarian facility. The center will be used both to train new specialists and to improve the skills of employees already working in production.
The new training center includes 10 welding stations, a cutting machine, two jib cranes, as well as component clamping and rotating devices, identical to those already used in production. The facility is designed to replicate the conditions in the production workshop as closely as possible, allowing trainees to make the transition from theoretical training to working on the production line much more easily and quickly.
In addition to applied practical training, the center has a classroom dedicated to theoretical training, as well as changing rooms and a common area for program participants. Trainees will spend between 8 and 12 weeks mastering the precise welding techniques required to manufacture bogie frames, learning basic metalworking skills, and acquiring competence in the safe and correct use of the tools and equipment installed on the production line.
“The new teaching methodology, developed by my colleagues specifically for our needs, as well as the new training center, provide an excellent opportunity to further expand cooperation with vocational education institutions in the region. From this point of view, we are in a very good position, as we are now accredited as a dual training center and are authorized to provide practical training in several trades,” said Carine Siegwalt, director of the Alstom plant in Mátranovák.
These initiatives will help strengthen the labor market in the region by providing essential knowledge and skills to people interested in steel structure assembly. The new training center also plays a key role in reinforcing the “Right First Time!” principle among the plant’s employees, supporting increased plant efficiency and customer satisfaction, and ensuring a stable and promising future for the Mátranovák plant.
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