El Corte Inglés provided more than 1.1 million hours of training to its employees in 2020

What: With an average of 12.8 hours per employee, the company has invested more than EUR 14.3 million in training. 

Why it is important: The average age of the workforce is 44.1 years, which demonstrates the company’s ability to retain employees. El Corte Inglés is committed to training as a key tool to retain and attract talent.

This total hours include 614,833 hours of face-to-face courses and 545,948 hours online. Almost 27,000 employees have been trained this year to integrate online sales with face-to-face sales and training in product knowledge and market trends.