Continuous learning is a trend that we encourage and facilitate. The Pauwels Consulting Academy is, in addition to our internal training, our one-on-one coaching and our Pauwels Acceleration Program, an initiative through which we invest in the training & skills of our consultants. You can choose to attend these sessions, they are not obligatory. The content of the sessions is provided by our own consultants and specialized partner organizations. During these workshops, your colleagues at Pauwels Consulting or field experts will tell you about a project, a technique, a methodology or useful tips and best practices you can use in your own projects.

The Pauwels Consulting Academy consists of 3 pillars:

• Tech skills
• Soft skills
• Happy skills

Tech skills: As a consultant, it is important that you stay up to date with the latest developments, methodologies, software or techniques within life sciences, IT or engineering. Acquiring professional knowledge is important in order to further define and develop your career path. Example: data integrity, lean management, cGMP, BIM

Soft skills: The industrialisation and automation of our jobs leads to a shift in the range of tasks and consequently, that requires a better interpersonal skillset. We like to invest in the soft skills of our employees. That’s why offer sessions called ‘the skills of the future’ during which we prepare our employees for this shift: e.g. focus management, emotional intelligence and leadership & networking.

Happy skills: We find the well-being of our employees very important. A happy person is more creative, more dedicated, has more energy and is more productive. That’s why we organize workshops about physical health, but also psychosocial health e.g. the power of sleep, mindfulness, breathe stress-free (heart coherence), healthy apéro workshop,… In addition to our training offer, we organize, sponsor or participate in many sporting events such as the Marathon of Ghent, Chairman’s classic, Spartacus, 10 Miles, Pauwels Green Challenge,…

The aim of the Pauwels Consulting Academy is to pass on and share knowledge, which can then be applied in our job & every day routine. In addition, we would like to boost networking and collegiality among our employees during these sessions. Developing a strong network is an important factor for a consultant. During our after-work drinks we pay attention to connecting our Pauwels people.