Employee growth and development is considered a core competency for the development of the Company. Adhering to modern corporate training concepts, we have carried out systematic training sessions for all employees, strived to establish a learning enterprise, cultivate intellectuality in employees, and present good interaction between employees’ growth and the company’s development. Following the “three team” strategy, we have established an organizational system with uniform regulations, clear management levels and powerful leadership; a training network base with appropriate functions, proper scale and high efficiency; a scientific training system with clear responsibilities; and a full-time and part-time teaching team with various levels covering all main fields.

With emphasis on the development of skilled talent, we planned to build a grassroot operating team presenting high diligence, high quality, a suitable structure and a strong execution capability, in the three years following 2007. We strive to accomplish that all operating employees participate in the training, holding the certificates and master degrees necessary to operating knowledge and skills.

In recent years, the accumulated investment in training exceeded RMB0.8 billion yuan, about 2.8 million employees-times have participated in training sessions and on average, each employee have taken more than 5 days on training every year. In 2007, we organized 115 core training programs with attendance of 9,151 employee-times; regional companies organized over 1,600 professional training programs with 520,000 employees-times and more than 98% of professional staff on key posts receiving training. In addition to the establishment of training bases, various on-job training and skill competitions effectively improved the skills of operating staff.

Furthermore, each year, the selected outstanding management staff and technical experts have the opportunity to participate in professional training sessions in the areas including foreign language, international business, MBA and law programs at renowned universities and training institutes in China and abroad to cultivate an international vision and world-class operating skills and promoting an integrated and healthy career development.