Spending on external continuing education and training at KRONES AG (€ thousand) 2,396 2008 2,919 2009 1,415 2010 1,874 2011 3,115 71 La bo ur p ra ct ic es /s oc ie ty labOuR pRactIcES | pROMOtING qualIFIcatIONS aNd INvOlvEMENt Development reviews were conducted with nearly 4,000 employees (previous year: around 3,000) as part of our competence management efforts in 2011.