94 4 | Sustainability at PRISA Staff enjoy total freedom to participate in trade unions and the Group fosters social dialogue for any internal debate that might improve the development of its businesses. The Group establishes minimum periods of notice for structural/organi-zational changes in accordance with the time limit established by law or collective agreements applicable in the countries in which it operates. Employee training Training and ongoing professional development of employees are a key component in the Group’s policy to maintain the hi-ghest standards of professionalism, quality and professional advancement. PRISA employees have access to a wide range of training opportunities, which are made available and are structured through different tools and formats, both classroom based and online (Campus PRISA). Training costs, as reflected in the income statement, were 778 millions of euros, with Spain accounting for 60% of this figure and the remainder spread out internationally. This has trans-lated into 39,284 hours of training over the year. With regard to face-to-face classroom training in 2016, an effort was made to coordinate all initiatives transversally in order to optimize all training plans across the business units and thereby improve both satisfaction and results. As a result, the number of classroom students grew from 499 in 2015 to a total of 788 students in 2016, a 36.7% increase. At the qua-litative level, satisfaction rates at the group level increased from 7.89 in 2015 to 8.12 in 2016 (Meanwhile, the satisfaction rates among students regarding the teaching staff rose from 8 in 2015 to 8.3 in 2016). Percentage of senior management1 from local area2 - 3 Argentina 100 Bolivia 100 Brazil 89 Northern Central America 95 Costa Rica 75 Panama 0 Chile 86 Colombia 79 Ecuador 80 Spain 100 Mexico 72 Paraguay 25 Peru 82 Portugal 97 Puerto Rico 60 Dominican Republic 60 Uruguay 100 US 74 Venezuela 100 Total 91 1 By senior management we mean the first and second level top managers of the business at each country. 2 By local worker we mean an employee who is working in his or her country of origin (where they were born or where they live legally). 3 The ratio of local senior management to total senior management of PRISA, that is, local + PRISA.
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