In 2007, each PotashCorp employee received an average of 57 hours of training. This is 12 percent less than in 2006. Training to improve workplace effectiveness of the company's employees accounted for almost 90 percent of all training received.

The top five training categories were:

• Training to improve job skills (37 percent of training hours provided)
• Safety training (18 percent)
• Crisis and emergency response training (10 percent)
• Apprenticeship training (7 percent) and
• Employee development (6 percent)

Lifelong Learning

Employee training or assistance provided by PotashCorp to upgrade skills includes internal training courses, funding support for external training, and tuition assistance for college-level or higher degrees.

Tuition Reimbursements

Employee Tuition Reimbursements
Country	Number of Employees Assisted	Total Disbursements ($)
Canada	17	20,102
US	19	90,904
Trinidad	46	20,000
Brazil	6	15,419
Total	88	146,425
Source: PotashCorp

Transition Assistance Programs

PotashCorp provides only limited transitional assistance to support employees who are leaving the company for reasons of retirement or termination. The approach varies from country to country.

Transition Assistance Programs

Transition Assistance Programs
Program	Program Is Provided
	US	Canada	Trinidad	Brazil
Pre-Retirement Planning for Intended Retirees	Yes	Yes	As required	No
Retraining for Those Intending to Continue Working	No	No	No	No
Job Placement Services	As required	As required	No	No
Training/Counseling on Transitioning to a Non-Working Life	No	No	As required	No
Severance Pay	As required	As required	Covered by other benefit plans	Yes
Source: PotashCorp