Challenge

Before Smart Arena, Cinkarna conducted most training in person—using PowerPoints, PDFs and classroom sessions. While effective in the past, this approach became difficult to scale:

• Training was inflexible, time-consuming and costly

• Onboarding took too long and required repeated sessions

• Content creation relied on manual preparation and took significant effort

• No unified digital solution existed for internal seminars or compliance training

• Employees could not access materials anytime or from any location

• Reporting and learning insights were limited

»Before, we relied on traditional in-person training, which was inflexible, costly, and hard to scale. PowerPoints and PDFs didn’t support modern learning.«
— Mateja Avberšek, HR, Cinkarna Celje«

Cinkarna needed a digital learning solution that would allow them to quickly transform internal know-how into e-learning and support their broader digital-transformation goals.

Solution: Fast and modern training with Smart Arena

With Smart Arena, Cinkarna gained an easy-to-use platform that enabled them to turn internal expertise into engaging digital content within minutes. The HR team began converting existing materials—policies, safety procedures, internal seminars—into interactive courses without external help.

Key improvements included:

1. Instant content digitization: Using existing documents (PowerPoints, PDFs, organizational directives) and transforming them into e-learning saved weeks of manual work.
2. Support for large-scale, fast onboarding: New employees now receive structured, consistent training that is always up to date.
3. Integration with IT systems: Smart Arena aligned with Cinkarna’s internal systems, ensuring secure access, data accuracy and compliance.
4. Modern learning experience for all employees: Training is now accessible anytime and anywhere, making learning flexible for both office and production teams.

“Smart Arena helped us turn dry material—like policies and compliance docs—into interactive, engaging content available anywhere.”
— Mateja Avberšek

Key results

1. Internal seminars delivered digitally: Internal expert knowledge can now be shared across the company much faster, without repeating the same training multiple times.
2. Training available anytime, anywhere: Employees can access learning materials when it suits their schedule—improving participation and completion.
3. Better compliance support: Policies and mandatory trainings are structured, tracked and stored in one place.

Why does it work?

• Easy content creation: Turn PowerPoints, PDFs and internal documents into interactive courses in minutes.
• Everything in one place: All internal seminars, onboarding modules and compliance content stored centrally.
• Better experience for employees: Engaging, flexible learning increases motivation and knowledge retention.

»It’s great that we can take existing materials, such as organisational directives and regulations, and turn them into content users actually enjoy.«