The Next Generation of IT Harnessing the Potential of Trainees
summary
ING runs six external trainees so far, five convert to internal hires and retention is 100% after the placement period with an average promotion every three years; trainees arrive with SQL certificate, basic Java and Azure training, teach themselves tools like Visual Basic and build practical changes such as created alerting mechanism and deployment pipeline, and even lead a MySQL database migration; outcomes are increased innovation, stronger learning culture and improved talent pipeline but require time and mentoring capacity.
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chapters (10)
- 0:00Introduction
- 0:42Social work to IT engineering
- 3:54Invest in IT traineeships
- 6:41ING’s traineeship program
- 8:53Trainee backgrounds
- 10:57Innovation through trainees
- 15:12Learning culture with trainees
- 18:05Talent pipeline and retention
- 21:58Successful traineeship conditions
- 24:46Closing remarks
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