Innovation Incubator
summary
Company runs a German dual apprenticeship that takes ~6 trainees a year for 2.5–3 years, yielding a government-recognized diploma; Singa has 17 staff with 3 trainees, partner Netways 72 staff with 9 trainees. Trainees alternate two-week public-school blocks and company work, learn Linux, Git/GitLab, Docker, SQL, PowerShell, Raspberry Pi, then pick projects like an internal cookbook. Training method uses project rotations and presentation-focused assessments; main issues are remote work, outdated school curricula, and language barriers, but trainees are paid to learn.
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chapters (10)
- 0:00Innovation Incubator intro
- 2:56German house building program
- 5:05Singer Netways trainee program
- 9:21First year curriculum and projects
- 12:53GitLab training project example
- 16:51Cross-department learning and rotations
- 19:40Trainee integration benefits
- 23:36Trainee program challenges
- 26:24Trainee program barriers and solutions
- 27:49Program successes and long-term benefits
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