Training Magazine Europe April 2015 | Page 23

theoretical and practical training they need to bridge the gap between what they have learned in university and what they need to be successful in their career as a Software Developer, Quality Assurance Engineer or Technical Support Specialist.

Our employees are offered a structured career path within Xoomworks, which ensures very high staff retention rates for our clients. This career path is underpinned by our training policy:

Training Policy:

• Every employees receives an allowance of 6 days per annum reserved for training

• Our technical leadership team is heavily focused on training the staff

• All training offered is centred around a bespoke training timetable which is updated on a regular basis. This includes classroom training, online training, certifications, internal training and conference attendance.

• A key element of our employees’ personal development is their timetabled personal training plan

Can you take us step-by-step why it was a success?

As of today, more than fifty percent of our software developers have joined us as trainees or Technical Support Specialists, and have grown within Xoomworks and their client team. Bundled with our One Team Approach, our structured and continuous approach to personal development ensures our resources are highly skilled and knowledge retention, which translates into superior long term value for our clients.

What do you recommend our readers do with this strategy?

Critical to the success of this training strategy is a structured long term approach, a full commitment to personal development and to work in close collaboration with the end clients and universities.

How does your company help organizations?

Xoomworks Technology Outsourcing helps technology savvy companies to solve their software development challenges cost effectively, by providing dedicated teams of near shore skilled resources.

We can work directly as part of a team or can take full ownership of the development process. We have strong capability in open source, web, mobile and QA technologies and we have deep expertise in the travel, financial and gaming business sectors. Ultimately we help our clients to build competition beating technology.

How can our readers find out more about Xoomworks?

http://www.xoomworks.com/us/technology-outsourcing

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