We want our people to achieve their goals while building the knowledge and expertise to help our clients become high-performance businesses. You’ll have access to a renowned training program throughout your career to support your career development and stay at the top of your game. In fact, in 2008 we invested nearly $750 million in training and professional development and provided an average of 76 hours of training per person, which equates to spending $5000 on training per person. So, as you progress, you will have the opportunity to master a core curriculum at each stage of development to be promoted to the next career level. The curriculum will vary, depending on your level, industry group and specialization, but will involve developing a portfolio of business, technology and industry expertise, together with professional skills such as leadership, communication, management, business acumen and selling. You’ll also have opportunities to hone your functional skills and expertise in your area of specialization. We offer a variety of formal and informal training programs at every level to help you acquire and build specialized skills faster. Learning takes place both on the job and through formal training conducted online, in the classroom, or in collaboration with teammates. The sheer variety of work we do, and the experience it offers, provide an unbeatable platform from which to build a career. A learning environment You’ll gain invaluable knowledge from high-caliber mentors, colleagues and clients with whom you are likely to come into contact every day. Our senior executives, in particular, are people you can learn from – they lead the way in helping us achieve even higher performance, both for ourselves and for our clients. They will work with you to ensure you reach the full potential of your career development. Online training Not only does Accenture have a wide range of people and methodologies to learn from, we also have an innovative learning tool called “myLearning”. This is an Internet-based training facility that brings together Accenture’s learning resources, both electronic and traditional classroom learning, as well as products offered from outside vendors, onto one website. With just a few clicks, you will have access to most of the training and development you will need. Online knowledge resources All Accenture people have access to our comprehensive database housing all the knowledge and toolkits relevant to our business. It’s like a vast online encyclopedia accessible through our employee portal—the Accenture Portal—and powered by our own search engine. Each business practice has its own series of resources, job aids, sample deliverables, best practice guidelines and other tools.