Accenture invests more than 7% of our global turnover in training and development - in fact, during your first two years alone, you'll receive an average of 300 hours' training in total. In addition, a strong culture of knowledge sharing means that you will have access to a range of people and resources that help you to enhance your knowledge and experience, and develop your career. This is why the market value of our employees increases so quickly.
The perfect foundations: Our aim is to provide you with a continuous learning environment, and in particular with the skills to succeed in the eEconomy - through training that is linked to your assignments and your choices.
Structured trainings: As you build your career at Accenture, you will have plenty of opportunities to enhance your professional abilities, build new capabilities and proficiencies and develop effective team-building and management skills through some of the most state-of–the-art training tools and techniques.
Project assignments: The on-the-job professional development you will receive at Accenture is second-to-none. Through your day-to-day project assignments, you will be exposed to a variety of leading-edge technologies and business scenarios. Your real-life client experience will give you an outstanding understanding of the important issues facing business today. Almost immediately, you're making a real impact and can see the results of applying your expertise to our clients' business.
Access to experts: An important source of learning and development is the close collaboration with your colleagues. Apart from belonging to a market-based project team, you will have access to global expertise across the firm through our Knowledge Xchange - system of 33,000 databases (1,5 million pages in 14 global libraries) connecting over 100,000 professionals.
eSkills rapid training and development: eSkills training is tailored to the specific requirements of assignments, but can range from building technical skills to designing web applications to uncovering the unique challenges and techniques of planning and managing an eCommerce project. Always the goal of eSkills training is to ensure that you, personally, and Accenture as a whole, have the skills to succeed in the electronic economy.
At Accenture, individuals who join our firm have the opportunity to participate in a unique, self-directed learning approach to managing their career development. Our people can identify their individual goals and milestones and the training associated with this in order to create their own curriculum and development plan.
Career guidance is available through a number of sources including current supervisors, formal and informal mentors and human resource representatives. Promotions are based on strong job performance, demonstrated proficiency in the required skills and business need. The huge diversity of opportunities within the organization allows for career planning options to suit the variety of needs, skills and interests among our employees. We strive to provide flexible career paths and options.
You will find these general career levels throughout our Consulting organization:
Analyst: develop core competency skills; eventually, individuals with relevant experience begin to supervise and train others.
Consultant: strengthen supervisory skills; develop solid foundation in application of core competency and problem-analysis skills.
Manager: broaden team management skills; expand skills in specific competency, skill track and industry or other specialized areas.
Senior Manager: deepen specialized skills in business, industry, competency and skill track areas; exercise thought leadership in client projects.
Senior Executive: supervise client relationships; forge new and enduring client relationships; exercise independent judgement in business development; become a leader in professional and civic communities.
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