Make your mark
Personal development and learning

Personal development

and learning

At GFT Poland, we focus on development - and these are not just empty words. Lifelong learning is part of our DNA. By joining us, you are joining one of our Job Families, who care about the specialized development of their members. They help exchange experience, choose the right training, certifications, conferences or industry events. Job Families make sure that each and every one of us can consciously and effectively build our dream development path in our chosen specialty. With our families, you come out well both in the picture and in your career development! :)

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Learning

You have plenty of professional development opportunities to make your mark here, including domain-specific trainings (like finance and banking), access to e-learning platforms (such as Pluralsight, Egghead, O'Reilly, A Cloud Guru, Udemy, Coursera), cloud certifications, conferences, mentoring programs or business and tech communities. We share knowledge both in chat boxes, in the lobbies, and on team chats, as well as in the form of cyclical webinars conducted by numerous internal tech communities.

We support certificates from A to Z - we offer mentoring, preparation sessions, and we pay for the exams. Annually, about 150 people from our team obtain certificates in the field of AWS, GCP, Azure, Kubernetes, Terraform, Java and many other technologies.

Knowledge areas

Technology: expertise in the most trending tech topics like Cloud, AI, DLT & Blockchain and more

Business: knowledge in project development, methodology, business analyst and sales

Leadership & soft skills: grow and develop the interpersonal skills needed to self-manage and manage others

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Partner certifications

Reach the next level

Learn

anywhere and anytime through classes, digital trainings, mentorship

Adjust

your career path with the support of line managers and Job Family Leads aligned with our feedback culture

Grow

by creating your own individual development plan and reaching your objectives

There is more than one way to make your mark.

Program Power: You wish to grow as a specialist, and the role of manager is just not for you? Great! We give you power on 3 career paths: Solution Delivery, Subject Matter Expert, Leadership. You can develop your career technically or managerially according to your preferences.

Our performance elements

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The GFT Career Model is the common global framework for professional growth aligned with the GFT Core Values. It enables our talents to take their career to the next level by setting clear expectations for employees’ performance based on their job family and level.

Although technical skills are important, we also provide a framework that supports the development of core skills like communication, learning agility, influencing, problem solving & analytical thinking, teaming & building relationships, strategic thinking and planning & delivery. These skills influence our performance management culture, our mindset, and our attitudes towards our work and our team.

Mentoring Program

WomenTech

As the IT sector is a male-dominated industry, we especially support women to succeed in the tech industry. We established our WomenTech Mentoring Programme as part of DE&I strategy, supporting women to feel empowered, confident and contribute to our success.

The WomenTech Mentoring Programme has been a great success in developing skills such as confidence, self-awareness, communication, and others, encouraging GFT women in various countries to improve themselves and become leaders. In 2022, two Spanish and one international edition were completed, with a total of 55 mentees. GFT Costa Rica, Germany, Switzerland and the USA led young talents trough eight mentoring sessions in which they received valuable career advice from mentors and speakers.

In 2023, the WomenTech programme is being rolled out to all 15 GFT countries. To date, 4 editions have been launched with 77 graduates, and there are more to come.

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Accelerated Leadership Programme (ALP)

Become an inspiring leader with our Accelerated Leadership Programme! The programme consists of 8 modules focusing on business knowledge and management skills. In the course of a year, you’ll go through all the important areas of our work.

You’ll get new perspectives, gain experience, and unleash your potential. We combine daily project work with coaching and provide you with management tools.

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Global networking: 15 countries

Combination of business and managerial skills

Diploma from prestigious business school

More than 300 graduates since 2014

60% female participation in 2023

„Challenging markets require challenging leaders. Growth environment with the people who strongly believe in continuous learning is the best possible place to give your career a new boost. That is why I’ve chosen ALP program and joined the community of experts from all over the world. Not only to learn and develop new skills but mostly to understand various business contexts, culture and to bring “the quality way of working together” to higher level.“

Maciej Małek

Delivery Manager

GFT Poland