Learning and mentoring is a core value at Made Tech. We strive to continuously learn and improve ourselves. We want to share our own knowledge with others and adopt a mentoring mindset, both with team members and clients.
All team members receive an annual individual learning budget (pro rata’d) to support them with their professional development at Made Tech, whether that is for their current role or, to support their progression and career pathway at Made Tech. Individual learning budgets can be viewed and accessed via Hi Bob.
It is important that you are investing your individual learning budget on resources that will help you to develop professionally and we will only approve requests that support this.
We know that individuals all learn in different ways therefore there is a lot of variety in terms of how you could invest in your learning budget, examples could be (not exhaustive):
Professional memberships Conferences and events Subscriptions Specialised courses Books Webinars
Individual learning budgets are there for you to invest in your professional development, therefore any resources outside of this will not be approved. In addition, individual learning budgets are not able to cover the following:
Equipment Software Virtual games Travel and expenses
Where you spend your individual learning budget is not restricted, we would just ask that you use a reputable site if you are purchasing online so you know you are making a safe purchase. Further information on individual learning budgets and how to accces in Bob can be found in the team member guidance document.
There is also a variety of learning content developed and shared by people at Made Tech, plus partnerships with external providers for anything that we can't deliver in-house, like certifications and specialised courses.
Intro to Line Management
We deliver an inhouse intro to line management programme for all individuals or are new to line management at Made Tech. We are currently reviewing this course and looking to launch a revised programme by Quarter 3 (Dec-Feb)
Technical Training: Clean Code 101
We deliver an in person Clean Code 101 training programme, a bootcapmp covering programming concepts which is suitable for all Engineering levels. This programme is delivered througout the year - more information can be found at https://learn.madetech.com/technology/calendar/
Technical Training: Recapping TDD and Testing along the spectrum
A 1.5 day in person boot camp aimed to build confidence in 'test driven development' using different tools across different areas of teating. This programme is delivered througout the year - more information can be found at https://learn.madetech.com/technology/calendar/
What is Consulting and How I should do it at Made Tech.
A one day in person bootcamp covering the consulting market, how Made tech fits into that market, how to approach account strategy and influence your client. This course is suitable for all roles at Made tech. This programme is delivered througout the year - more information can be found at https://learn.madetech.com/technology/calendar/
Based on the feedback we have received that more junior roles in Made Tech would benefit from having an increased budget available to support their development earlier in their careers, and that senior roles would benefit from investment in a more custom learning programme, we have introduced a tapered amount dependent on role level.
Individual learning budgets will end as a benefit from the day it’s confirmed that a team member will be leaving Made Tech (e.g. when their notice has been accepted).
We have showcases every Friday between 4:30pm and 5pm. You'll have opportunities to present to the team, or learn something new from other teammates. All full-time team members should come along when work commitments allow.