We all want to be productive, and we can usually come up with the right goals and objectives. The problem is that we don’t always know how to make sure that those goals are being met, or who to turn to if they are not. That’s what makes a good training program effective: it helps you figure out what your goals are, and then helps you achieve them by providing the training you need, whether it be in terms of managing your time effectively or leveling up your creative abilities.
At CodeCraft, we have a long-standing commitment to investing in the training and development of our employees. We’ve designed our training to be highly practical, with a focus on hands-on learning and enabling exposure to real-world scenarios.
We have experts in the industry who design and deliver updated training on an as-needed basis. They also curate and make available proven sources of learning for engineers of various levels of experience. In the post Covid scenario, it is critical that we ensure that the fresh engineers joining us get hands-on training on the foundations of programming and on the tools and technologies they need to use to code and collaborate effectively in a team. Additionally, our training helps software engineers to build professional connections and networks that are extremely valuable as they progress in their careers.
Investing In Our Employees: CodeCraft’s Commitment To Effective Training
There are several reasons why we invest in training processes for fresher software engineers. Some of the potential benefits of this approach include:
- To improve skills and knowledge: Offering training can help software engineers improve their skills and knowledge, which can help them to hit the ground running when they start off on a project.
- To stay current with industry standards: The field of software engineering is constantly evolving, and offering training can help ensure that software engineers are up-to-date on the latest tools, technologies, and best practices.
- To ensure that the best join us: By providing training opportunities, we want to show our commitment to our employee’s professional growth and development and offer them the best possible arena to hone their skills. Fresh engineers get an excellent opportunity to learn and prove their ability to contribute to projects in a given time frame.
- To improve team collaboration and communication: Training can help improve communication and collaboration within a team by ensuring that all team members have a common understanding of the tools and processes being used.
- To increase efficiency and productivity: By providing training, we can help software engineers work more efficiently and effectively, which can lead to increased productivity.
From Novice to Expert: CodeCraft’s Training Philosophy
Companies that invest in training their employees demonstrate that they value their employees’ growth and development. This can create a positive and supportive work environment that can lead to higher levels of employee engagement and satisfaction.
During the training, our employees are exposed to all sorts of things that are essential for a programmer.
For fresh engineers, we start with an introduction to the basics of programming and then pass them through hands-on sessions covering all the essentials of programming such as OOPS, functional programming, using notations to express algorithms and software designs, so that they are able to pick up any new technology, language or framework needed in their projects.
As a fresher, it is very important that firstly, you gain mastery in one programming language. In programming, it all boils down to how well we can decompose a given problem into subproblems and solve subproblems using functions and ultimately compose them together to form the final solution. With our training, engineers who are fresh out of college will be taught how to solve interesting programming problems in terms of a composition of functions and learn how to test them. The philosophy that we use is the `Assert`s first, and gradually a full fledged unit testing framework will be imparted to master the test driven development methodology.
We have a 3 month rigorous training program for fresh engineers.
Our trainers have decades of experience in the field of software construction and when their experience flows into the initial training, there’s no doubt that the engineers will get to learn the art and science of programming in the best way possible.
Our well-defined training programs and regular code reviews are meant to encourage developers to become proficient in a programming language so that they can quickly adapt themselves to any environment with which they come across. They also acquire the skills required for effective documentation, debugging and collaborating with other members of their team. Lastly, we ensure that we build on our employees’ experience with each other at the same time as building their portfolio to give them a launching pad for their career.
What is our strategy to unleash the full potential of a fresher?
We understand that it can be intimidating to join a new organization at the beginning of your career, so we make sure that every new employee gets comprehensive training programs designed to help them hit the ground running.
CodeCraft has built a team of experts who are able to impart their knowledge and experience to newer employees, creating a positive and supportive learning environment for all. Here are some of the aspects that are covered in the initial training:
- Building a strong programming foundation:
The ability to write clean functions and test them effectively is a much required skill and we treat it as such. Essentially all programming languages and frameworks share a lot of common aspects. A reasonable amount of exposure to basic data structures and algorithms will help solve programming problems in a methodical way.
As our freshers strengthen their foundation as they dive deeper into the core features of a language like JavaScript and TypeScript, they will become equipped to learn any new language as needed in future. We ensure that this training involves exercises to master the programming concepts learnt. By the end of two months of initial training one will be having exposure to programming fundamentals like elementary data structures, OOPS concepts and functional programming paradigm.
In the third month, they will be exposed to app development where they get to learn concepts like how to use libraries, how the Front-end and Backend work in tandem with the database system usage. We also have weekly review sessions which can help in gauging their performance so that they have an understanding of their prowess and what are corrective measures to take up.
- Working with collaboration tools:
Engineers need to communicate effectively and profusely, be it sharing code and getting it reviewed or exchanging ideas with peers. To aid this, we introduce the Git version control system way in the beginning so that they will get to know the effective way to collaborate with the team.
Slack training is also brought in at this point as the tool will be extensively used for day-to-day topic based discussions. An internal wiki system is also used to document the knowledge gained during training along with other information that engineers need to refer to work effectively.
- Effective task management:
Task management is an important skill for software engineers because it helps them to stay organized and focused, and to make the most effective use of their time. Proper task management can help software engineers to break down complex projects into smaller, more manageable tasks, and to prioritize these tasks based on their importance and dependencies. This can help to keep a project on track and ensure that it is completed in a timely and efficient manner. Task management training can also help software engineers to develop the skills they need to handle changing priorities and to adapt to new challenges as they arise.
- Organizational benchmarking:
In order to ensure that the new developers are able to grasp the concepts and be able to put them into practice, we have designed a training programme conducted by professionals with extensive experience in software development, who were able to explain the concepts and techniques in simple terms. The modules also follow a standardized evaluation system where the mentors could assess the new developer after each module and give him or her feedback on his or her performance. The new developers will also be given a test at the end of each module which will help us assess their proficiency in the technical front.
The standardization that the modules follow along with the evaluation system followed by the mentors who imparted training to the new developers allowed for us to assess people according to their prowess in the tech front. This systematic nature of the training programme also provided us with an authorized way to benchmark people according to their technical skill across the organization.
In closing…
CodeCraft is a fast-growing digital agency with a strong focus on IT and design and we’re dedicated to fostering an environment that’s fun and rewarding to work in. Ultimately, we want to provide a training experience that will help you grow and develop your skills. We are committed to developing the talent of each and every individual that comes through our doors.
We hope this article has helped you to understand how we leverage effective training at codeCraft to achieve superior productivity and hire the most competent, hard working and motivated employees.
