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Employer Quotes

The quotes below are from employers in this industry: Information Technology (IT)

They are talking about this topic: Current Continuing Education

 

The quotes below are about this issue:
Incumbent employees are expected and encouraged to take the initiative in learning new technologies and introducing them to employers.

Employer Quote Region
"Employer: It just depends on the topic, but there's a lot that's self-taught. The technology just changes so fast and there's so much information available. If somebody's motivated and willing to learn things and take the initiative and do those things, then they are the ones that will excel.

Question: So, in this industry in particular, it sounds like you don't have to take it upon yourself to do all the training, but if you do you're going to...

Employer: Then we're going to say, 'Hey, why don't you take a few hours and learn about such-and-such and let me know what you think of this.' That often happens."
Northwest
"Our folks are self-motivated. They get a lot of the information from their own research to help guide us in the direction that we're going to go with our technology." Northwest
"I have weekly one-on-ones with all of my staff. I just constantly ask them what's new. It's not my expertise, so it's very important for me to use their knowledge as well." Southwest
"Being an engineering firm, we need to maintain a leading edge. My employees are now looking at new things and new technologies. It's kind of like a new toy. So, they're looking at new ways to build things." Southwest
"We're not going to be the only driver of additional education and training. We look for the employee to drive their own education needs as well." Southwest