UnitedHealth offers tuition reimbursement for college classes and degrees, so if someone wants to become a programmer, they can educate themselves to fill that roll. For half their day, they take courses in business analysis and testing and project management. SPR Inc. Many companies do this sort of career transitioning on an informal basis. Puffer and his boss provided much of the basic training and mentoring the employee needed. When more advanced skills were required, his boss provided formal Novell training.
Good training can mold confident techies.
SPR employs graduates with majors ranging from math to music. Of course, hiring non-technologists for IT roles requires some give and take. Boeing has a variety of training options. Specialized skills are particularly important. It's usually much easier to teach the people the technology rather than the domain area of our business.