In summer 2019, agap2 develops new training programs, integrated at the Academy and carried out by its Innovation area. Aimed at undergraduate students, the Ambassadors Plan, Summer Internships and Academies, they enable the learning of practices in an organizational context and the development of projects in cutting-edge technology areas.

Lisbon, June 2019 - agap2 develops new editions of the Ambassadors, Summer Internships and Academies Plan in 2019. These talent activation programs involve specific training and integrate participants in an innovation context of the information technology consultant.

The Ambassadors Plan begins with an internship of at least one month, starting in July. After the formation, the ambassador remains for a year representing agap2 in his faculty, as well as being able to participate in the consultant's internal events, benefit from a multitude of training actions and receive personalized follow-up by the consultant's Human Resources department. In the 2018 edition, the Ambassadors developed a proof of concept on using Blockchain to record occurrences in municipalities. The 2019 Participant Challenge will involve one of the following technologies: Blockchain, Artificial Intelligence, Code Generation, or Advanced Analytics.

In summer internship, participants will be able to participate in business software development practices, integrate innovation projects in a cutting-edge area chosen by the intern and an adviser in the company. These are practical training's that comprise a week of theoretical improvement, with the remaining time allocated to the development of innovation projects in mature technological areas.

New Academies will also be developed in the summer by agap2, which benefits participants with three months of hands-on training and one week of theory. Training with other dynamics will also be held: Mini Academies, with a month and a half of practical training and a week of theoretical training, addressed to a wide range of professionals; Curriculum Internships and International Internships, both lasting three months.

As Ricardo Schiller Pinto, responsible for the Academy and agap2 R&D Director, explains, "We are in constant contact with academic institutions and young professionals to identify, in a consultative context, how we can develop skills and enhance the sharing of knowledge." The Academy's training programs aim to bring this together, within the framework of R&D projects, with mentoring from agap2 and the potential for developing innovative solutions. ”