War of Talents against the Big 5

Medium-sized ERP providers do not always have it easy in the race for qualified employees. Suitable IT specialists are desperately sought everywhere.

The IT industry is now talking about a real "war of talents". Anyone who is not one of the "Big 5" on the IT consulting market needs verve and good ideas when looking for personnel.

Last year, for example, we set up an applicant page specifically to provide information about job opportunities with a medium-sized SAP specialist.

But certainly no expert has fallen from the sky yet. That's why we are now offering potential employees our special training and development programs at the SOA People Academy.

This gives both our existing employees and young talent the opportunity to train and develop at the SOA People Academy: They are allowed to go through top-class trainee programs and training courses there and acquire expertise on cutting-edge topics such as SAP S/4 Hana, digital transformation, cloud and mobility.

Train consultants yourself

Since the end of 2017, we at Cormeta AG have been a member of the SOA People Group and can thus also benefit from the comprehensive offer of the SOA People Academy.

Through this academy, we train both our own SAP experts and young academics looking to start their careers as SAP consultants.

The training program is particularly attractive for university graduates who want to train and develop as experienced SAP consultants.

Actively promoting talent

Each year, more than 60 graduates are trained at the Academy - across a wide range of business areas, including supply chain, finance and business intelligence.

Those who wish to pursue a career as a professional and certified SAP consultant receive an intensive trainee program of five to eight weeks after a selection process.

The programs cover all areas from cloud strategies, the implementation of Industrie 4.0 or the implementation of the latest SAP solutions, S/4 Hana and SuccessFactors solutions.

Junior consultants who have completed the Academy's trainee program can usually be deployed immediately in customer projects, which naturally has a lasting effect on cooperation with existing customers.

The training program consists of promoting a range of hard and soft skills, from presentation techniques to specific business processes and communication.

Here, the future SAP consultant is supported by an experienced mentor who accompanies him or her on a customer-based SAP project - the project is then presented in the final exam.

To date, several hundred graduates of the SOA People Academy have received certification as SAP consultants. We also have the first employees who have successfully completed the SOA People Academy.

Well-trained employees are the capital of a successful company - this of course also applies to us as Cormeta AG.

Our customers can expect high-quality expertise on issues relating to new technologies, digitization and the cloud, not least thanks to the comprehensive training program at the SOA People Academy.

SOA People Academy

Founded: 2007 in Wavre, Belgium, to comprehensively train its own SAP consultants who will continue to provide customers with the highest quality tomorrow

Graduates: Over 400 so far, usually an international group of participants with a maximum of 30 young talents per course

Hard Skills: SAP fundamentals from all business areas, including supply chain, finance and business intelligence, as well as the latest technologies and SAP solutions: SAP S/4 Hana, Cloud, Mobility, IoT, Digitalization in all areas.

Soft Skills: Presentation techniques, communication, etc.

Procedure: After a defined selection process, intensive training of 5 to 8 weeks, among other things on the basis of customer-based practical projects, accompanied by a company mentor.

Business language: English

Instructor: including experienced managers from the SOA People Group

Graduation: Final examination to become a certified SAP consultant