IMLP UK - Going back to school

Leah illustrates in an artistic way her concepts to the students, putting her imagination at work!When I returned to my university to give a presentation on being an IMLP graduate, I thought I wouldn’t feel any different than when I was there as a student.  Even though I only graduated earlier this year, I realised how much I had changed since being here at GE Corporate. 

After the presentation I took time to take questions from both the students and the tutors, I was asked “What’s the best thing about being an IMLP?”  Immediately I knew answer…

My first five weeks at GE I spent in Junior Bootcamp (Detroit, US). It was an intensive learning development program that exposed me to new programming languages, financial skills and presentation guidance (to name but a few).  Junior Bootcamp gave me the opportunity to kick start my learning curve with a bang!  The training hasn’t ended there; I have recently attended ITIL training.  The latest buzz in the IT industry is ITIL, it’s a set of best practices that helps service providers realise the value to their customers.  Furthermore, through regular mentoring from the GE Corporate leaders, I am learning communication and leadership skills.

The IMLP Training Roadmap is a set course over the next two years. I started my journey with Junior Bootcamp; then travelled further on to complete a virtual Business Writing course and an Application Lifecycle course.  Next year I will attend Foundations of Leadership (Munich, Germany) and Senior Bootcamp (Shanghai, China). The Roadmap ahead of me is going to be hard work but I know that at the end of the two years I will have grown even further.

So what is the answer to “What’s the best thing about being an IMLP?”….

For me the best thing about being an IMLP is how much time and effort GE puts into developing me as a professional worker and a person.