Career development

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Our priority

Developing the potential of our professionals and ensuring their satisfaction are top priorities at CGI. One of our key success factors is the talent of the people who join our team. CGI invests in comprehensive learning and development programs to ensure our members build and increase the skills they need to respond to client’s evolving digital needs and progress toward their career aspirations.

We provide opportunities and resources to help members continually learn, and we support them in mapping out a customized learning journey.

Learning opportunities

Annual career development planning

CGI is committed to guiding you on your career path and providing the support you need to fulfill your career goals. Our annual career development planning process gives you an opportunity to share your career aspirations with your manager and discuss the best course for getting you to where you want to be. Your career development plan is continuously updated based on your specific career objectives, as well as CGI’s business needs.

Knowledge sharing

CGI’s communication and collaboration platform allows you to connect with colleagues across the globe to share knowledge, discuss ideas, solve problems, reuse intellectual property assets, exchange lessons learned and much more. It’s a vital tool for increasing your expertise of CGI’s technology practices, industry domains, clients, and services and solutions.

CGI Leadership Institute

A wide variety of learning opportunities are provided through the CGI Leadership Institute to help you continuously develop your leadership abilities and enhance your knowledge in your area of expertise. Some of the key programs sponsored by the Leadership Institute include:

CGI 101: A seminar for new managers and above that covers CGI from A to Z through executive management and CGI expert presentations, teamwork on case studies, and activities to develop coaching and communication skills.
CGI 201: A “next-level” seminar designed for business unit leaders. It consists of a half-day session where topics such as business priorities, business development and recruitment are discussed.
CGI Engagements: A program for CGI leaders who are involved in any phase of the engagement life cycle. It provides tools, techniques, best practices and processes that promote excellence in project execution.
CGI Project Manager Career Path: This program provides iterative assessment, assignment, coaching and development processes that enable project managers to master the complexities of successive project levels and, ultimately, increase CGI's impressive project delivery success rate.
Leadership Learning Center: This center offers information and learning materials to help emerging and established leaders hone their consultative skills.