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The new learning model is a self-taught approach by which engineering talent is promoted and rewarded for perpetually learning in alignment with and ahead of organizational needs.
The model is a combination of just-in-time, trial and error, testing, self-education, and perpetual learning. It requires that the student and the teacher be the same person without a curriculum to learn from. The timeline for proficiency is within six weeks every time the product or service evolves.
When explaining the need, it is important to clarify that formal education will not be available until after the product is scheduled for removal from production because the speed of the market in response to security concerns requires immediate updates on demand.
Software development cycles necessitate a 6- to 18-week goal for learning any new product or service. There are no subject matter experts to leverage until after it is too late for the organization to benefit from the new product...
