🌟 Introduction to Key Themes

🚀 Global Talent Shortage:
- Cited articles (2021 Gartner, Forbes 2023) highlighting challenges in replacing workforce due to aging, low birth rates, and marginalized workers.
- Migrants play a vital role in addressing shortages, particularly women migrating from South America to Europe.
🚀 Women in IT:
- Women account for only one-third of IT workers, limiting diversity and inclusiveness in the sector.

🌟 Main Discussion: Empowering Lives through Automation

The presentation focuses on a success story of a testing academy using the Robot Framework to empower career transitions, especially for women and immigrants.
🌟 Key Story: Creation of the Testing Academy

🚀 Context:
- In 2022 Portugal, booming IT sector due to favorable economic policies, WebSummit effects, and Brexit.
- Severe lack of skilled workers in IT, leading to creative solutions.
🚀 Solution:
- The speaker proposed a free two-day training program (with an internship) to train individuals in manual and automated testing using Robot Framework.
- Marketing and HR alignment helped attract candidates.

🌟 Program Execution

1. Applications:
🚀 65 initial applications; screened down to 7 candidates.
🚀 Surprising insights:
- Many candidates were women supported by partners in IT.
- Few Portuguese locals; immigrants showed higher commitment.

2. Training and Internship:
🚀 Intensive two-day program covering basics of QA and test automation.
🚀 Robot Framework chosen due to:
- Open-source nature.
- Simple, keyword-driven automation style (easy for beginners).
🚀 Internship:
- Real-world testing projects integrating manual and automated testing skills.

🌟 Outcome

🚀 6 out of 7 candidates successfully transitioned into IT roles.
🚀 Roles Achieved:
- Manual Testers in major companies like Nokia and Siemens.
- One became a Project Manager.
- One progressed to automated testing using C# and BDD.

🌟 Key Takeaways

1. Robot Framework:
🚀 Effective for career transitions due to its ease of use and low learning curve.
🚀 Builds strong testing communities through shared learning.

2. Immigrants’ Commitment:
🚀 High motivation among immigrants for career transformation.

3. Scaling Impact:
🚀 Success achieved through hands-on training and real-world internships.

Timestamps:

00:00:13 - Introduction to Paul
00:00:30 - Talent Shortage Overview
00:01:54 - Global Migrations and Impact
00:03:36 - Topic Introduction: Empowering Lives through Automation
00:05:02 - Why the Testing Academy Was Created
00:07:00 - Launch of the Academy
00:09:02 - Screening Insights: Candidate Demographics
00:12:12 - Candidate Profiles: Participants’ Backgrounds
00:15:00 - Internship Phase: Real-World Application of Skills
00:19:00 - Success Stories: Career Outcomes and Achievements
00:23:00 - Challenges and Insights from the Program
00:28:00 - Why Robot Framework? Benefits for Beginners
00:30:00 - Final Takeaways and Conclusions

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