Talent Net In IT, Bank Mandiri Holds Indonesia's Digital Talent Program

Bank Mandiri (Photo: Doc. Antara)

JAKARTA - Bank Mandiri is again holding the My Digital Academy (MDA) Batch 2. This program is held as a form of commitment to attracting talented young Indonesian talents in the field of Information Technology (IT).

Bank Mandiri Director of Compliance and Human Resources Agus Dwi Handaya said this initiative was a continuation of the previous program which succeeded in attracting the interest of thousands of registrants.

In addition, Agus said, this program was continued because it succeeded in producing hundreds of participants who competed and collaborated to improve their capabilities in the IT sector.

Agus said, through the spirit of developing the country and to seize digitalization opportunities in the future, Bank Mandiri hopes that this program will be able to improve the capabilities and quality of young Indonesian talents, especially in the IT sector.

From the start, Bank Mandiri has been committed to attending and contributing to the development of the quality of human resources in Indonesia, we hope that this program can become a forum for development for future digital Indonesian talents," he said in an official statement, Thursday, November 9.

In this batch, Agus targets to again attract thousands of registrants who can meet a number of requirements. These include fresh graduates or final semester undergraduate students from relevant majors at leading universities. Also, having a minimum GPA of 3.00 with mastery, especially in programming, engineering, and product owners.

"We will close the registration on November 19, 2023. For that, we are quite optimistic that we can repeat the previous MDA batch success," he said.

Lebih lanjut, Agus mengatakan, para peminat dapat langsung mengunjungi https://mydigitalacademy.id/ atau melalui instagram @lifeatmandiri untuk mendapatkan informasi lebih lanjut.

As a preparation step, Bank Mandiri has conducted roadshows to various universities in Indonesia. In this roadshow, the participants who attend will receive career guidance, as well as insight into the development of the banking IT world from Bank Mandiri or Mandrian talents.

Not only that, to provide an overview for students and participants, the event also featured a series of achievements achieved by MDA Batch 1 alumni who had joined Bank Mandiri as IT's Operation Program Officer (ODP) and also students who received a golden ticket to work at Bank Mandiri.

After the roadshow series ends, MDA Batch 2 will officially start with a focus on a training program titled "innovation bootscamp". Selected participants will receive intensive training for one month with a curriculum that is in accordance with the latest developments in the Information Technology sector. Such as, Fundamental UI/UX, Data Analysis Analysis, UI Design, Wireframing, and others, including soft skills training.

This program will end with awarding allowances and gold tickets for selected participants to join Bank Mandiri and contribute to the development of the country.

Agus explained that the MDA program held by the company was also a form of responsibility and contribution from Bank Mandiri in developing IT Indonesia human resources, as well as overcoming the digital talent crisis in Indonesia. Moreover, the shortage of digital talent is a big challenge in the current era of digital transformation.

This causes intense competition between companies to recruit and maintain quality digital experts. While many organizations are trying to improve internal skills through training and development, the problem of the shortage of digital talent remains a major obstacle in facing this unavoidable digital revolution," Agus said.

Similarly, Bank Mandiri Director of Information Technology Timothy Utama added, with the MDA program, it is hoped that it can produce more quality digital talents. And can spur the acceleration of innovation in the digital world and advance the technology industry to achieve economic equality in Indonesia.

To achieve the maximum, the participants will get quality learning with the presence of the best expert tutor in their field. That way, it is hoped that the participants can gain knowledge as well as get new experience from real case studies of the teachers," he explained.