Culture & Social Innovation
Aulas de ciudad

This is a training and corporate social responsibility process, which seeks to offer opportunities to students in the last grade of public schools in Medellin studying technical high school programs, related to software development.

Process stages

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1. Education Cycle

The project’s training cycle lasts six months. During this time, theoretical/practical training sessions are given focused on the software development life cycle and are dictated by the company’s professionals.

2

2. Recruitment

This process has different cut-offs to select the most outstanding students and thus obtain a final group of ten people.

3

3. Results

The five students with the best results and potential are chosen, taking into account different aspects, such as: attitude, attendance, responsibility, and grades.

4

4. Scholarship

These five students are awarded a scholarship for technological studies and are also admitted to Quipux during the first year as SENA apprentices to carry out their academic practices and participate in Quipux’s projects.

5

5. Linkage

After one year of internship, an evaluation of performance results and possible employment at Quipux is carried out.

2023 Results

221

Students

applied

103

Students

took the tests

69

Students passed

the tests and course

5

Were linked

to Quipux

Proyecto Inn

This is an alliance between Quipux, Alcaldía de El Santuario, Fundación Manuel Tiberio Salazar, and Institución Educativa Presbítero Luis Rodolfo Gómez; which arises to provide a formative process and corporate social responsibility to young people who live in El Santuario and are interested in a technique in software development and programming.

With this initiative of social work and impact, Quipux seeks to give low-income young people the opportunity to access a formal education in which they can take advantage of their potential and eventually join the company.

Process stages

1

1. Education

Education is carried out for a year. The selected students enter Quipux as apprentices of El SENA to carry out their academic practices and to be participants in Quipux’s projects.

2

2. Recruitment

At the end of the internship year, an evaluation of performance results is carried out, and the students are selected for employment in the company as professionals.

2023 Results

25

Students

applied

19

Students

took the tests

12

Students passed

the tests and course

5

Were linked

to Quipux

Cultura Diversa

This project promotes inclusive hiring in terms of gender, race, ethnicity, personnel with disabilities, and also has a recruitment and development process that seeks inclusion, equity and equality for women.

Likewise, we have a policy that seeks competitiveness and salary equity according to the position, role and responsibilities assigned.

Results

Diversity by Regions

Quipux employees live in more than 50 locations in Colombia, Brazil, Ecuador, and Ivory Coast.

Professionals with Special Needs

6 employees.

Gender Equity

Our team is made up of…

47,3% women.

52,7% men.

Generations

Millennials: 45,78%

Centennials: 41,65%

Generation X: 11, 7%

Baby Boomers: 1,50%

Ethnicity

44 employees belong to an ethnic group.

Rutas de expedición

Understanding that mental health and the prevention of sedentary lifestyles are important issues to address, we partnered with Comfama to create a program focused on positively impacting the well-being of our employees, in which we offer them the opportunity to participate in different experiences, tailored to their hobbies and particular interests.

With this initiative we want to...

To reduce employee stress – To promote social interaction and strengthen bonds between people from different teams in the company – To allow people to understand wellbeing in an integrated manner and expand their capacity to self-manage it.

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