In 2025,
in the 20th edition of the
Career Turn online
project, 99 UBS volunteers
shared their knowledge and experience.
The intensive program, conducted in English, included
60 hours of training.
33 beneficiaries, who were selected from among dozens of applicants, completed the training program and passed the exam on the first attempt.
Although the entire project was organized online, the certificates were presented during a formal gala at the Krakow City Hall. The meeting of beneficiaries, volunteers, and representatives of the Employment Offices and the Krakow City Council took place on November 14 at the Krakow City Hall.
Opinions of participants in the 20th edition of Career Turn online
What is Career Turn?
This is a FREE, educational project for people interested in changing their career path and starting to work in international organisations. Our aim is to provide training support and effective career activation.
If you have a communicative command of English and would like to participate in a 2-week series of extremely interesting and marketable training courses that will prepare you for your profession and work in international organisations, then you are a candidate for Career Turn. Our project involves people from different social groups, in different work situations, of different nationalities. If you are interested and have more questions, please call us and we will be happy to answer all your questions!
Who are we targeting with the project?
The project is aimed at people currently in a difficult situation on the labour market:
- unemployed,
- at risk of losing their jobs or working below their qualifications,
- without higher education, without work experience,
- mature people, over 45 years old,
- people with disabilities,
- people returning from emigration,
- parents returning to the labour market,
- but not only!
What are the benefits of the project?
- Dozens of hours of practical training and individual coaching and mentoring.
- Support from UBS employees.
- Participation in a prestigious online project.
- Measurable result, as more than 60% of the participants of the previous editions have already taken up a job.
WHAN
7-18 July 2024. (Mon-Fri) from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
WHERE
Project delivered online.
Other forms of support: mentoring/coaching to be used up to 3 months after the end of the training (dates to be determined individually).
Example modules:
BPO/SSC Sector
Interview Skills-Practice
Interview Skills- Theory
Introduction to coaching/mentoring
Introduction to Labor Law
Working in diverse teams
Communication and Assertiveness
English conversation
Project Management&Agile
Excel
Time and task management
Tools for Personal Development
Web&Marketing design
Intro to AI
Intro to IT Career Paths
Presentation Skills
Intro to Finance
Cybersecurity
What do we require from the candidate(s)?
Communicative knowledge of English, as classes are conducted in this language.
Ability to participate online in the project - training days
Schedule
11.04.2025. - 16.06.2025. - Collection of applications via the application form on the website (APPLY tab in the upper right corner)
15.05.2025. - 25.06.2025. - Individual information and recruitment interview with a representative of the Foundation and UBS + online English language test
30.06.2025. announcement of the list of persons qualified for the project (message sent by e-mail to the address of the candidates given in the application form)
1.07.2025.-18.07.2025. - Online training provided by UBS staff
The project is carried out under the Honorary Patronage of
Cracow City Council
Training will be provided by, among others:
Roberto Picchiotti
- He graduated in Rome with a degree in corporate communication and institutional relations. He gained professional experience in an international environment after moving to Poland in 2014 by working in various positions in the IT area.
- In his current role, he manages a small team responsible for training the local Service Desk team on the one hand and auditing the quality of their work on the other.
- He also heads the internal DE&I network, which aims to promote cultural awareness and support the integration of employees with different cultural backgrounds.
- In his spare time, Roberto enjoys listening to history podcasts and reading classical literature or contemporary philosophy/psychology.
Alina Piatkovska
- Born in Ukraine but has been living in Poland for 10 years.
- She has 9 years of professional experience in corporations, currently working at UBS as a Community Impact Specialist.
- She enjoys engaging in additional activities at work, including being a trainer and leader of the CSR Career Turn project.
- She cannot imagine life without travelling. Her favourite destination is Portugal. In order to feel at home there, she has also started learning Portuguese!
- She loves gardening, yoga, sports, painting and ceramics.
