Internal trainings are open to all company employees and trainees, regardless of length and form of employment, as long as their manager agrees. On the other hand, participation in external training is available to those directly employed by PAYBACK (excluding contract of mandate), after 6 months from the date of employment. What's more, participants should not be in the notice period or have recovery plans.

People on notice do not participate in external trainings as well as internal trainings.

According to the criteria on the Training Policy, after 6 months from the date of employment, an employee has the opportunity to participate in external trainings. Based on the individual development plan.

The development plan should be regularly refreshed, taking into account the current scope of responsibilities, the direction of the company and the position.

PAYBACK does not subsidize BA / MA degree. Co-financing of postgraduate studies may be approved by the company's Management Board in exceptional circumstances, taking into account the business case and budget availability. For details, see the development tool rules.

As an organization, we are unable to propose any unified framework. Each of us must find the most optimal formula for ourselves. Whether it will be a blocker of 15 minutes a day on the calendar or an hour a week - we leave it to you. It is important to discuss the approach with your manager - we believe you will get his support. The rest is in your hands.

No. We have one common budget dedicated to the whole company.

What's more, the activities of people working in international teams are covered by the international budget, i.e., they always require the approval of the manager responsible for department's budget on the part of PAYBACK GmbH and the Controlling department.

Details: Rules for granting and using development tools

No. Funding for language classes is based on business justification. At PAYBACK, we speak Polish and English. In teams that are fully German-speaking, we employ people who are fluent in German.

Participation in managerial training is available to current managers or those who are about to take on this role, i.e. they have already established promotion to the Team Leader role. We do not conduct Managerial Programs for people who have aspirations for vertical development.  However, please remember that there is  a number of activities we can provide to expand your awareness towards team management - let's discuss them together.

Let's look for them together! Talk to your manager and together check if the limitations you are thinking about exist. You can also ask a dedicated HR Business Partner for support.

Please also remember that development in your current position is only one of many options. At PAYBACK, you have the opportunity to change your department, scope of tasks, participate in internal recruitment. In addition, we expand our development portfolio on an ongoing basis.

Discuss all development needs with your direct manager. If a need form external training appears, your Team Leader, after getting  the approval from the Department Director, will send it to us and we will check the available opportunities and return with feedback on a quarterly basis.

We have some tips for you:

• Check out the material that will lead you step-by-step through the process of identifying your strengths, areas for development and, finally, defining your aspirations (material)
• Check out the available development activities at PAYBACK (details)
• Get familiar with the development plan template –  check out how to schedule activities based on the 70/20/10 method (details)
• Talk to your manager –  it's always the best solution! Together you will identify opportunities
• Talk to a dedicated HR Business Partner –  we'll be happy to help and use your ideas in the right direction

This year's training schedule depends on you mostly!

We will first gather your expectations, and then choose the most convenient form of addressing them. There will also be topics that we want to address on a company level - you will be informed about them on a regular basis.

In the first semester we will train some new trainers to expand our training offerings and address needs that arise.

After the vacations, we will check the interest in our last year's trainings and if we can collect a group, we will try to address them as well. Of course, if there are topics within our development plans that we can address through Training Fridays, we will expand our list of subjects.

The development of our competencies is based on the 70/20/10 model, of which 10% is external activities. You are also probably aware that we have a limited budget, so always prioritize and spread external activities in time. To sum up – yes, we can get an application for more than one activity, while we are not able to promise that we will be able to fulfill all of them.

As PAYBACK Poland, we organize training courses in Polish. However, from time to time we have the opportunity to participate in those organized by our colleagues from Munich. They are held online in English. We will be sending dedicated messages then. We would also like to remind you about the Linkedin Learning platform with a database of more than 16 thousand trainings (all in English).

PAYBACK means a personalized offer, so, we consistently take an individual approach to each employee's development. Thus, we encourage you to have regular discussions with your managers about your aspirations.

What's more, job promotion and development opportunities look different in every team. In the second half of 2024, we will begin working with managers to outline development paths in selected teams.