The professional's opinion: Suggestions for improving the corporate education training process in Software Engineering
It addresses challenges in professional development for software engineering organizations, but is incremental as it builds on existing qualitative research without introducing new methods or broad innovations.
This study investigated software engineering professionals' suggestions for improving corporate education training, analyzing 174 open-ended responses to identify five key themes, such as practical applicability and structural support, indicating that systemic interventions are needed for effective learning transfer.
Technology organizations continuously invest in professional development, but face difficulties in transferring learning to project practice. This exploratory qualitative study investigates which improvements software engineering professionals suggest for organizational learning processes. 174 open-ended responses were analyzed through reflexive thematic analysis. Five themes emerged: practical applicability and alignment with needs; pedagogical quality and organization; time and structural conditions; incentives and institutional recognition; and interaction, mentoring, and social exchange. The results indicate that improving learning requires systemic interventions that integrate practical relevance, structural support, and a favorable institutional culture.