The top 5 companies in Australia for learning and growth opportunities

Microsoft's best-known software products are the Windows line of operating systems, the Microsoft 365 suite of productivity applications, and the Edge web browser.

At Microsoft, you can apply for up to $5,000 worth of support for business-related education every year, and take up to five days of study leave annually at full pay. You'll also have the opportunity to join hundreds of internal technical, managerial and professional development classes online and in person every year.

SafetyCulture

SafetyCulture is on a mission to help working teams get better every day. They’re a global technology company that helps working teams achieve quality and safe operations with innovative, low-cost mobile-first products. The platform and products give frontline workers a voice and leaders the visibility to make smart decisions when driving safety, quality and continuous improvement. Over 1 billion checks are completed each year by SafetyCulture.

Despite the company’s growth, SafetyCulture has maintained it’s startup culture that encourages learning and development every day. All SafetyCulture employees have access to professional and personal training and development, the team hold regular Hackathons, workshops & lunch and learns. They also encourage you to build in the open, attend talks and experiment with new technologies as much as possible.

Blackbird

Blackbird is an Australasian investment firm whose mission is to invest in wild hearts, with the wildest ideas, right from the beginning. They back generational ambition with generational belief by raising funds, and then investing in the best startup companies all the way through their journey from idea to beyond IPO.

You’ll have the opportunity to feed your hunger for continuous learning with an annual $5000 budget to spend on whatever you'd like to learn - from coding courses to meditation. On top of this, the nature of working at a company like Blackbird means you get exposure to a career-defining network, events and ongoing learning opportunities.

Google

Google is more than just a search engine. They’re on a mission to organise the world’s information and make it universally accessible and useful. They’re a global tech company offering helpful products for everyone like Search, Chromebook, Chrome, Android, Gmail, Calendar, Drive, Google Maps, Nest, Pixel, YouTube and more.

Google is always focused on being a place where employees can build and grow their careers—from the day you start work as an employee. Google encourage their employees, in addition to their regular projects, to spend 20% of their time working on what they think will most benefit Google - with a focus on exploring ideas that interest them or teach them new skills. It’s how products like AdSense and Google News came to life!‍

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