On July 12, the first group of 54 fresh graduates—hailing from various business units and having graduated from top-tier universities across China—gathered at the Shanghai headquarters to officially kick off the “New Graduates Training Program” at STEP Academy. This marks the official launch of STEP “Rising Stars” initiative.
At the opening ceremony for the new class, the company’s president extended a warm online welcome to all the new recruits and shared his hopes and expectations for them: First, he encouraged everyone to gain a deep understanding of the company’s corporate culture and mission, ensuring that their personal values align with those of the company. Second, he emphasized the importance of adopting a customer-centric mindset, leveraging what they’ve learned in school to drive innovation in technology and products at their workplaces, and pursuing customer needs with a pragmatic and down-to-earth attitude. Finally, he urged everyone to quickly integrate into the company, put their knowledge into practice at work, collaborate closely, grow together, and achieve shared success.
Tian Yongxin, General Manager of the STEP Intelligent Manufacturing Division The trainees were introduced to the company’s basic information and its R&D structure. We hope that the trainees will quickly adapt to their new environment, integrate into the company’s corporate culture, and put the company’s core values into practice. At the same time, they should keep learning continuously—learning in their work and growing through learning.
Qian Wei, Assistant to the Chairman of STEP Academy The trainees were introduced to the institution’s core programs and development status, and the concept of “lifelong learning” was put forward. The trainees were encouraged to keep pushing their boundaries and continuously grow.
2. Class building: Unite hearts and pool strengths.
With the conclusion of the welcome session, the 2022 batch of newly hired recent graduates’ training program has officially entered the first phase of its training content. Class Advisor Li Qingsong The training content and schedule were explained in detail to the participants, and each participant was provided with a “Participant Growth Handbook.” Tian Yongxin The first lesson for the trainees, “Introduction to Corporate Culture,” has been delivered.
3 Quality Courses, Supporting Intensive Training to Promote Growth
To help the new generation of employees grow rapidly, STEP Academy has optimized its previous training model and introduced a three-week “intensive training period” program. More than 30 outstanding executives, business leaders, and technical experts—selected from across the company—have been appointed as intensive-training instructors and have developed high-quality courses to deliver instruction. The training content covers not only job-specific knowledge in areas such as culture, strategy, marketing, technology, processes, and products, but also professional competencies, the spirit of craftsmanship, and practical skills and behavioral habits. The training approach adopts a tiered, step-by-step methodology—from basic to advanced—and includes activity-based components such as site visits, hands-on practice, and collaborative project development.
Classroom scene
4. Cultural expansion, accelerating integration
During the training period, cultural enrichment activities were also arranged, including a “Happy Team-Building Day.” Through five team games—such as “Paper Airplanes,” “Life Is Like a Play,” and “Soccer”—not only did the training gain new vitality, but participants also came to appreciate the importance of “teamwork.”
Group photo of the team
Before the event concluded, the company quietly extended birthday wishes to the two trainees whose birthdays fell this month. Everyone gathered around the prepared birthday cake and sang “Happy Birthday” together, bringing the atmosphere at the scene to a climax.
During the training, to enhance the trainees’ practical skills in technology application and their team’s capacity for scientific research and innovation, the training program also organized a “Professional Skills Challenge.” Each group, leveraging its own specialized expertise and unique strengths, selected corresponding topics and developed comprehensive solutions. Ultimately, after expert review and a defense session, the project proposal titled “Design of a Defect Detection System Based on Machine Vision” stood out as the winner.
This challenge holds great significance for the participants, not only helping them develop new ideas for application but also enabling them to gain valuable experience in their professional skills. Chen Wei, Director of the Enterprise Technology Center, commented: “Everyone has performed exceptionally well, diligently completing the task even without prior practical experience. I hope that in your future work, you’ll continue to uphold this spirit of exploration and collaboration.”
Currently, the first-phase training camp has come to an end, but... "Rising Star" The plan is still in full swing—stay tuned for even more exciting content!
