Alistar is for people without IT experience but with a strong drive to make themselves and others better and happier. Whether you’re into the smallest technical details or the bigger picture, this is your chance to develop into a consultant in the world of IT.
The Alistar IT traineeship is currently available only in the Netherlands.
We are Alistar, partners in progress. At Alistar, we believe that drive and mindset are more important than degrees. We want to offer opportunities, even to people without IT experience. We train young people who may not yet have IT experience, but who are full of open-mindedness and the desire to make themselves and others happier.
Over the course of three phases, each lasting about a year, you’ll develop into an IT consultant. We’ve said it before: this is true even if you currently have (almost) no experience in IT. Mindset and drive—that’s what it’s all about. By getting started quickly with our clients, earning certifications, and with the help of your Career Manager, we’ll guide you in no time toward the IT career that’s the perfect fit for you.
Are you still in school, just finished, or have you simply stopped pursuing your associate’s or bachelor’s degree? No matter your background, you can start your new career in IT today. With our IT Growth Program, you’ll develop into a Senior IT Consultant over the course of five years.
Step by step:
We'll call you first for a brief introductory conversation and to conduct an assessment. If we hit it off (and you feel the same way), we'll invite you to an assessment day.
On this day, you'll take aptitude tests, complete group assignments, and have one-on-one interviews with the Alistar team.
If, at the end of the assessment day, you’re just as enthusiastic as we are, we’ll offer you a permanent contract right away.
Let's do this. Your new career in IT can begin.
You’ll start the IT Growth Program with the IT traineeship. During your first year to a year and a half, you’ll learn the fundamental skills that are essential for the rest of your career. You’ll have plenty of opportunity to explore the IT field and discover how IT is structured within organizations. You’ll do this on a full-time basis, supplemented by training courses to improve your soft skills and earn certifications.
During this phase of the Alistar traineeship, you’ll work for our clients in roles such as:
Here's what you'll learn in the IT traineeship:
In short:
40 working hours per week
4 hours of self-study per week
8 official certificates*
*Including ITIL and CompTIA
In the Deep Dive, we’ll take the next step in your IT career so that you can continue to develop into a senior consultant. You’ll develop relevant soft skills and get started with low-code development in the cloud or for applications. And you won’t be doing this on your own: every Friday, you and your Alistar colleagues will participate in training sessions that you can immediately apply in practice. And of course, there’s a get-together afterward.
During this phase of the Alistar traineeship, you’ll work for our clients in roles such as:
Here's what you'll learn:
Featured Certificates:
Microsoft PL-900
+6 more
In short:
Weekly training on Fridays
32 working hours per week
9 official certificates
Next is the final phase of the IT Growth Program and is designed for experienced consultants who are ready to advance into more senior roles such as project leaders and IT experts. It is a customized training program, allowing you to develop exactly the skills you need. We supplement this with group training sessions focused on peer review, networking, and collaboration.
During this phase of the Alistar traineeship, you’ll work for our clients in roles such as:
Here's what you'll learn:
In short:
Master Classes with Colleagues
Customized Learning Program
As a senior consultant, you’ll make a difference for our clients. In addition, you can start a new Next program whenever you want to continue developing yourself and expand your skills and knowledge.
You'll be starting as:
At Alistar, people from all kinds of different backgrounds work together, yet they all seem to have something in common. And that’s a good thing, because they’re people with guts who love making things better and thrive on change. They’re young, open-minded people who know what it’s like to work hard. Job postings often describe them as flexible, adaptable, and hands-on. We say: they’re a cut above the rest.
Just imagine: no IT experience, jumping right in, and at the same time working hard to earn the necessary certifications. An IT trainee is someone who can spot in no time why a process isn’t running smoothly. Someone with a good deal of resilience, who—despite being told time and again that everything has already been tried—still gives it another shot. Because in a world where digitization is unstoppable, it’s simply the people who will make the difference.
Working hard, with the primary goal of ensuring that the end user has no more worries and is happier tomorrow than today. Being fully aware of the impact of your work. Pushing forward where others give up—and seeing it through to success. That’s our standard. We’re proud of it.
From applications to migrations and from developer to project manager: the IT world will soon be at your feet. We believe it’s important that you choose the path that feels right for you. We’ll equip you with the skills to quickly get started as an IT professional and give you the opportunity to grow into a consultant or manager. No matter where you want to go or what your dream is, we’re not just the start of your IT career—we’re also a place where you can continue to grow.
You analyze problems and, with your initiative and IT expertise, ensure that processes run more smoothly, enabling organizations to grow.
You manage teams of, for example, consultants or developers, and are responsible for a specific part of an organization.
You'll develop new applications and systems, for example in Mendix. You'll also contribute your own ideas for improving processes.
You are a process facilitator and coach on a team. You facilitate Scrum events and work to improve the team's processes.
We can't wait to tell you more about all the opportunities available to you. Apply now, or schedule a call first to learn more about the IT traineeship.
We are a casual yet professional company, full of driven and ambitious people. We work together, celebrate our successes, and really value new ideas and personal initiative.
Yes, you’ll simply receive a salary. As you earn certifications and gain experience, your salary will increase accordingly. We have an entire system in place for this—the ‘Career Development System,’ as we call it. That’s nice to know.
In the Deep Dive program, you’ll work 32 hours at our partner’s office and have one fixed training day at our office. You’ll be paid as usual for these days as well.
In the IT Traineeship, you work 40 hours a week and do most of your learning in your free time. That takes about five to ten hours a week. This balance changes in the Deep Dive.
At Alistar, you’ll have your own personal Career Manager. They’ll guide your development as you become an IT Consultant, based on an annual GROW cycle. You’ll also become part of a community of experienced colleagues who are happy to help you along the way. Discover here Stories from our IT professionals.
This varies by phase and project. You’ll typically work on a project with an Alistar partner for 6–12 months at a time. During that period, you’ll become familiar with the processes, methods, and systems. You’ll carry the lessons learned from each experience with you to your next challenge. We’ll tell you more about this during the assessment day.
We have partners located throughout the Randstad. When finding the right project for you, we always take your commute time into account and consider whether the challenge is a good fit for you.
Phase 1 – IT Traineeship: lasts one to one and a half years, depending on how quickly you develop. Phase 2 – Deep Dive: lasts one to one and a half years, depending on how quickly you develop. Phase 3 – Next: You’ll work as a Senior Consultant for at least two years. During this phase, you’ll continue to develop your skills through a customized development program.
We’ll call you first for a brief introductory conversation. If we hit it off, we’ll invite you to an assessment day. Our assessment days are designed to provide you with detailed information about our IT Growth Program. We’ll also determine whether you’re a good fit for the company—and we expect the same from you. We’ll do this through aptitude tests, group assignments, and one-on-one interviews. At the end of the day, we may offer you a permanent contract.
No. Our IT Growth Program is currently offered only in Dutch.
