---
id: "concept-vocational-residency"
type: "concept"
source_timestamps: ["§ Reskilling Is a Change-Management Initiative"]
tags: ["training-methodology", "program-design", "experiential-learning"]
related: ["concept-train-in-place", "entity-icici-bank"]
definition: "An intensive, simulation-based training period that prepares reskilling participants for a new role, typically followed by a structured field deployment or apprenticeship."
sources: ["reskilling"]
sourceVaultSlug: "hbr-seg-reskilling"
originDay: 10
articleStem: "hbr-edu-34-reskilling-in-age-of-ai"
sourceUrl: "https://hbr.org/2023/09/reskilling-in-the-age-of-ai"
sourceTitle: "Reskilling in the Age of AI"
---
# Vocational Residency

A **vocational residency** is an intensive, experiential training phase designed to bridge the gap between an employee's current skills and a new [[concept-destination-roles|destination role]].

**[[entity-icici-bank|ICICI Bank]]** uses this concept in its academy-like reskilling program, which processes **2,500 to 4,000 employees annually**. The model consists of a **four-month vocational residency** featuring simulation-style trainings tailored to the target managerial role, immediately followed by an **eight-month field deployment** involving a structured internship and close shadowing of a current manager. This hybrid approach grounds theoretical knowledge in practical, on-the-job realities — a more structured, curriculum-anchored variant of [[concept-train-in-place]].