Plenty of places do this, I have run training programs and helped with co-op training for new developers now in three different companies, and I can say, yes, there is room.
And, yet, our demand for developers with experience surpassing the average co-op or college grad doesn't change. It can be hard to make much progress with a team of mostly younger developers when every technical discussion someone is asking, "what is FTP", or "I read that GET is the only safe way to pass values", etc. Sometimes, it _really_ pays off to just hire someone who has already figured out a certain level of the fundamentals and can hit the ground running into more advanced walls like lack of business domain knowledge.
And, yet, our demand for developers with experience surpassing the average co-op or college grad doesn't change. It can be hard to make much progress with a team of mostly younger developers when every technical discussion someone is asking, "what is FTP", or "I read that GET is the only safe way to pass values", etc. Sometimes, it _really_ pays off to just hire someone who has already figured out a certain level of the fundamentals and can hit the ground running into more advanced walls like lack of business domain knowledge.