How can HP help young people in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) aim for success in the global economy? Unemployment is most acute for the age group that represents our future. In the European Union alone, over 13 percent of young people below the age of 24 were unemployed in 2007. Unemployment is even higher for young people in the emerging economies
of Russia (17%), the Middle East (23%) and Africa (North Africa: 30%; Sub-Sahara: 18%)1. HP’s answer is to empower these young people through “GET-IT”: a whole new kind of training that combines the basics of entrepreneurship with practical, hands-on experience in the use of technology.
An intensive course for graduates in business IT “Graduate Entrepreneurship Training through IT” (GET-IT) is helping young un- or underemployed people and graduates (16-25 years) acquire the business and IT skills to enter professional life, in many cases launching their own businesses. Since the launch of GET-IT in May 2007, HP and its partners opened 70 centres in 25
countries across Europe, the Middle East and Africa – from Belgium to Russia, Ireland to South Africa.
GET-IT training consists of interactive courses that deal with practical IT solutions for daily business challenges. The core element is a curriculum called Technology Tools (T-Tools). It fills the gap between business and standard IT courses. The modules explore how different IT solutions can address common business challenges in the areas of Management and Operations, Finances, Communication, and Marketing. The training also puts students in a better position to evaluate their own skills and to identify their own needs for further training and development. To read more...
One can play an online game called GET-IT city. click here
