The HP Business Institute

Launched in 2007 as a large-scale enterprise development initiative driven primarily through skills development, the HP Business Institute is at the core of HP South Africa’s Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE) strategy. HP has invested significantly in B-BBEE initiatives, most notably in the form of the HP Business Institute.

As the first multinational in South Africa to receive Government approval for its equity equivalent proposal, HP is passionate about B-BBEE and believes that the local ICT sector has an important role to play in empowerment and transformation.

HP’s commitment to empowerment and transformation has been evidenced by its excellent scoring against the Department of Trade and Industry’s gazetted Codes of Good Practice. For the second consecutive year, HP has achieved a Level 2 Contributor status to B-BBEE with a certified score of 89.07%.

The HP Business Institute’s first intake of students occurred in February 2008, and since then it has launched several programmes targeted at graduates and small businesses. The focus of these programmes has been to ensure that it adds value and is relevant to both graduates as well as SMEs; focusing on developing skills in high growth areas of the industry and assisting enterprises to capitalise on market opportunities that might have been previously unattainable.

For further information on the HP Business Institute, contact HP at 011 785 1000 or send an email using this form.