Britain Works NGO
Programme
Harsha Gadhvi
Community Affairs Manager
Microsoft Ltd
7Th December 2009
Microsoft
• Global • UK
– Founded in 1975 – Formed in 1982
– Stock went public in 1986 – Around 3000 employees
– 92,736 employees – 7 offices
– 108 subsidiaries – Over 30,000 partners
– 1.3 million partners – Microsoft Research Cambridge
– 95% revenue stems from partners
– US$ 9B investment in R&D
www.microsoft.com/uk/britainworksNGO p. 2
Digital skills
• Knowledge economy
equal to traditional
economy
• 77% of all jobs require
some digital skills
• 10m people digitally
excluded
www.microsoft.com/uk/britainworksNGO p. 3
Black Country Project
• Focus on Black Country 2006-2009
• Partnership to re-skill 33,000 people
• Enabling people to enter workplace or start a business
• Invested approx £1m over a 3 years
• Project awarded the BITC Big Tick for excellence in community
investment
• The locations of focus – Dudley, Sandwell, Walsall, Wolverhampton.
• Microsoft in partnership with Black Country Consortium (BCC),
RNIB and PRIME.
www.microsoft.com/uk/britainworksNGO p. 4
Help 500,000 people into work (over 3 years)
Support employment Enhance basic Create pathways into Foster technology
focussed charities employability skills IT industry innovation
100,000 pa 50,000 pa 10,000 pa 7,000 pa
Economic Evidence through 2009 IDC Survey & Work Foundation
www.microsoft.com/uk/britainworksNGO
BRITIAN WORKS NGO PROGRAMME
• 3 Year programme
• Charities only
• Free to join
• Benefits for both charity and your learners
• Enable Microsoft to measure impact of the
programme.
www.microsoft.com/uk/britainworksNGO p. 6
Benefits
Benefits for your Organisation Benefits for those you Support
Free Microsoft software* Free IT training
Free IT training curriculum - DLC Opportunity to attend a careers day
Free IT training for your employees Opportunity to undertake Microsoft
Qualifications which are internationally
recognised
Opportunity to win technology prizes Opportunity to gain OCR accreditation for
entry level IT Skills
Association with nationally recognised Recognised qualifications for CV to give
Microsoft programme confidence when applying for jobs
Discounted Microsoft Qualifications Opportunity to join free of charge career
through IT Academies talk webinars
Networking with other charities Opportunity to be nominated by
organisation for learner recognition
scheme
* software donation subject to an administrative fee.
www.microsoft.com/uk/britainworksNGO p. 7
Software Donations
• 6 titles
• 50 licences
• Windows 7 upgrade (admin fee of £5.00 + VAT per
workstation for Windows 7 Professional Upgrade and £6.00 + VAT per
workstation for Windows 7 Enterprise Upgrade.)
• Through Charity Technology Exchange (CTX)
• Shipping and admin costs apply (4% typical
retail prices.)
www.microsoft.com/uk/britainworksNGO p. 8
Charity Technology Exchange (CTX)
www.ctxchange.org
www.microsoft.com/uk/britainworksNGO p. 9
Hardware
• Microsoft Accredited Refurbisher(MAR) programme
– Recycled PCs and hardware
– Discounted prices start from £60
• Windows 2000
• Windows XP
• Microsoft Office 2003 Standard
– 120 MAR agents in UK
– www.mar.partners.extranet.microsoft.com/EMEA
– www.mar.partners.extranet.microsoft.com/FAQ
www.microsoft.com/uk/britainworksNGO p. 10
Microsoft's Digital Literacy Curriculum
Microsoft Digital Literacy Curriculum (DLC)
Launched in April 2008
Free online training
5 courses each with 2-3 hours of learning
OCR Level 3 accredited and City & Guilds
Over 1000 OCR exams taken
Available in 30 languages
New subjects coming soon:
How to write a CV
Set up email
Search the internet
www.microsoft.com/uk/dlc
www.microsoft.com/uk/britainworksNGO
Microsoft IT Academy (ITA)
• Essential ITA Membership
Normal Price £568.00 plus VAT @ 21.5%
Special NGO Price = £482.80 plus VAT @ 21.5%
• Advanced ITA Membership
Normal Price £1,106.00 plus VAT @ 21.5%
Special NGO Price = £940.10 plus VAT @ 21.5%
www.microsoft.com/uk/britainworksNGO p. 12
Free training
• Webinars
• Once a month
• 1 hour online sessions
• DLC, Win 7, office products, outlook
• Can download previous sessions
www.microsoft.com/uk/britainworksNGO p. 13
Career days
• Free event for your learners
• Held at Microsoft offices
• Microsoft employee volunteers:
– Interview advice
– CV advice
– Inspiring speakers
• Learners journey into employment
• Tour of Microsoft
www.microsoft.com/uk/britainworksNGO p. 14
Brand Association
• ‘Microsoft Britain Works NGO partner’
• All charity partners will be provided with a Britain
Works NGO programme branding toolkit:
– logos
– online banners
– certificate templates for learners
– a certificate of membership to promote involvement
with the Microsoft Britain Works Campaign.
• Potentially help with securing bids
www.microsoft.com/uk/britainworksNGO p. 15
Starter pack
• Resources kit for the programme:
– Britain Works NGO materials: posters, fliers,
– DLC marketing materials: posters, fliers, postcards
– Branded:
• mouse mats
• Pens
• Window stickers
– After 3 months, a NGO partner plaque
www.microsoft.com/uk/britainworksNGO p. 16
Communication
• Website
• Newsletters:
– filled with news about the NGO Programme
– Its partners
– latest employability topics
– advice for charities in the employability arena
• Events: webinars, NGO days.
• Your feedback is important to us:
– britwork@microsoft.com
– Helpline free number: 0800 111 4341
www.microsoft.com/uk/britainworksNGO p. 17
Your role
• Measure impact of programme
– Numbers trained i.e. DLC, office products
– Numbers into employment
– Every quarter
– Reporting mechanism explained when you join
• Opportunity to win an Xbox in a prize draw
every quarter
www.microsoft.com/uk/britainworksNGO p. 18
Sign up
• Through the data collection form
• We’ll email you details:
– How to join
– How to report your numbers
• Website to go live this week
• Spread the word!
www.microsoft.com/uk/britainworksNGO p. 19
Thank you!
Harsha Gadhvi
Harsha.gadhvi@microsoft.com
Tel: 0118 909 3972
britworks@microsoft.com
www.microsoft.com/uk/britainworksNGO p. 20