NetHope Academy

What's New

• • NetHope Academy partnered with Microsoft to offer a "train the trainer" Microsoft Certified Trainer Bootcamp in Haiti. As a result five new trainers are qualified and enrolled as Microsoft Certified Trainers. Learn more ›
• • NetHope, the Global VSAT Forum (GVF) and African eDevelopment Resource Centre hosted an advanced VSAT training in Nairobi June 14-16, 2011. Fourteen IT professionals representing seven African countries successfully completed the certification program. Learn more ›
• • The selection process for the NetHope Academy Internship Program in Haiti was completed in early September. The Fall 2011 program will launch in mid-September with a two-week BootCamp. Learn more ›
• • NetHope Academy’s Inaugural Class Graduates in Haiti, March 2011. Learn more ›

Who We Serve

NetHope Academy provides technology training and resources to international development organizations. NetHope Academy was formed to help improve staff capacity and productivity by strengthening crucial information and communication technology (ICT) skills.

NetHope Academy focuses on three key audiences: Program Workers who use computers and the Internet as part of their work responsibilities, and Information and Communications Technology Professionals. In addition NetHope Academy has launched an Internship program for graduates from colleges and universities in developing countries to help them transition from school to work and to strengthen IT capacity of NGOs and their field offices.

NetHope Academy training and resources help:

• • technology workers in NGOs expand their skills in information and communications technology (ICT). Resources for IT staff in NGOs ›
• • program workers in NGOs strengthen communication and team management skills, and improve their proficiency using productivity software. Resources for Program Workers ›
• • unemployed youth and engineering and computer science students in developing countries receive market-relevant, practical and transferable IT skills. Information about the Internsthip Program ›

Programs & Services

NetHope Academy provides classroom training, e-learning courses and a variety of resources to support self-paced study.

NetHope Academy collaborates with corporate partners to offer classroom training or online training to address training needs identified in the field. The NetHope Academy is designed to offer training in the technologies most commonly used and valued among NGOs and to train staff on evolving technologies. A few examples: Microsoft supports NetHope by providing classroom training and offering vouchers for relevant Microsoft e-learning courses to NetHope member organizations. NetHope has also partnered with the Global VSAT Forum (GVF) to offer VSAT training to professionals supporting NGOs in Africa.

NetHope Academy Portal and ICT Skills Training Program

NetHope Academy online offers information about IT roles in NGOs, learning plans, and other free resources. NetHope member organizations have access to e-learning vouchers and free skills assessments. www.nethopeacademy.org.

NetHope Academy Internship Program

The NetHope Academy Internship program provides a work-study experience for students and unemployed youth. Through classroom education and internship placements with international nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), the NetHope Academy prepares students in developing countries for full-time careers in the IT field while allowing them to directly participate in building their communities. The NetHope Academy Internship program was launched in 2010 in response to the earthquake and the resulting need for qualified IT personnel to support the many NGOs that launched or expanded their aid efforts in Haiti. Learn more ›

NetHope Academy programs are continuously refined based on feedback and needs expressed by NetHope member organizations as funding becomes available. If you want to request a specific topic or class for the future, please e-mail us at ictskillsinfo@nethope.org ›

NetHope Academy Supporters

The success of NetHope and NetHope Academy depends on strong relationships and support from foundations and corporations who are as passionate as we are about the power of technology to enact social change. These institutions provide financial support and make investments of resources, technical expertise, and intellectual capital. Learn more our supporters ›

Bringing the benefits of technology to people in developing countries around the world is a mission that requires lots of support. This support can take the form of a donation, a special sponsorship, or the time and energy of a dedicated volunteer. In whatever way you can, please join our cause. Support NetHope Academy ›

ICT Training Needs in NGOs

NetHope Academy was initiated, after a survey conducted in 2005/2006 by the Emergency Capacity Building Project (ECB) found that emergency response efforts were not as strong as they could have been because the benefits of ICT were not being fully realized. The survey showed that in many cases, while ICT systems were in place at international development organizations, workers lacked the necessary skills to take full advantage of the tools they had been given. Information Technology (IT) workers required more technical training in setting up, maintaining and supporting the wide array of tools used and program workers often lacked necessary business skills to effectively and efficiently utilize technology applications. Learn more about the start of the NetHope ICT Skills program.

NetHope worked with international development organizations to identify real-world scenarios they face today and conducted a comprehensive needs analysis around their use of ICT in emergency response. With this input, the NetHope team set to work developing a scalable program that addresses real-world training needs and leverages curriculum and delivery modes (instructor-led training, e-learning, self-paced learning, etc.) that the organizations were already accustomed to using. NetHope Academy was born.

NetHope Academy, the NetHope ICT Skills Building Program, has proven to be an efficient way both for NGOs to provide training for their employees and for the corporate sector to support skills training in international development organizations. Learn more ›