2009 Corporate Responsibility Report - Acer Group

Acer Corporate Responsibility Report 2009
It’s Time for Community Involvement
Acer Italy
Outreach to the Disadvantaged
Acer Italy focuses on children, women, the poor and the sick to be the targets of their outreach
program to break down the barricades separating the disadvantaged and the community. In
2009, the company supported charity organizations to promote assignments-in-focus by virtue of
financial aid and other promotional campaigns, so that the general public can better understand
issues concerning the community, and chip in with money or resources. For more information,
visit Acer Italy Network of Solidarity.
Acer Middle East
Trainee Development Program
In face of the ever-expanding emerging markets and a growing
demand for fresh talents, Acer Middle East began in 2003 to implement
a "Trainee Development Program" with AIESEC – the international
student-driven organization. A handful of AIESEC students hailing from
emerging markets was selected to enter the Trainee Development
Program for at least 2 years of traineeship in sales and marketing.
In addition to serving as a talent pool to scout for prospects from
emerging markets for Acer Middle East, the project offers students an
international platform to showcase and nurture their talents on their
way to becoming a professional. 15 trainees from Turkey, Kenya,
Uganda, Egypt and other countries are enrolled in the program at
present.
Acer Switzerland
Child Apprenticeship Program
Mid-level vocational trainings in Switzerland is characterized by
an apprenticeship system. Many youngsters are admitted into an
assortment of professions as apprentices. These professions include
crafts and handiwork (such as carpenters, bakers and hairdressers)
and office employees (such as accountants, secretaries, or engineers);
the apprenticeship can last from 2 to 4 years, according to the nature
of different vocations; during which, the youngsters are required to go
back to their routine schoolwork weekly. Acer Switzerland presently
has taken on 5 apprentices, commissioned to engage in advertising,
logistics, computer science and other lines of work.
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