About Us, Our Global Partners, and Our Work
Our programs and partnerships equip people all over the world with the critical skills needed for the future of work.
About HP LIFE
HP LIFE is a free business and digital skills training program from the HP Foundation. It can be accessed online via the HP LIFE platform, in-person through our partners, and both online and offline with the HP LIFE mobile app. The program enables people worldwide to learn core business concepts and critical skills needed for the future of work—whether upskilling, enhancing education, or starting a business—by offering more than 30 free, accessible courses in eight languages. It is also an adaptable educational resource used by trainers, educators, and mentors to enrich curricula, support business creation, and assist career growth.
About Our Partners
We work with world-class partners to expand HP LIFE’s impact.
About Our Courses
We collaborate with partners and experts around the world to create relevant courses focused on key business and digital skills that are free for people everywhere to use. The 30+ self-paced courses are modular, interactive, and full of information and exercises that enable you to develop the skills you need to participate and thrive in the future of work. Courses are available in Arabic, Bahasa Indonesia, Chinese, English, French, Hindi, Portuguese, and Spanish.
Millions of people worldwide have used HP LIFE to learn core business concepts and critical skills needed for the future of work.
4.8 Million+
online courses taken in eight languages.
2.4 Million+
new learners since 2016
200+
countries and territories all over the world.
Inspiring Stories Showing the Impact of Our Global Program

Roger Blair, Professor III Entrepreneurship
View success story“Incorporating HP LIFE into our upper-level entrepreneurship course has enabled us to offer our students access to a high-quality open-access learning resource, supporting our goal to find long-term solutions to textbook affordability.”

Danayit Zegeye, YMCA Ethiopia
View success story“The knowledge I have gained from taking HP LIFE courses will allow me to make disciplined decisions and invest in my business.”

Cameron Early, Student, YMCA Scotland
View success story“As someone without previous knowledge of running an enterprise, I found the HP LIFE courses engaging. The interactive content and videos made it fun to learn.”

Argiris Tzikopoulos, CEO, JA Greece
View success story“We are glad for our global collaboration with HP. Our organizations share a common passion for enhancing students’ soft skills and empowering them. As JA Greece, we are proud that we are building on expanding this partnership to reach more students through HP LIFE courses.”

Shanthi Kanthaswamy, executive director, JA Malaysia
View success story“Teachers are pivotal to education and to the impact it has on students who are our hope and future leaders. JA Malaysia is truly grateful for the empathy shown by HP Malaysia to the challenges these heroes of education are facing at the moment.”

Andrea Mendes, executive director, Mundo Aflora
View success story“The HP volunteer team helped increase the self-esteem of these young women who are forgotten by a large part of society.”

HP LIFE graduate, Costa Rica
View success story“The course exceeded my expectations in terms of content, tools, application, and the most valuable thing, which is the human factor, because behind it all there is a whole team full of commitment, dedication and professionalism. HP LIFE truly transforms lives.”

Ndinda Catherine Leech, YALI participant
View success story“I encourage everyone to take advantage of any opportunity to learn new skills, especially if it’s free. Improving your knowledge will take you a long way.”

Jalel Echaybi
View success storyI particularly liked the HP LIFE marketing courses. I use these every day in the planning and growth of my business.

Sondess Amara
View success storyHP LIFE training has been crucial for me. Through the HP LIFE program, I was given mentoring to complete my business plan, learned how to advertise my business and even how to do my accounts from one year to the next.

Tunisian entrepreneurs
View success storyFive Tunisian entrepreneurs hone their entrepreneurship skills through the Mashrou3i program and learn cooperation is the best way to grow a successful business.

Anis Assali
View success storyI learned how to use Microsoft Excel to determine the break-even point of my business and how to analyze my expenses which has enabled me to better estimate my real costs. HP LIFE helped me in virtually every aspect of my business.

Charity Selorm
View success storyI learnt so many new skills through HP LIFE. Like how to use the business model canvas tool to develop and refine a business idea, how to determine the break-even point, how to price my services properly, and how to identify my target market.

Barbara Millard from Johnson County Community College, US
View success storyHP LIFE was just what I was looking for to add new life to my teaching. I can use the modules as basic course content, or as a refresher. Each module stands alone and can be mixed and matched according to individual class needs.