Corporate Education with Focus on Utilization of ICT - Case Study in the Czech Republic

The computer competence is an inseparable part of crucial competences required from people at the digital age. It can be assumed that employers will build the corporate education/ training scheme, to meet the needs of companies reflecting unstoppable technological progress. The paper focuses on a real current situation on the local Czech scene in an approach of citizens to further education. A pilot study with 86 participants was conducted to demonstrate or refute the findings presented by national and transnational statistical institutions relating to the accessibility and utilization of Information and Communication technologies for study purposes. In this article, which is intended to be descriptive and exploratory in nature we present empirical results that show the answers to the research questions on preferable kinds and ways of education, as well as on study materials. The pilot study showed that individuals preferred combination of ICT and face-to-face. Surprisingly, in the age group 18-25, individuals preferred use of printed sources. Individuals in the age group 26-35 preferred computer/notebook most. Based on the findings, it is recommendable to use corporate education portals and enrich them with a section of the links with free accessible education portals, which respondents prefer.