Many companies have training programs for their employees, but Apple looks at its program from another angle. At Apple University, employees learn a lot about the customs and traditions of Apple and about the history of the company and among its courses "How to think like Apple."
Apple University operates in complete secrecy and does not know many details about it, as its employees are not allowed to talk about company news in general, especially Apple University, and Apple also does not publish photos of the university.
Apple University Tutorials
At Apple University, employees do not learn "programming" or "business management". Apple employees are trained in advance and have these skills before they are hired, but at Apple University, employees learn about the customs, traditions and history of the company and how to make correct decisions. Among the university's lessons, "What makes an Apple, an Apple ?!" In this lesson, Apple compared the Google TV remote, which had 78 buttons, with the Apple TV remote, which contains only 3 buttons. When starting to manufacture the remote, Apple employees thought about it, discussed the idea, and then decided to keep the buttons they only needed, the button Off and on, button for Choose something to watch, and button to return to the main menu. Apple employees strive to simplify every product they make and that's what makes Apple, the Apple!
Some of the lessons taught at the university are from the artist Picasso's drawings, which contain a bull, in early times the bull had a nose, shoulders, legs and hooves, and over the ages all these things differed, but you can still distinguish that it is a bull!
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Other lessons are taught to employees, which consist of studying cases that occurred previously with Apple and how they made the decision, as happened when they thought about launching a version of iTunes compatible with Windows - when it was only intended for the iPod - which created violent discussions among company officials. In the beginning, Steve Jobs completely opposed the decision, and at the other, was satisfied with the decision, which generated billions for the company and contributed to the success of the iPhone.
Also, Apple dedicates a large part of the university to the companies that have acquired it and in it employees learn lessons such as "How to mix your resources with the resources and talents of Apple" and one of the attendees were Beats employees and founders such as Dr. Dre and Jimmy Lovin.
"The best things" is one of the lessons offered by the university, in which students learn to surround themselves with the best things such as talented people and high-quality resources. With this idea you can learn easily and you can reveal the best things that people have made. Picasso says, "Good artists imitate The great steal.
Dean of Apple University
When Steve Jobs founded Apple University, he wanted to bring in the best experts in education. In 2008, Steve Jobs hired Joel Bodoli, who was previously the dean of the School of Management at Yale University, and Yale University for those who did not know it, as it is one of the top 15 universities in the world and this demonstrates the strength of its colleges. And distinguish it. Joel is known for being a creative man who is able to manage the educational process in a distinguished way and to provide exceptional matters, and this is what made Jobs choose him according to press sources.
It is noteworthy that Apple University takes the headquarters of the company as its headquarters, and there were news about the opening of a branch in China two years ago without assurances that this matter would happen or not.
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