1. Harnessing the Power of Technology Aakash Sethi

2. Quest Alliance Snapshot Founded in 2005 Research, Innovation & Advocacy in QUality Education & Skills Training = QUEST Enabling individuals to build self-learning pathways Responsible & effective use of educational technology Worked in over 7 States with Govt. programs

3. Teacher told me…

4. The Problem Negative school experience High attrition rate of facilitators No real world exposure Market looking for trainable talent

5. Blended Learning – The Bhaiya Model

6. 6 “The definition of blended learning is a formal education program in which a student learns: 1.at least in part through online learning, with some element of student control over time, place, path, and/or pace 2.at least in part in a supervised brick-and-mortar location away from home 3.and the modalities along each student’s learning path within a course or subject are connected to provide an integrated learning experience.” Blended Learning Definition

7. Leveraging Digital Learning makes an impact to workforce enablement programs across four primary levers. Blended Learning Impact Levers 7 Scalability Improved beneficiary access to learning at a time and place that is better for them Greater student-teacher ratio possible without reduction in personal attention Cost Efficiency More robust program management and metric tracking capability Learning compression – same learning, less time Efficacy Improved learning and retention Builds learning communities among instructors and students Encourages self-learning Improves digital literacy Applicability Faster roll out of content updates keeps content relevant to the marketplace Platform and content more consistent Content can be customized automatically for individual needs Impact of Blended Learning

8. Our Focus To enable vocational delivery systems with knowledge and tools to make youth employable Provide over 200 hours of digital learning content on English, Life-Skills, Career Guidance & Customer Interaction for youth Provide on demand learning for trainers & professional development opportunities

9. Youth Map Aspirations & Build Skills Trainer Training & Up gradation Central Database & Tracking Alumni Profiling & Up-skilling Industry Awareness & Involvement The Quest Way: Enabling Youth Employability

10. Youth Self expression through arts, games & stories English for everyday life Technology based learning Guidance Understanding Interest & abilities Workplace visits, videos & guest lectures Profiling role models Confidence Career Information Career Planning Planning

11. Trainer Understanding Content Delivery of Content Train On demand access to self learning materials Building a community of practice Professional Development Support Access to student performance data Analysis of data through Quest Learning Management system Manage

12. Alumni Regular updates through SMS Continuous learning Connect Success stories in the community Profile Counselling helpline Peer to peer networks enabled Support

13. Industry Share Job scenarios through films Guest lectures & field visits Dialogues Awareness Pool of professionals to validate curriculum Focus on Job Readiness Involvement Access to Youth Profiles Online system to screen & shortlist trained candidates Recruitment

14. Funders Knowledge TechnologyOutreach 35 NGOs & ITIs across 150 centers in 7 states

15. Sustainability Approaches Youth centered approach to get them to take charge of their lives and career Trainers get on-demand support to adopt this method of delivery. Building sustainable leadership Technology to be used as an enabler to provide a single window system with a centralized tracking for all stakeholders Employers have access to institutes & student profiles for finding the right jobs Alumni get a chance to up-skill themselves through technology base learning & peer to peer learning

16. Blended Learning Resources provided for Employability & Entrepreneurship Capacity Building of Trainers & Centers to create technology enabled learning environments Data Tracking, Management & reporting of student & center performance Outreach to small and large NGOs & enterprises running youth employment programs. Impacting 100,000 Youth in 5years

17. THANK YOU aakash@questalliance.net www.questalliance.net