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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
The Problem
• Negative school experience• High attrition rate of facilitators• No real world exposure• Market looking for trainable talent
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“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
Leveraging Digital Learning makes an impact to workforce enablement programs across four primary levers.
Blended Learning Impact Levers
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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
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
YouthMap Aspirations &
Build Skills
TrainerTraining & Up
gradation
Central Database &
Tracking
AlumniProfiling & Up-
skilling
IndustryAwareness &
Involvement
The Quest Way: Enabling Youth Employability
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 PlanningPlanning
Trainer• Understanding Content• Delivery of ContentTrain
• On demand access to self learning materials• Building a community of practice• Professional DevelopmentSupport
• Access to student performance data• Analysis of data through Quest Learning
Management systemManage
Alumni
• Regular updates through SMS• Continuous learningConnect
• Success stories in the communityProfile
• Counselling helpline• Peer to peer networks enabledSupport
Industry• Share Job scenarios through films• Guest lectures & field visits• DialoguesAwareness
• Pool of professionals to validate curriculum• Focus on Job ReadinessInvolvement
• Access to Youth Profiles• Online system to screen & shortlist trained candidatesRecruitment
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
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