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cVET, Soft Skills, and Simulation Technology for
Skill Development
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Vocational Education – The challenges with us
Technology Possibilities- Our solution to the challenges
Possibilities ‘Applied’ - Deployments
Technology ‘Impact’ - Our Key Field Experiences
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people in India live below the poverty line364 M30 %
Central statistical office, Govt of India
Work Force participation rate in India is on the decline
Vocational Education – The Challenges with us
• Information Technology • Genesis of cVet (Computerized Vocational Education ) • Plumbing: 3 months• Jewellery making: a month
• Multi-media• Genesis of LEE (Life Enrichment Education)• 2 to 4 Hr of engaging modules
• Haptics• Simulation environment for hands-on
• Solar Technology • The MoVE – Mobile classrooms
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Haptic Simulators for Vocational Training
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MoVE unitMoVE unit
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• Over 2,400 graduates since September 2012
• 16 permanent centers
• 2 Mobile Centers (Move)
• 2 states (Kerala and Tamil Nadu)
• 16 facilitators trained with TTT
Possibilities ‘Applied’ - Deployments
Technology ‘Impact’ - Our Key Field Experiences
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Significant Changes in Comfort to Discuss Social Issues
• 40% of the women declared that their favourite soft skills activity is classroom discussions , followed by videos.
• 66% of the respondents agree that they learn better using a computer with another person.
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Technology ‘Impact’ - Our Key Field Experiences
Significant Changes in Self-Esteem
Significant Changes in Self-Efficacy
Absa is a talented bag maker, but it wasn’t until she attended the WE Project’s Fabric Painting course that Absa recognized her abilities and gained confidence to earn money from her craft. Absa reports having earned approximately Rs. 50,000 making and selling her own bags since taking the course, an achievement she says was only possible after developing confidence in herself and her abilities, through participating in the WE Project’s course. “Before, my life was just about preparing food, and taking care of my children and my husband. It’s only after joining this painting class that I got courage. I started a shop with a group of other students that studied this course, in Adimali. It’s the Life Enrichment Education along with this course that gave me this [courage].”As a result of her increased earning capacity, Absa has also expanded her sense of independence. Before the WE course, she was not comfortable to travel anywhere (even 2 km away) by herself. Now, she has no issues with travelling alone.
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