Η Σφαιρική Αναζήτηση για Εκπαίδευση: Πώς ένα Bootcamp Accelerator μοντέλο είναι μείωση του χάσματος δεξιοτήτων

Καταχωρήθηκε από C. M. Rubin για Οκτ 16, 2019

“Είμαστε βέβαιοι ότι οι απόφοιτοι που μας εγκαταλείπουν είναι σε θέση να μπουν σε υψηλά αμειβόμενους, θέσεις εργασίας υψηλής εξειδίκευσης που αναζητούν να καλύψουν οι εργοδότες.” – Audrey Cheng

Audrey Cheng, ο συν-ιδρυτής και Διευθύνων Σύμβουλος της Moringa Σχολής, δούλευε για επιχειρηματικά κεφάλαια σταθερή επένδυση σε τοπικό κεφάλαια τεχνολογίας στην Κένυα, όταν παρατήρησε ένα σημαντικό κενό δεξιοτήτων μεταξύ των διαθέσιμων για τους νέους και το ταλέντο θέσεις εργασίας τα προσόντα για να τους γεμίσει. Η ανεργία των νέων και η έλλειψη απασχολήσιμων νέων παραμένει μια από τις μεγαλύτερες προκλήσεις που αντιμετωπίζει η αφρικανική ήπειρος. "Σε 2019, και μόνο 13% αποφοίτων δευτεροβάθμιας εκπαίδευσης στην Κένυα έλαβαν μια θέση στο πανεπιστήμιο (Κένυα Εθνικό Συμβούλιο Εξετάσεις), και κατά μέσο όρο, παίρνει 5 χρόνια για έναν απόφοιτο πανεπιστημίου να βρει δουλειά πλήρους απασχόλησης στην Κένυα," αυτή λέει. Ο Cheng ερεύνησε το πρόβλημα και ανακάλυψε ότι τα προγράμματα κατάρτισης που ήταν διαθέσιμα στους μαθητές ήταν ξεπερασμένα και δεν ταίριαζαν με τις ικανότητες που αναζητούσαν οι εργοδότες. Ήταν σε αυτό το σημείο που ο Cheng σκέφτηκε την ιδέα του «προγράμματος επιτάχυνσης bootcamp». Η σχολή Moringa γεννήθηκε.

Audrey Cheng, συνιδρυτής και Διευθύνων Σύμβουλος της Σχολής Moringa, επιλέχθηκε ως ένα από τα 2016 Forbes 30 Κάτω από 30 Κοινωνική επιχειρηματίες, as Ashoka AMEX Emerging Innovator 2015, and as one of World Economic Forum’s Top Female Innovators in Africa. Μας ενώνει το Η Σφαιρική Αναζήτηση για Εκπαίδευση.

“We also pride ourselves on intertwining professional development and soft skills within our course so students gain the ability to problem solve and create new ideas which are important to creating holistic professionals.” – Audrey Cheng

Audrey, how does the Moringa School model address the skills gap and unemployment issues in Africa?

Moringa School is a Kenya-based multi-disciplinary workforce development platform committed to providing young Africans with market aligned technical and soft skills they need to excel in their careers through a classroom that simulates a real, working environment. Moringa School’s mission is to transform higher education throughout Africa and enable its graduates to be globally competitive with their peers. With locations in Kenya and Rwanda, the school is known for its education-to-employment model where graduates are linked with leading companies throughout Africa and the world for employment opportunities.

Tell us a little bit about your methodology. What makes your approach unique to other start-ups in this space?

We began Moringa in 2014 by teaching lecture-style lessons with experts from the tech industry but quickly realized that what employers wanted were not just graduates with theoretical knowledge, but also practical knowledge and skills that could be applied in their companies. We are unique by focusing on two pillars: a blended learning model and market relevance. This fills the void of a marketplace need and success reflects in our student and employer partner numbers increasing each year. Our team is made up of experts in their fields, from curriculum developers to start-up tech developers who believe in the mission to transform higher education in emerging markets. Moringa has put more than 500 junior software developers into the market in not just Kenya, but also in Rwanda where we have partnered with the government and the German development agency, GIZ, to train 150 low-income women. We have also created an open-source coding curriculum for secondary schools in Kenya and currently have over 200 students using this.

“I think youth are attracted to our learning framework as it provides skills that can be applied in the corporate world as well as transfer into self-employed work and entrepreneurial activities for those interested in start-ups as they find ways to solve the problems of today by creating technology solutions.” – Audrey Cheng

What do you think attracts your target audience to your learning framework?

Our target audience is youth aged 18-35. Ωστόσο,, we have had people older than this target group looking to upskill or change careers as they see how technology is changing the face of Africa as well as providing new employment opportunities. I think what attracts people to our courses is our blended learning model which has relevance to the market today. As we work with local employers to develop our curriculum, we are confident that the graduates that leave us are well placed to enter into highly paid, highly skilled jobs that employers are looking to fill. We also pride ourselves on intertwining professional development and soft skills within our courses so students gain the ability to problem solve and create new ideas which are important to creating holistic professionals. I think youths are attracted to our learning framework as it provides skills that can be applied in the corporate world as well as enabling transfer into self-employed work and entrepreneurial activities for those interested in start-ups as they find ways to solve the problems of today by creating technology solutions.

How would you describe your greatest achievements so far, and what are the biggest challenges you’ve faced?

I feel my greatest achievement so far is the number of lives we have impacted. Από 2014, we have graduated over 400 students from our full time 20-week Moringa Program at our campuses in Kenya and Rwanda. The feeling of seeing a young, single mother gaining employment to be able to support her family is like no other. The greatest challenges have been around scaling up our business. From scaling staff members to acquiring new space to hosting our increasing student numbers, this challenge will continue as we scale into new countries. We hope to overcome these challenges by working with partners in new countries to be able to understand the market and transform the level of talent available, which will ultimately attract new students and staff to help transform the economies and livelihoods of all.

The greatest challenges have been around scaling up our business.” – Audrey Cheng

Looking ahead – where do you see Moringa School 5 ή 10 χρόνια από τώρα?

I have always wanted to create a solution that generates a huge impact in the world, and so I am passionate about scaling the Moringa model across the African continent. With this is mind, we have our Big Hairy Audacious Goal (BHAG) to train 200,000 future knowledge workers through market-driven education in emerging markets by 2030 at the latest. This involves our creating new courses that serve the current and future markets. This year we will be launching Data Science and then a new course every year from now on, driven by careful market research. This will help us to build the largest and highest quality skills provider in emerging markets and reach our ambitious target.

C. M. Rubin and Audrey Cheng

Σας ευχαριστούμε για μας 800 συν παγκόσμια συνεισφέροντες, δάσκαλοι, επιχειρηματίες, ερευνητές, οι ηγέτες των επιχειρήσεων, οι μαθητές και οι ηγέτες της σκέψης από κάθε τομέα για την ανταλλαγή προοπτικές σας για το μέλλον της μάθησης με Η Σφαιρική Αναζήτηση για Εκπαίδευση κάθε μήνα.

C. M. Rubin (Cathy) Είναι ο ιδρυτής της CMRubinWorld, μια ηλεκτρονική εκδοτική εταιρεία επικεντρώθηκε στο μέλλον της παγκόσμιας μάθησης και συν-ιδρυτής του πλανήτη στην τάξη. Είναι συγγραφέας τριών βιβλίων best-seller και δύο ευρέως διαβάσει σε απευθείας σύνδεση σειρά. Rubin έλαβε 3 Upton Sinclair βραβεία για το «The Σφαιρική Αναζήτηση για την Παιδεία». Η σειρά που υποστηρίζει για όλους τους μαθητές ξεκίνησε το 2010 και συγκεντρώνει διακεκριμένους ηγέτες σκέψης από όλο τον κόσμο για να διερευνήσει τα βασικά ζητήματα της εκπαίδευσης που αντιμετωπίζουν οι χώρες.

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