Education & Training
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Opportunity India Desk Mar 22, 2019 - 3 min readWatching sports both in stadiums and via audio-visual platforms has been an integral part of the Indian ecosystem for eons. Cricket has dominated most screens in the nation for time immemorial and has garnered more worshipers than followers for the sport. Over the last few years, this trend has seen a major shift as more ...
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Opportunity India Desk Mar 19, 2019 - 2 min readWith the growing influence of technology, the online education industry has gained its momentum. The online education segment is set to become a multi-billion dollar opportunity in India. According to statistics, the online education industry is expected to reach $ 1.96 billion by 2021. Reskilling and online certification is currently the largest segment in online education ...
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Opportunity India Desk Mar 18, 2019 - 2 min readSports and physical activity for children could be linked to outcomes such as character development, better physical and mental health, and teamwork. All these qualities go a long way to improve an individual’s persona. We have crossed generations from being told ‘Padoge likhoge to banoge nawaab, kheloge kudoge to hoge kharaab’ to an era now ...
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Opportunity India Desk Mar 15, 2019 - 3 min readEvery year a new bunch of graduates is produced by higher education institutions across the country. Unfortunately, from the general pool of graduates across all streams, only 25% have employable skills. With a total enrollment of 36.6 million, surprisingly the Indian higher education institutions seem to be inept at making students job-ready and instilling in ...
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Opportunity India Desk Mar 13, 2019 - 2 min readThe evolving Indian education industry has set a benchmark for businesses that are currently residing in the industry. The rapidly growing education industry is becoming a hub of opportunities for seekers that are willing to create their name in this particular industry. Especially, after the rising startup concept in India, the education market is all ...
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Opportunity India Desk Mar 11, 2019 - 2 min readThe concept of pre-schooling evolved in India a couple of decades ago and has been developing fast in the current scenario. Parents are more concerned than ever with their kids' future, and willingly spend money to give the children the best possible education right from preschool levels. Therefore, opening a preschool franchise in India can ...
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Opportunity India Desk Mar 11, 2019 - 2 min read“About 50% of class 5 students can read class 2 texts and about 28% of class 3 can solve simple subtraction problems!” These are some worrying results of the Annual Status of Education, ASER report by the NGO Pratham. It’s not just one report, there are many, including the ones from UNESCO and FSG, which ...
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Opportunity India Desk Mar 06, 2019 - 3 min readIn order for the education business to truly thrive, it must incorporate collaborative structures from the ground up. Expecting teachers alone to be held responsible for wide-ranging tasks and roles is not a model that can be effectively scaled. In a similar manner, schools also cannot be expected to be an isolated component in an ...
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Opportunity India Desk Feb 11, 2019 - 2 min readThe Indian education industry is hugely impacted by the rise of technology and digitalization from the last couple of years. The digital trend has invaded the industry by storm, easing up the learning process along with allowing educators to revamp their educational services. Despite the increasing popularity and demand of the EdTech sector, gamification is ...
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Opportunity India Desk Feb 09, 2019 - 3 min readThe Indian business industry has been under constant transformation, trying to enhance the potential available in the country. Workplaces have been introducing several programs that are employee friendly, focusing on the benefiting them by enhancing their education and skills required for the industry. GOAL: The Digital Skilling Initiative Recently, Facebook launched its digital skilling initiative ...