ISE supports global educational pilot project
Published: WORLD
WORLD: Integrated Systems Events is linking up with Education for Children in Need, an international education programme led by Unesco special ambassador Dr Ute-Henriette Ohoven, for E-Start-Up Academy. The pilot project will take place in Moldova and aims to create local business opportunities through providing training to young people.
The initiative, being piloted by Education for Children in Need, will see Integrated Systems Events paying for specialist consultants and integrators to assist in the installation and equipping of a new E-Start-Up Academy in Chisinau. The academy will provide a base for the running of modern educational programmes that cover web, IT, economics, marketing and business English. Specifically, the course in Chisinau will cover the basics of economics, accounting and the creation of business plans. Plus, there will be an optional online module designed to lay the groundwork for students to take the InfoComm Certified Technology Specialist (CTS) exam as well as the opportunity to access the Cedia track of residential networking courses leading to certified networking credentials.
The goal of the programme will reportedly be that graduates gain the necessary skills and confidence to return to their local community and launch a sustainable micro-, small- or medium-sized business. The five week course will seek to train 400 Moldovans annually of which 50 per cent will be women. As well as teaching practical business skills there will be a focus on personal development for students. After course completion, graduates will be mentored by local entrepreneurs and business people to increase their chances of success.
ISE’s move is part of its charitable SeeHearTouch work that has seen in recent years it subsidising the design, installation and support of cinema theatre systems in childrens’ hospices. Equipment for the theatres has been donated by A/V equipment manufacturers. This programme will now be expanded to encompass the E-Start-Up Academy. ISE’s decision to fund local installers and integrators is to ensure that the academy receives full ongoing technical support once the initial equipment installation has been completed.
‘We are delighted to be able to be able to work with Unesco special ambassador Dr Ohoven and her foundation on this vital educational programme in Moldova,’ commented ISE managing director, Mike Blackman. ‘It will help young people build a future for themselves and others within their own country. Given the support we have had for the SeeHearTouch charitable work I know the wider A/V community will get fully behind this new initiative. From now on it will be SeeHearTouch and Learn.’