Upskilling Disrupted: The Case for ‘Smart Learning’
- By DWFtrends editors
- February 07, 2023
The digital world is changing rapidly, and the need for upskilling has never been more critical. Traditional learning methods can no longer keep up with the fast-paced technological changes. The answer is ‘smart learning’ — a type of learning that combines digital tools and AI technologies to create an environment where students can learn faster and gain skills more efficiently.
SEAC, a learning provider based in Southeast Asia, launched its 456 Smart Learning Ecosystem to improve the learning experience by integrating content, technology, design, and expertise using its trademarked 456 methodology.
Established in Thailand, SEAC leads the Thai upskilling market with a 35% share. It provides education to a diverse range of over 2 million learners and more than 1,000 companies in Thailand, Vietnam, Myanmar, and Singapore seeking to upgrade their capabilities.
SEAC's 4-Line Learning, 5-Phase Development, and 6-Learning Labs are a technology-enabled ecosystem and toolkit for effectively closing the skill gaps that learners face. Combining these three frameworks can create an effective learner-focused experience that reduces unnecessary content, activities and distractions, said the company.
The 456 Learning Experience solution begins with defining the five phases a learner must go through to bridge their skill gap: introduce and enroll; baseline and measure; connect and inspire; building and integrate; consolidate and sustain. Then, SEAC weaves in four distinct learning lines — online, inline, frontline and beeline — to support the learners in crossing that bridge to their future. Finally, the company incorporates six targeted lab experiences, including unpacking, skills practice, STAR application and reflection, group/individual coaching, impact presentations, and communities of practice, to assist learners in accelerating and applying their new skills with confidence and impact.
"Smart Learning is still getting used to its new normal. As a critical solution provider in Thailand, we are still transitioning from a ‘short-term surge’ to a ‘long-term transformation’ while overcoming other obstacles. However, our most recent educational innovations are producing astounding results,” said Arinya Talerngsri, SEAC’s chief capability officer, managing director and founder.
“The context and learner needs are prioritized over content in SEAC's upskilling methodology. As a result, our star 456 Learning Experience is user-oriented and focuses on learners' immediate needs, as should any similar education and training framework.”
Talerngsri believed that SEAC's 456 Learning Experience encouraged learners to find the best and most valuable ways to learn, apply, and grow by balancing out other out-of-date L&D models. "Practicality and creativity are important parts of who we are as an organization, and they are deeply ingrained in our DNA. We have obligations to everyone, whether they are users or not.”
“Gaining a larger share of the USD7 trillion global consumer market for education is both difficult and worthwhile. We will give back to the industry and rely on the capital market to assist us in empowering our learners and partner organizations through learning," Talerngsri added.
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