Technical / vocational online learning platforms

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Technical / vocational online learning platforms
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Education
Education Technology
Business Model Description

Scale-up mobile software solutions oriented at delivering employability skills, technical or vocational qualifications, sold through a SaaS B2C model

Expected Impact

Improve integration of unemployed population to the labor force

Indicative ReturnDescribes the rate of growth an investment is expected to generate within the IOA. The indicative return is identified for the IOA by establishing its Internal Rate of Return (IRR), Return of Investment (ROI) or Gross Profit Margin (GPM).
20% - 25% (in IRR)
Investment TimeframeDescribes the time period in which the IOA will pay-back the invested resources. The estimate is based on asset expected lifetime as the IOA will start generating accumulated positive cash-flows.
Short Term (0–5 years)
Market SizeDescribes the value of potential addressable market of the IOA. The market size is identified for the IOA by establishing the value in USD, identifying the Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) or providing a numeric unit critical to the IOA.
1.8 million students in distance learning market (12)
Average Ticket Size (USD)Describes the USD amount for a typical investment required in the IOA.
USD 500,000 - USD 1 million
Direct ImpactDescribes the primary SDG(s) the IOA addresses.
Quality Education (SDG 4) Decent Work and Economic Growth (SDG 8)
Indirect ImpactDescribes the secondary SDG(s) the IOA addresses.
No Poverty (SDG 1) Gender Equality (SDG 5)
Sector Sources
  • 1) Bertelsmann Stiftung, 2019, https://dashboards.sdgindex.org/#/BRA 2) Globo, 2019, https://g1.globo.com/economia/noticia/2019/04/30/desemprego-sobe-para-127percent-em-marco-diz-ibge.ghtml 3) The Brazilian Report, 2019, https://brazilian.report/society/2017/11/06/education-brazil-staggering-inequality/ 4) OECD, 2018, http://gpseducation.oecd.org/Content/EAGCountryNotes/BRA.pdf 5) The World Bank. 2016, "A Snapshot of Gender in Brazil Today: Institutions, Outcomes, and a Closer Look at Racial and Geographic Differences. "https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/bitstream/handle/10986/25976/112319-WP-GenderDiagnosticfinal-PUBLIC-ABSTRACT-SENT.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y"
IOA Sources
  • 6) StartSe, 2018, https://www.startse.com/noticia/educacao/28625/edtech-elas-estao-mudando-a-forma-como-se-ensina-no-brasil-e-no-mundo 7) Exame, 2019, https://exame.abril.com.br/brasil/ensino-hibrido-ganha-espaco-na-educacao-basica-do-brasil/ 8) Supera, 2019, https://metodosupera.com.br/nossa-empresa/ 9) Globo, 2019, https://g1.globo.com/economia/noticia/2019/04/30/desemprego-sobe-para-127percent-em-marco-diz-ibge.ghtml 10) Globo, 2019, https://g1.globo.com/economia/noticia/2019/02/22/desemprego-cai-em-6-das-27-unidades-da-federacao-no-4o-tri.ghtml 11) Dalberg interviews, 2019 12) Associação Brasileira de Educação a Distância (ABED), 2014, http://www.abed.org.br/censoead2014/CensoEAD2014_portugues.pdf 13) British Council, 2015, https://www.britishcouncil.org.br/sites/default/files/report_skills_british_council_final_web_pages.pdf 14) Centro de Gestão e Estudos Estratégicos, 2015, https://www.cgee.org.br/documents/10195/734063/produto7_versaofinal_09abril15_Marcia+Leite_10187.pdf/42406058-2f99-455f-8b63-2b562b59217e?version=1.2 15) Uol, 2018, https://noticias.uol.com.br/politica/eleicoes/2018/noticias/agencia-estado/2018/08/28/bolsonaro-diz-que-jovem-brasileiro-tem-tara-por-formacao-superior.htm 16) RFI, 2019, https://www.bol.uol.com.br/noticias/2019/01/31/governo-bolsonaro-segmenta-populacao-ao-propor-ensino-tecnico-aos-pobres-aponta-pesquisador.htm 17) Guia do Estudante, 2019, https://guiadoestudante.abril.com.br/atualidades/a-verdadeira-distancia-entre-o-ensino-tecnico-brasileiro-e-o-alemao/ 18) Ministério da Educação, 2019, http://portal.mec.gov.br/ultimas-noticias/212-educacao-superior-1690610854/49321-mec-atualiza-legislacao-que-regulamenta-educacao-a-distancia-no-pais 19) Educa Mais Brasil, 2018, https://www.em.com.br/app/noticia/especiais/educacao/2018/07/12/internas_educacao,972964/educacao-ead-cresce-133-em-mais-de-um-ano-apos-atualizacao-de-legisla.shtml 20) BNDES, 2018, https://web.bndes.gov.br/bib/jspui/bitstream/1408/16040/3/PRLiv214078_Visao_2035_compl_P.pdf 21) Global SDG Indicator Platform. https://sdg.tracking-progress.org/indicator/4-4-1-proportion-of-youths-and-adults-with-information-and-communications-technology-ict-skills-copy-and-paste-skills/ 22) United Nations Global SDG Database. “SDG Indicators.” https://unstats.un.org/sdgs/indicators/database/.