Ashwini A Raman
Human Skills Training Lead at Kraftshala- Claim this Profile
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Experience
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Kraftshala
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India
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E-learning
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1 - 100 Employee
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Human Skills Training Lead
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Aug 2022 - Present
Leading a team of trainers and coaches towards ensuring the students of our flagship program 'Marketing Launchpad' are job-ready both in terms of being able to crack interviews and being successful in their first few months of their entry-level jobs. - Leading a team of 6 trainers and evaluators to reach 100-150 students per batch; with a new batch coming in every 7-8 weeks. - Scaled the program from 2 batches running in parallel to 5 by designing systems, structures and evaluations. - Increased the speed of placement by 80% for the most recent batch compared to previous batches by improving effectiveness in our training design, session delivery and coaching strategies. - Created evaluation rubric and systems to monitor and develop the trainers’ execution and planning competencies. - Consulting as a pedagogy specialist to improve teaching and learning practices in marketing modules. Show less
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Freelance
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Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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Consultant & Facilitator: Training & Development
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Jul 2020 - Jul 2022
1. Firki - Teach for India online (Feb 2022 - July 2022): Consultant, Program design - Designed and facilitated 2 foundational literacy programs (aligned to the NEP 2020), end-to-end for teachers and teacher coaches across India. 2. Kraftshala (June 2021 - July 2022): Human Skills Coach - Provided 1:1 coaching to 150+ students of their flagship MLP program on human skills to get them job-ready. 3. i-Saksham (Sept 2021 - Jan 2022): Leadership Development Specialist - Designed and facilitated leadership development sessions for coaches that support the education fellowship in rural Bihar. 4. CENTA (September 2020 - Jan 2022): Visiting Faculty & Mentor - Visiting faculty for CENTA's Online Teacher Certification Training Program for teachers from across different parts of India - Mentor for CENTA's pilot year-long teacher training certification course in collaboration with University of Buckingham 5. Antarang Foundation (Apr 2021 - Jun 2021): Training Design - Designed training for facilitators that facilitate career awareness for high school students from low-income communities in India 6. SEWA Cooperative Federation (Jul 2020 - Oct 2020): Training Design - Designed Training Modules for facilitators that work with women workers in the informal economy towards Digital Inclusion. Show less
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Teach For Bangladesh
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Bangladesh
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Non-profit Organization Management
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100 - 200 Employee
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Curriculum Specialist
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2021 - 2021
Designed and facilitated pre-service training on pedagogy and content for participant joining the Teach for Bangladesh fellowship program to be teachers full-time in low-income private and public schools in different parts of the country. Designed and facilitated pre-service training on pedagogy and content for participant joining the Teach for Bangladesh fellowship program to be teachers full-time in low-income private and public schools in different parts of the country.
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Schoolhouse.world
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United States
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E-Learning Providers
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1 - 100 Employee
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Tutor Development Lead
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2020 - 2021
Envisioned, designed and implemented what tutor training & support could look like in the context of supplemental education, where high school & college students are tutors for learners from across the world. - Implementation of effective pedagogical techniques impacted over 20,000 learners across 100 countries. - Designed baseline tutor quality rubric to norm session quality metrics - Created rubric-aligned virtual, asynchronous trainings to scale ability of peer tutors to provide quality tutoring across subjects to a global community of learners - Developed data-driven tutor intervention and support system to ensure high quality experiences for all learners - Recruited and trained volunteer mentor team to implement ongoing tutor development - Partnered with product team to inform platform features and design flows - Implemented safety measures to keep the platform safe for tutors and learners. Show less
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LIDO
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India
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E-Learning Providers
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400 - 500 Employee
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Tutor Development Lead
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2019 - 2020
- Created Teacher Measurement and Evaluation Rubric for Online Tutors - Designed and Trained the first batch of 50 Tutors on Online Teaching and Pedagogy - Coached the first 60 Tutors against the Tutor Measurement and Evaluation Rubric - Worked on setting up initial Teaching Operations in the organization - Created Teacher Measurement and Evaluation Rubric for Online Tutors - Designed and Trained the first batch of 50 Tutors on Online Teaching and Pedagogy - Coached the first 60 Tutors against the Tutor Measurement and Evaluation Rubric - Worked on setting up initial Teaching Operations in the organization
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Teach For Viet Nam - Giảng dạy vì Việt Nam
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Vietnam
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Education Administration Programs
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1 - 100 Employee
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Leadership Development Specialist
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2017 - Dec 2017
Program Design for the Organization - Created first draft of Teacher Development Framework as a Measurement Rubric for Fellows - Created first draft of Student Outcomes for the children that the fellows serve across 32 schools - Designed Fellow Training and Support for the first cohort - Coached the Leadership Development Officer (LDO) towards Student Outcomes and Fellow Development - Designed LDO Training and Support - Created Systems and Structures for effective Fellow Support and Development Show less
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Teach For India
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India
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Non-profit Organizations
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700 & Above Employee
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May 2015 - Jul 2017
The Program Manager sets the vision for excellence in their PM group aligned to TFI's vision and mission. They are the key driving force for the Fellows’ Leadership Development Journey during their fellowship; and play the roles of Manager, Coach, Facilitator and Connector.• Coached and Managed a team of 26 fellows teaching in 7 Government and Low-income Private Schools in Bangalore, impacting approximately 800 children across 2 years.• Provided support through observations and 1-on-1 conversations to drive their development as teachers and leaders in the movement. • Created and facilitated sessions for fellow-training on classroom needs and professional, leadership and personal development.• Designed Training and Content support for Math in the city as a Math Content Lead during the academic year of 2015-16• Led city-wide projects such as Good to Great, Transformational Impact Journey and Technology in classrooms during the year 2016-17• As a selector, conducted 20+ Personal Interviews to select fellows for 2017 cohort.• Worked as Instructional Trainer, training fellows in Elementary Curriculum, Pedagogy and Math Content at the Summer Training Institute during the period of April - June 2016• Worked as School Leader at the Summer Training Institute during the period of June - July 2017. Served as the Institute City site's instructional, operational and cultural lead; working with 47 fellows through Program Managers, School co-ordinator, Instructional Trainers and Fellow Advisors. Show less
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May 2013 - Apr 2015
The fellowship is aimed at bridging the educational inequity by ensuring a transformational educational experience for its under-privileged children from urban India, thus putting them on a different life path.June 2013 - May 2014• Worked as a full time teacher for Grade 2 at a low-income private school in Chennai.• Taught and mentored 21 six-year old children who showed an average of one year growth in Reading Comprehension. • Strived to achieve a holistic growth in the children.June 2014 - May 2015• Working as a full time teacher for Grade 4 at a low-income private school in Malwani, Mumbai.• Teaching Math, Reading and Geography and mentoring 71 eight to twelve year old children.• Striving to create a holistic growth with respect to academics, values and mindsets.• Undertaking various community engagement projects such as Design for Change which gave them an opportunity to learn and demonstrate team building skills, and an experience to explore problem solving in their community. Show less
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Tally Solutions Pvt Ltd
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India
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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700 & Above Employee
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Product Developer (R&D)
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Jun 2011 - Dec 2012
I was responsible for the development of a cloud computing module within systems that used the Tally software to exchange documents, vouchers and reports. For this module, I took ownership of: • Requirements analysis, which involved researching, brainstorming and definition of requirements, based on understanding of the market and customer demands, to provide a compelling value proposition for the customer. • Product specification derived out of identified use-cases, defining functional building blocks of the module in as much detail as possible. • Constructing comprehensive Product Requirement Documentation (PRD) and Functional Specification Documentation (FSD). • Building a basic User Interface for the module. • Working with Functional & Technical Architects in the Product Development team on product design, user experience design and quality requirements for the product. • Implementation of the module in Tally Definition Language (TDL) Other responsibilities taken up: • Delivered enhancements and bug resolutions for high impact modules such as Banking and Business Procurement Cycle. Worked on Tally for Tally project which was aimed at implementation of Tally.ERP 9 across business functions across the organization. Show less
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Education
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Azim Premji University, Bangalore
Diploma in Learning Disability (Part Time), Special Education and Teaching -
AMRITA VISHWA VIDYAPEETHAM
B.Tech, Electronics & Communication -
Kendriya Vidyalaya
AISSCE (2007), AISSE (2005), Science