MIT Solve

Solution Overview & Team Lead Details

Our Organization

FAIR Center by Tecnológico de Monterrey

What is the name of your solution?

iSkills For Young Learners To Impact The World

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Personalized Learning Platform to Develop Entrepreneurial, Social And Emotional Skills for Young People

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What specific problem are you solving?

The world is changing, and the education system needs to change too. The Learning Platform is a new way of learning that aims to solve the problems of today’s education system.

Technology-enabled solutions are one of the most effective ways to make learning more accessible and engaging for young people to learn skills that they need in today’s economy - like social skills and entrepreneurship.

The challenge of learning is not a new one. It has been around for centuries. However, the pace of change in the world today has increased exponentially. The problem with education is that it is slow and outdated and does not fit with the needs of the youth people, minorities, or people who are living in this century. Technology-enabled solutions are a way to solve these problems and get people on track to success.

The population between 15 and 18 years old corresponds to 11.2M inhabitants in Mexico. Of which 6.2M correspond to minorities and 2.7M live in rural areas. The non-economically active population in rural areas is 1.6M (59.26%) from this age range. Source INEGI, 2021.

The average salary in the secondary activity in Mexico is 2.6 USD/hour meanwhile the same activity in the US is 21.8 USD /hour. Source: INEGI, 2021

The problem we solve: the necessity to develop social, technological, and digital entrepreneurial skills in the youth to provide competitiveness in an entrepreneurial environment.

What is your solution?

iSkills: "The Netflix" For Young Learners To Impact The World

Technology-enabled solutions have been shown to be more effective than traditional ways of teaching because they provide more personalized instruction, more opportunities for feedback, and better access to resources for students. They also allow teachers to focus on what they do best - teaching skills - rather than managing logistics like attendance or grades.

The model helps develop personal skills of self-confidence, self-sufficiency, creativity, social skills, social responsibility with the environment, and entrepreneurship skills to recognize opportunities in the market that are adapted to the current needs of the community.

Participants will have the opportunity to learn from our conferences and courses which provide an opportunity for the youth to learn about new trends in their industry, network with other like-minded individuals, and get inspired.

Learning and personal growth is essential part of a successful career. This section will provide the youth with the necessary tools to improve their skills and grow their professional network.

There are many ways to learn while working. They can choose from a variety of training programs, conferences, courses, webinars, self-service interactive education in our learning platform. So they can create their online e-commerce or digital business so they can earn money from their home.

Who does your solution serve, and in what ways will the solution impact their lives?

We serve young people from 15 to 18 years old. Our user persona (target) is called Antonio, he is 17 years old. He is living in the countryside, his family earns less than 7 USD per day. He has 3 brothers and sisters. He is worried about the future because he has no opportunity to study at the university. He can't afford a job because he has no experience and no technical studies. He would like to bring new opportunities to his family and he thinks about moving to the US to find a job and send money to his family, but he doesn't speak English and neither has a VISA or passport. He has limited internet access but he has a prepaid smartphone. He would love to learn new skills and sell some products from his neighborhood so he can earn money. He is working long hours per day in order to bring a few bucks a week. He deserves new opportunities in order to grow as a person and professional but he is limited by the beliefs he learned in the past in his community.

iSkills will give them access to a variety of training programs, conferences, courses, webinars, self-service interactive education in our learning platform, so they can learn and implement the knowledge in their life so they can start to create new ways of incomes thanks to the internet and their new skills.

As members of iSkills, they will have the opportunity to meet international professional marketers, business owners, influencers, personal life coaches, researchers, writers, and successful entrepreneurs who are changing lives around the world.

How are you and your team well-positioned to deliver this solution?

Our team has been involved in social projects and developing skills in the youth since 2002. We have been working with the youth in Mexico, Spain, Belgium, US, France, Canada, Lithuania, Italy, Portugal, Slovenia, Tunez, Germany, The Netherlands, Colombia, Argentina, Peru, and Venezuela.

We are a Team of 10 people with a total of 250 years of experience (adding the working experience age of our team). We have alliances and active cooperation with the INJUVE (Youth Department at the Federal Government) in Queretaro, Leon, and Mexico City.

We participate actively in local communities with courses and social projects to impact people and help their lives. We have created some social programs as TOMING (Personal Finances For Minorities and children), "Juego del dinero" (a book about personal finances for everyone), E-commerce for everyone, Support the firemen department in the Cortazar's community...

Which dimension of the Challenge does your solution most closely address?

Enable personalized learning and individualized instruction for learners who are most at risk for disengagement and school drop-out

Where our solution team is headquartered or located:

Querétaro, Qro., México

Our solution's stage of development:

Pilot

How many people does your solution currently serve?

1250 youth people in 2021 and 375 youth people in 2020

Why are you applying to Solve?

We want to scale the project and learn from the experience at the program. Foster, our learning platform to grow and scale. By participating in the program, we are going to be available to create a massive impact to reach more communities and young people to create a transformational culture in our society.

In which of the following areas do you most need partners or support?

Technology (e.g. software or hardware, web development/design, data analysis, etc.)

Who is the Team Lead for your solution?

Dr. Agustin Rosa Marin