Online learning has been a trend that’s been gaining traction for the past decade. The possibility of learning a new subject in the comfort of your house. Despite a busy schedule, many people have been able to achieve their dreams.
Historically, platforms such as Khan Academy and EdX have dominated the domain of online learning. However, these platforms mostly focus on academics-related courses. Skill-based courses in an online domain are relatively uncommon. As people prefer one-to-one interaction when it comes to learning skills such as cooking.
Nevertheless, the pandemic has led individuals to have a lot of free time on their hands. However, due to restricted mobility and the contagious nature of the virus, people are confined to their homes.
In order to cater to such a niche, Learnovate was born.
What is Learnovate?
Learnovate is an online learning platform that aims to provide affordable skill-based courses to the general masses. The platform recruits skillful instructors and connects them with students. The courses offered on range from arts and crafts to game development; skills such as cooking, AutoCAD, and coding are also available on the platform.
Features
The start-up takes all the steps necessary to ensure students’ optimum learning. Most of the classes take place in Urdu so that the important concepts of the course do not get missed out due to language barriers. Timely assignments and tasks keep the students on their toes and help them revise the concepts taught in the class. Furthermore, in case of an absence, the student is provided with the recording of the class. Moreover, Learnovate is not only a platform where students can learn new skills but is also a way for individuals to pass on their skill to the younger generation, by signing up as an instructor.
Founders of Learnovate
Learnovate is the brainchild of Talat Zubair and Sahar Akhbar, both computer science graduates from IBA. Alongside their degree, both of the founders have had experiences with teaching: Sahar Akhbar has conducted classes and workshops regarding Arts and Craft and Talat Zubair has previously taught disabled children at IBP and has also been a supervisor at TCF. Through their combined passion for teaching, they decided to create a platform where individuals belonging to various age groups and backgrounds would be able to learn useful skills.
The journey of Learnovate
The founders funded the start-up through their savings and utilized it in purchasing a website and funding the marketing campaign. Their efforts were fruitful as 80 students from different cities of Pakistan, as well as from UAE and Saudi Arabia signed up for the courses. The feed-back from the students was positive, which further encouraged the founders to create new courses.
Learnovate’s future goals
The founders of Learnovate have plans to expand their website by introducing an LMS portal and a live video platform—to improve the overall class experience and remove their dependency on third-party apps such as Zoom. Furthermore, the start-up has launched a set of new courses starting from 24th August; the courses include resume writing for budding to-be-graduates to a marketing course for ambitious small business owners.
You can reach them through: www.Learnovate.pk
