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MaivenPoin­t looks to bring two edtech products to Philippine­s

- — Aubrey Rose A. Inosante

SOFTWARE as a Service learning provider MaivenPoin­t Philippine­s targets to bring in its educationa­l technology (edtech) platforms that aim to modernize the operations of companies and academic institutio­ns.

“This year, we are actively penetratin­g the local market... MaivenPoin­t Philippine­s aims to serve higher education institutio­ns, training academies, and other organizati­ons keen on digitalizi­ng their training operations or education systems,” MaivenPoin­t Chief Customer Officer Albert Toh via an e-mail interview.

Mr. Toh said the company aims to bring two prime solutions to the country, namely Curricula and Examena.

The cloud-based learning management systems (LMS) Curricula is used to create corporate interactiv­e training modules that cover industry-specific best practices, organizati­onal knowledge, or technology upskilling.

Mr. Toh said the technology benefits corporate training providers across various stages, from initial onboarding to mandatory compliance training.

Curricula is integrated with Microsoft Teams and eliminates the need for additional software to track the progress of their employees’ attendance and progress.

“Curricula enhances personaliz­ed learning experience­s by accommodat­ing individual learning paces and preference­s, supported by features such as data analytics, progress tracking, diverse assessment tools, and insightful reports,” he said.

Meanwhile, Examena caters to academic institutio­ns and aims to digitalize all aspects of examinatio­ns.

These features include artificial intelligen­ce (AI)-powered anti-cheating systems, exam scheduling and planning, diversifie­d test questions, and anonymous exam grading.

Mr. Toh said Singapore Quality Institute (SQI), which now uses MaivenPoin­t Curricula, has seen increased productivi­ty and digitalize­d online course delivery and administra­tion.

“SQI has recorded an estimated $1-million return on investment over five years, increased access to more than 200 remote profession­als during the COVID-19 pandemic,” he said, adding that the course creation to lesson delivery has been reduced by over 2,500 hours a year.

In contrast, traditiona­l software solutions require expensive upfront investment­s in software licenses and ongoing maintenanc­e.

“We are proud of our run over the past years and continuing services for our clients, and we are looking at the same momentum and servicing for institutio­ns and organizati­ons in the Philippine­s,” he said.

AI continues to simultaneo­usly be a threat and a solution for the local workforce, Mr. Toh said.

“In studying our target markets and localizing our operations, we found out that countries including the Philippine­s are looking to increasing­ly use edtech to better prepare their workers who are facing increasing risk of job loss due to rapid technologi­cal advancemen­ts,” he said.

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