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Since the launch of ITLA contest in 2004, the participation numbers have increased significantly with LLF’s innovative approach and reach. Starting with only 1400 registrations in 2004, the registrations reached 131000 last year.

Educator who are awarded as ‘National winners’ of this contest represent India at Microsoft Worldwide Global Forums across countries like US, South Africa, Brazil, Prague, HongKong and many others.

Partners in Learning Network (www.pil-network.com)

Social Network for Educators

PiLN is a Social Network for Educators to share and collaborate

• • www.pil-network.com is one of the world's largest educator social networks

  • 4 million members including educators and school leaders from more appx. 119 countries.

  • 1,78,000 educators registered from India

  • The network is available in 37 languages including Hindi

Leadership Workshops for Education Stake Holders

Microsoft and LLF have organised a series of Leadership workshops for Stakeholders and Principals to:

• To encourage participants to examine how their schools should adapt to meet the evolving needs of students and the modern workforce.

• Offers information on innovative teaching strategies that schools leaders can use to shape curricula and instruction for optimum student success.

• Exposure to Microsoft’s devices for education

These workshops have benefitted 10757 Govt. Education Stakeholders and 3200+ Public School Principals

Microsoft Saksham

Advanced IT and 21st Century skills for Higher Education Teachers

Saksham is based along the lines of MHRD’s National Mission of Education through ICT

For the first time in Microsoft’s history, a training program was designed which offers a balanced mix of basic IT, advanced IT and soft skills.

LLF has helped Microsoft Sakshambeing conducted in 31universities and765trained educators. 147Saksham champions launched their mentoring program and further trained 1078people.

Project Kshamta with Indian Army

Microsoft launched a program in partnership with LLF for the Indian Army, to equip jawans with skills that give them a chance for a second career post retirement under SSC (Short Service Commission). 'Kshamta', which means 'capability', trained soldiers in IT skills, spoken English and soft skills.The training was conducted in selected 48 Regiments pan India

Realising the impact of the program; this was implemented by Indian Army as a cascading model and as a result today more than 32000 Jawansare trained and the journey continues as an internal army programme using www.dsaksharta.in

Program with IGNOU – reaching out to North-East rural

Microsoft and LLF had partnered with IGNOU for the much neglected community of north-east teachers who wanted help in digitizing their lesson plans – a workshop of 15 days was conducted for them to be able to convert their subject matter and ideas into animated digital presentations.

The objective was to give every student of north-east as much exposure to the way urban students were learning today, thus making the learning experience richer for them.

TatkalKaksha

LLF helped Microsoft and HP in implementing TatkalKaksha

• A shipping container with 15 HP PCs, a printer and furniture, TatkalKaksha is a fully equipped, self-powered, mobile educationcenter that can be transport and deployed to any location

Programs for Community

Entrepreneurship Skills

Microsoft and LLF have helped Common Service Centre Operators from the villages of Haryana and Uttar Pradesh by providing them with Digital Tools and training to increase their livelihoods.

Training has been provided to around 1000 CSC operators on:

• Microsoft Digital Literacy curriculum

• Marketing and Communication Skills

Content for this training was specially developed in consultation with LLF to inculcate business expertise in these CSC operators.

Program with ITC in their rural chaupals – towards employability skill building in the rural belts of India

• The objective was to provide employability skills to rural youth

• We conceptualized the program to be implemented in e-chaupals and chaupalsagars of ITC across the country

• The courseware was designed by us as partners