Skills Mitra Academy

Skills Mitra Academy is committed to improving equitable access, quality, and effectiveness of education in developing countries to create supportive, empowered education systems in which people at all levels see themselves as agents of their own change. Mission Skills Mitra Academy’s mission is to contribute to improving education in developing world contexts by advancing open, sustainable, and cost-effective solutions to educational challenges. We believe that education should equip learners to think critically, creatively, and independently, as well as to develop a sense of agency and responsibility for their lives and the world in which they live. Education should support learners to be able to generate sustainable livelihoods and become active, engaged, and accountable citizens. Through our work, we strive to create space for stakeholders to engage and connect to promote meaningful change. We are committed to the delivery of innovative, high-quality work, on time and at competitive prices to meet the needs of our clients and their educational constituencies. We strive to distil key knowledge we gain as we work and share it widely beyond our client base, with a view to maximizing the value of our work around the world. In this way we hope to contribute to the development of education in India, Africa, and other emerging world countries. In striving to fulfil our vision, we provide the following core services: - Conducting research and evaluation in the education sector; - Developing and aggregating content for course, curriculum and training materials development working in multiple media including print, video, audio and online multimedia; - Developing, supporting and promoting the use of open educational resources (OER);