Skill Development Centers

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Skill Development Centers
Skill Development Centers
Offering specialized sector specific courses and language training
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Education
Formal Education
Business Model Description

Invest in specialized education centers or TVET in sectors such as Information Technology (IT), Agriculture, Financial Services and Infrastructure, in addition to language training (specifically English), in order to increase employability of workforce and make them globally competitive

IT Step Academy Cambodia, founded in 1999, operates as a branch of the international training center IT Academy STEP, operating in 22 countries and provides qualitative IT education. It offers affordable quality training programs, along with placement support and certification from Cisco, Microsoft and Autodesk with majors in Software Development and Computer Graphics and Design.

Data U Academy, founded in 2019, is an educational business of Mekong Big Data, Cambodia, specializing in data science, IT in data and digital marketing. With the support of various organizations, they provide scholarships for provincial area trainees, ensuring gender diversity. 30% of their curriculum is dedicated to soft skills.

The Australian Centre for Education (ACE), founded in 1992 by IDP Education, is a leader in English Language Teaching services in Cambodia. In 30 years of operation, it has served 700,000 students, and offered its courses through a fully functioning Learning Management System (LMS) during the pandemic.

Expected Impact

Reduce the existing skill gap and equip the workforce with modern specialized skills needed to compete in the global job market.

How is this information gathered?
Updated: 30 Aug, 2022 Date of Production: 31 Aug, 2022
Cambodia
Indicative ReturnDescribes the rate of growth an investment is expected to generate within the IOA. The indicative return is identified for the IOA by establishing its Internal Rate of Return (IRR), Return of Investment (ROI) or Gross Profit Margin (GPM).
15% - 20% (in IRR)
Investment TimeframeDescribes the time period in which the IOA will pay-back the invested resources. The estimate is based on asset expected lifetime as the IOA will start generating accumulated positive cash-flows.
Short Term (0–5 years)
Market SizeDescribes the value of potential addressable market of the IOA. The market size is identified for the IOA by establishing the value in USD, identifying the Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) or providing a numeric unit critical to the IOA.
USD 50 million - USD 100 million
Average Ticket Size (USD)Describes the USD amount for a typical investment required in the IOA.
< USD 500,000
Direct ImpactDescribes the primary SDG(s) the IOA addresses.
Quality Education (SDG 4)
Indirect ImpactDescribes the secondary SDG(s) the IOA addresses.
Gender Equality (SDG 5) Decent Work and Economic Growth (SDG 8) Reduced Inequalities (SDG 10)

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Sector Sources
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IOA Sources
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