{"id":7432,"date":"2024-02-01T09:30:35","date_gmt":"2024-02-01T09:30:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/24slides.com\/blog\/?p=7432"},"modified":"2024-02-01T13:53:40","modified_gmt":"2024-02-01T13:53:40","slug":"24academy-presentation-design-course","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/24slides.com\/blog\/24academy-presentation-design-course\/","title":{"rendered":"24Academy 2.0: Continuing our Journey in Education"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Training<\/a> and constant growth have always been a staple of 24Slides\u2019 work culture. Employees are encouraged to take courses to improve their technical and soft skills to become better professionals, gain access to promotions, and develop their career path organically. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 24Slides, we believe in the power of education to change lives and improve the communities all around us. And, as a company looking to support the UN\u2019s Sustainable Development Goals, we\u2019re committed to constantly asking ourselves, \u2018How can 24Slides as a company contribute to creating a world with no poverty?\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For us, the answer was pretty clear: using all our learnings and training resources for people outside 24Slides was only the next logical step in our journey to continue empowering people in emerging markets. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

That\u2019s why we began an ambitious project to enable access to our 24Academy platform for people outside the company. We believe that, through education and training, we can give people the tools they need to improve themselves and, in turn, improve their possibilities and increase their livelihood. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

24Academy first external course, \u201cIntroduction to Presentation Design\u201d, first began on May 15th and was an overwhelming success, with 7 of the first ten students successfully completing the training. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But, of course, this was only the beginning. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Going one step further<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This pilot project showed us the amazing opportunity we had to provide free quality education and allow people to learn new marketable skills and do good beyond our own people. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

After a successful first course, the 24Slides team worked immediately to expand it. And the same year, on November 27, we could start 24Academy 2.0<\/strong>, enabling access to free quality education to even more people.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“The instructors are awesome. Their responses in the classroom threads were quick, and the explanations were as clear as crystal. Their creativity and skills in presentation design were beyond expectations. They are also willing to share their experience and views on our exercise”. – <\/em> Rizal Pratama Nugroho<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The course consisted of a 4-week learning program, in which 24Slides provided educational material for each of these, along with weekly exercises for students to practice their new skills. The students were also required to join two mandatory online sessions, which allowed them to discuss and ask about any issues or insecurities during the course.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition, 24Slides learning sessions included review sessions for the students\u2019 weekly exercises to give feedback and tips on how to improve to give their new skills practical application. The participants were expected to spend approximately 5 – 10 hours a week to fully learn and complete the course.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By the end, students received a final assignment consisting of a presentation deck design, a one-pager reflection, and a design concept description to evaluate if they had completed the course objectives and gained an official certificate of completion by 24Slides. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“I got many insights about presentation design. Especially from the design task I submitted each week, the designer’s review was detailed and showed better ideas for the design and layout.”- <\/em>Ikrimah Nurhalimah Susilo<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n