Karuna: Career planning for better future
- Pre-Seed
career planning apps: where all information needed for planning the career with self assessment tool, linking with job posting website, job matching function which can assess how much the job seeker match with the job requirement
The Problem here in Laos is that we have to spend 16 years in school to prepare ourselves before we enter the labour market. surprisingly, the job or or job hunting is never mentioned through out our education. many people are left with the shocking truth when they graduated that they lacks many skills or specific experience to apply for a job.
So basically, what we are trying to do is to provide a career planning tool to students and the youth start making a plan for their career before they graduate. By having the awareness of oneself capacity and able to compare it with the job requirement, this will allow the student to plan ahead. aware of what they lack and improve on that point. with this they will be better prepared for the labour market and especially their first job.
We do believe that this approach will be useful not only here in Laos but anywhere in the world where career planning is an issue, especially in the third world country. by having a goal this will also provide a hope for the better future and it will make the study more meaningful and the youth will be more focus on the goal.
Our solution aims to address the problem as follows:
- The issue for the poor are that lacking of information regarding the opportunities may it be education, training or employment.
- lack of tool which is necessary for a useful career planning.
- to address the problem of job seekers do not understand or unaware of the job requirement
as the saying goes, information is power. the app is not only designed to enable the flow of the information but also enable the marginalized people to be able to assess themselves against the job opportunity available and able to make a plan.
why this is so important? be cause this will give people hope and motivate them in whatever they do along the journey to their goal. with the free tool like career planning apps, it will enable anyone who have access to smartphone and internet can make their own plan.
Change in behaviour of the students and job seekers with better expectation and preparation for the future or future career in specific.
Mobile apps will be available on both iOS and Androids. furthermore, promotion and information session will be organised through out the year both inside and outside of campus to reach the wider audience especially the youths and marginalized group.
track downloads in the app store/play store - 10,000 people in Laos download our app
attendant sheet - 1,000 people in 4 major cities in Laos attend the career planning workshop
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Low-income economies (< $1005 GNI)
- Urban
- Suburban
- Consumer-facing software (mobile applications, cloud services)
It brings information from relevant stakeholders in employments together; students, job seekers, employers, content providers and so on, in the palm of your hand.
The users will be able to make a plan by comparing their own competencies with their desired jobs.
Furthermore, they can share with others (possibly through Facebook or LINKEDIN) to ask for comment or advise, seeking information on job and training and development opportunities.
The app will be easy to use with pictures and symbols. the fun element will be added by enable users to integrate with Facebook so that they can post their achievement or even asking for comments and advise directly from facebook.
However, the professional feel and touch from LINKEDIN will be part of the apps so ensure that the users understand the professional dimension of the working world.
It will be available free of charge to download on both website and apps; iOS and Androids.
the charge will be on the employers or training services providers or any organisation that want to advertise on the abs.
- 1-3 (Formulation)
- For-Profit
- Lao PDR
While the website and apps will be available free of charge, we have a plan to generate income to sustain ourselves as follow:
- some commission from training service providers, if the users register to their training course through our website or apps.
- some commission from the job posting website, if they want to link their website with the apps
- recruitment and internship placement from the database of the users
this is just to name a few.
1. changing in law/regulation regarding the internet activities may prevent the use of the apps
2. Parents/schools may not understand the goal of the solution and forbid students to use
3. internet speed and cost may be a problem for people who live in the rural area
- 1 year
- 6-12 months
- 12-18 months
https://www.facebook.com/CareerPlanLaos/
- Income Generation
- Future of Work
- Homeschooling
- Lifelong Learning
- Online Learning
Frankly speaking, financial and technical support from the Solve community can be invaluable resource that can tremendously help me and my country in dealing with the poverty reduction through career planning and meaningful employment of the youths
still in the process of looking for the official partners. after learning about this grant, I'm reaching out to many friends and organisation who might be interested to take part in.
none as far as I know of, this idea may be the first for my country
Mr