C&K Management : Designers of Learner - Centric LMS Solutions
The global LMS market is expected to cross USD 11 billion by 2020. This reflects the widespread implementation of Learning Management Solutions by educational institutions and organisations across industry verticals to cater to learning needs. With the younger generation entering the workforce, learning delivery has had to evolve to keep pace with their preferences, without forgoing the older ones. Going digital and especially mobile has helped attract young learners to sustain their learning and keep pace with market demands. But, the younger generation is far more demanding and get bored easily while the older generations still prefer the traditional classrooms. Consequently, today’s need is not just another learning solution, but the right learning solution that fits organisation needs and also meets the aspirations of different learners. Meeting this very organisational learning need is Secunderabad based, C&K Management Ltd.Delineating their unique positioning, Ravi Ramakrishnan, the M.D. of the company says, “What an organisation should ideally have is a solution that is contextual to their sector, their maturity level & their business requirements. We believe our role to be one of an enabler in this solution building. So, we consult with and help the organisation to discover the right solution, even if sometimes the answer may not point to an LMS”. C&K helps their clients meet their performance objectives as they have the ability to marry their content creation capacity with technology solutions they build. C&K also strongly believes that costs need to be managed better and hence prefers using open source technologies to deliver its solutions.
C&K has matured over 16 years, working with leaders across industry verticals in India and abroad. A case example of the comprehensive learning solutions that C&K provide is what they have done for a global development financial institution.
To help improve capacity building in a specialized skill area, they partnered the institution to set up an end-to-end solution. They helped create and host a MOOC on a custom-built portal, with an integrated LMS and an Assessment Engine. The solution has been received well with over 50,000 registered learners and over 20,000 certified professionals. This MOOC has now been converted to 5 foreign languages, besides Hindi,to cater to a global audience. They run a 24x7 helpdesk over live chat and phone to provide assistance to learners.
C&K was the first organisation in South India to get a license from the IRDA for online portal, I-Guru. I-Guru learning platform was specially designed to train prospective insurance agents and get them initiated to the business. Over half a million learners have been trained on this platform since 2002.Launched as a pan-Industry solution, most life insurance companies used the platform to train their agents for years.
C&K’s success can be credited to constant re-engineering and innovation. Conversing with Ravi Ramakrishanan reflects his deep understanding not only about the industry but of the learners as well. The same can be summed about the organisation. C&K has been rigorously engaged in attempts to revolutionize learning and the LMS industry through innovation. Every solution is designed keeping the cognitive power of the learner in mind and the business context. Working with a consultative approach,they design solutions that deliver results. Their M.D. envisions a future where every organisation would have an LMS operational and every learner online!
C&K helps their clients meet their performance objectives as they have the ability to marry their content creation capacity with technology solutions they build.
C&K was the first organisation in South India to get a license from the IRDA for online portal, I-Guru. I-Guru learning platform was specially designed to train prospective insurance agents and get them initiated to the business. Over half a million learners have been trained on this platform since 2002.Launched as a pan-Industry solution, most life insurance companies used the platform to train their agents for years.
C&K’s success can be credited to constant re-engineering and innovation. Conversing with Ravi Ramakrishanan reflects his deep understanding not only about the industry but of the learners as well. The same can be summed about the organisation. C&K has been rigorously engaged in attempts to revolutionize learning and the LMS industry through innovation. Every solution is designed keeping the cognitive power of the learner in mind and the business context. Working with a consultative approach,they design solutions that deliver results. Their M.D. envisions a future where every organisation would have an LMS operational and every learner online!
