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Education
Skills
Certification
Timeline
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Lawrie Colaco

Education Management
South Goa
Lawrie Colaco

Summary

Seasoned Education Management professional 13 + Plus years experience in educational leadership positions. Focused on building the next Generation of Leaders for the service sector and transforming society through employability linked programmes . Leverages research-based interventions, strategies and instruction and analyses data to drive academic achievement and social-emotional growth.

Overview

16
years of professional experience
4
years of post-secondary education
2
Certificates

Work History

Parvatibai Chowgule College
South Goa

Programme Coordinator & Training & Placement
01.2018 - Current

Job overview

  • Orchestrated smooth and efficient programme development by collaborating cross-functionally across stakeholders
  • Developed and approved training modules
  • Provided ongoing direction and leadership for program operations.
  • Supervised 15 of professional and administrative personnel.
  • Addressed and resolved technical, financial and operational concerns by working with team members and directors.
  • Managed web content updates and ongoing site maintenance to provide students with easy information access.
  • Pitched and built new programming strategies and one-off feature shows to boost audience interests and diversify offerings.
  • Led onboarding activities for 150 + student employees to equip staff in daily responsibilities.
  • Motivated and directed staff to align operations with organizational mission using appropriate training initiatives and presentations.
  • Designed courses and implementation of the same
  • Prepared monthly reports for upper management.
  • Assisted with community resources for employability enhancement
  • Selected and developed instructional material and planned instruction to enhance student learning.
  • Collaborated with faculty, staff and stakeholders from across college and community to create, preserve and partnerships.
  • Collaborated with faculty and community stakeholders for program improvement.
  • Created assignments to encourage student learning and develop communication skills and higher-order thinking.
  • Used variety of learning modalities and support materials to facilitate learning process and accentuate presentations.
  • Conducted individual and group counseling sessions.
  • Helped students develop organizational, time management and study skills.
  • Counseled students regarding course and program selection, class scheduling and registration and career planning.
  • Empowered students through counseling and skill-building exercises.
  • Used standardized assessments to evaluate abilities, interests and characteristics of different students.
  • Taught classes and presented self-help or information sessions on subjects related to education and career planning.
  • Instructed individuals in career development, job search and application strategies, resume writing and interview skills.
  • Performed sourcing, interviewing, negotiations and hiring.
  • Reviewed applications and resumes to support hiring activities.
  • Optimized student educational strategies with clear advice on course choices, progression and career options.
  • Graded quizzes, tests, homework and projects to provide students with timely academic progress information and feedback.
  • Graded tests and assignments and uploaded to school database.
  • Identified research opportunities for students, assisting with gathering data and drawing conclusions for projects.
  • Facilitated mock job interviews for student skill-building and promoted potential networking opportunities.
  • Established and maintained inclusive, collegial and collaborative culture within classroom.
  • Provided students with constructive, encouraging and corrective feedback.

REACHA
INDIA

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Consultant
01.2021 - Current

Job overview

  • Responsible for Skillbuild courses
  • Liaison with Government and other stakeholders
  • Onboarded new temps by entering employee information into systems.
  • Established clear targets and motivated team members to buy into sustainability principles at all levels.
  • Maintained excellent attendance record, consistently arriving to work on time.
  • Prepared variety of different written communications, reports and documents.
  • Developed core sustainability principles into strategic approaches to short- and long-range capital and operations areas.
  • Utilized forward-thinking and resourceful strategies to tackle issues with resource conservation, energy use and pollution controls.
  • Formulated or implemented sustainability campaign or marketing strategies.

Domestic Sector Skill Council
Delhi

Academic Content Developer
02.2022 - Current

Job overview

  • Facilitated academic and cognitive assessments to provide resource referrals according to individualized needs.
  • Designing content
  • Met firm deadlines while applying results-driven and goal-oriented methodology to teaching initiatives.
  • Discussed student success strategies and development of study skills.
  • Worked within applicable standards, policies and regulatory guidelines to promote safe working environment.
  • Completed paperwork, recognizing discrepancies and promptly addressing for resolution.

Independent
South Goa

Trainer
05.2017 - 12.2017

Job overview

  • University & Academic affairs
  • Scheduled and taught in class and online courses to increase learning opportunities.
  • Quickly adapted training plans for client needs, keeping timelines, budgets and desires in mind.
  • Implemented new training courses after assessing corporate data and identifying employee weaknesses.
  • Supported productivity increase and business growth through new hire training and mentoring.
  • Monitored participant workflow and behaviors throughout training process.
  • Tracked attendance and evaluated progress for assigned trainees.
  • Delivered instructional presentations on equipment use, focusing on efficiency and safety.
  • Identified and recommended staff for key positions and departments.

EMERGE LEARNING SERVICES & SUBSIDIARIES

Head Group Operations
01.2015 - 04.2017

Job overview

  • Responsible for the Operations and Business of–
  • Hospitality Education Vertical (Gesto / EVS)
  • Acquiring/ supporting the acquisition of new business clients in Corporate and government projects.
  • Managed team of employees, overseeing hiring, training and professional growth of employees.
  • Devoted special emphasis to punctuality and worked to maintain outstanding attendance record.
  • Conducted research, gathered information from multiple sources and presented results.
  • Prepared variety of different written communications, reports and documents.
  • Led government liaison
  • Drove operational improvements which resulted in savings and improved profit margins.
  • Kept institution financially sound by tracking expenses and maintaining detailed records.
  • Conferred with educators to identify current classroom concerns and diversify instructional strategies.
  • Promoted program courses, activities and accomplishments, both internally and externally, to boost recruitment and retain diverse student body.
  • Optimized classroom transitions while encouraging and reinforcing student instruction and liaising with administration department leaders.
  • Increased school registrations over 68% with improved promotional approaches, outreach strategies and parent engagement plans.
  • Assisted faculty and staff in duties such as teaching classes, conducting orientation programs and issuing transcripts.
  • Conducted surveys with students upon course completion to gather feedback for improvement.
  • Answered phones and maintained student records for education department.

AMERICAN HOSPITALITY ACADEMY
Pan India

Faculty & Academic Coordinator
08.2012 - 12.2014

Job overview

  • Launching and managing the brand operation for the west India Region
  • Trained - 432 Students in the region
  • Strategic Member - Placements
  • Facilitated and logged store opening, closing and shift changes.
  • Monitored self-checkout systems and provided help in resolving complex problems.
  • Helped management develop employee improvement plans and motivate team members to continually improve.
  • Helped customers complete purchases, locate items and join reward programs.
  • Conducted surveys with students upon course completion to gather feedback for improvement.
  • Answered phones and maintained student records for education department.
  • Maintained program files, records, databases and websites to gather research and prepare and submit reports.
  • Implemented program-level departmental policies and procedures and managed budgets to support educational program and curriculum.
  • Created press releases and announcements, newsletter articles and website copy.
  • Planned and executed internal and external marketing events.
  • Composed daily posts for social media and helped build corporate presence on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
  • Researched, gathered and edited proposal materials.
  • Selected and developed instructional material and planned instruction to enhance student learning.
  • Incorporated proven methods of engagement and assessment that facilitated student mastery of content.

GESTO CULINARY &HOSPITALITY ACADEMY

LEAD TRAINER
06.2011 - 08.2012

Job overview

  • Responsible for preparing training materials like presentations and Course handbooks
  • Member - Placements & Corporate communications.
  • Analyzed training, student outcomes and course delivery metrics to produce reports for senior management.
  • Provided in-house training to new employees concerning maintenance of standardized training approaches.
  • Translated job requirements into training to groom students for jobs
  • Monitored training effectiveness through observation and metrics analysis.
  • Evaluated training needs to improve training quality.

ROSARY HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL, HOTEL MANAGEMENT
South Goa

LECTURER
07.2009 - 06.2011

Job overview

  • Plan and monitor student’s progress in a subject
  • Deliver lectures and conduct practical’s, Maintain and manage students records
  • Evaluated and revised lesson plans and course content to achieve student-centered learning.
  • Used variety of learning modalities and support materials to facilitate learning process and accentuate presentations.
  • Participated and led committee meetings to remain aware of developments in subject.
  • Created and designed quizzes, tests and projects to assess student knowledge.
  • Designed and distributed lecture handouts to round out material and increase student understanding.

Education

Kalinga University

Masters from HospitalityManagement
05.2015 - 06.2017

University Overview

MahamayaTechnical University

MBA from HR & Marketing
06.2012 - 06.2014

University Overview

Sector Skill, Napier

Bachelor from Hospitality Management

University Overview

Skills

    Individualized education programs

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Certification

CSR specialist

Timeline

CSR specialist

03-2022
Academic Content Developer
Domestic Sector Skill Council
02.2022 - Current
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Consultant
REACHA
01.2021 - Current
Programme Coordinator & Training & Placement
Parvatibai Chowgule College
01.2018 - Current
Trainer
Independent
05.2017 - 12.2017

Train the Trainer - NSDC

10-2016
Kalinga University
Masters from HospitalityManagement
05.2015 - 06.2017
Head Group Operations
EMERGE LEARNING SERVICES & SUBSIDIARIES
01.2015 - 04.2017
Faculty & Academic Coordinator
AMERICAN HOSPITALITY ACADEMY
08.2012 - 12.2014
MahamayaTechnical University
MBA from HR & Marketing
06.2012 - 06.2014
LEAD TRAINER
GESTO CULINARY &HOSPITALITY ACADEMY
06.2011 - 08.2012
LECTURER
ROSARY HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL, HOTEL MANAGEMENT
07.2009 - 06.2011
Sector Skill, Napier
Bachelor from Hospitality Management
01.2015

Accomplishments

Accomplishments
  • Ms Deepa V Chowgule - Former Vice President , Chowgule Education Society
  • Ms Elaine Colaco- Senior Indepent Project Consultant
  • Mr Syllvano DeMello - Brand owner, Sals Pizza

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