Data Elevates
Data Elevates is skilling Venezuelan migrant women on generative AI through a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC).
Submitted by:
Data Elevates
Location:
Chile
Partners:
CDI Chile
About the Solution
Over the past decade, political unrest, economic decline, and acute resource shortages have plagued the once-prosperous nation of Venezuela. Since the crisis began, an estimated 500,000 people have fled to Chile. Despite Venezuelan migrant women’s capabilities and education, they face barriers to employment, including xenophobia from employers, sexism in the workplace, and a widening of the digital gender divide – particularly in the tech industry. This is exacerbated by a wage gap of domestic workers earning, on average, about 30 percent more than Venezuelan migrants with similar levels of education and experience.
Data Elevates launched a generative AI education-to-employment program to unlock financial opportunities and economic potential for Venezuelan migrant women in Chile.
This program expands on three years of success training Venezuelan migrant women in data use skills to create “Avanzando con la AI,” or “Moving Forward with AI,” a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) aimed to empower the use of generative AI in the workplace. Combining flexible course facilitation with live employment training and networking events, Data Elevates and CDI Chile are connecting course participants to employers seeking generative AI expertise. Beyond this cohort, the program will expand through a MOOC designed for Spanish-speaking populations that can be replicated throughout the region for sustainable impact.
Leading with Localism
As migrant women often shoulder the responsibilities of providing and caretaking for their families, “Avanzando con la AI” provides recorded session content and asynchronous learning options, ensuring participants have scheduling flexibility. The trainers are Venezuelan migrants and bring an additional layer of local context and real-world experience to the training and introductions to the Chilean job market, further enriching the learning experience. By utilizing WhatsApp groups, Data Elevates built participant networks and increased course engagement.
Skilling That Scales:
Generative AI Skills Challenge Impact Report
Data Elevates trained 192 people, including 162 Venezuelan migrant women, exceeding Data Elevates’ goal of 120 people trained. Along with the “Avanzando con la AI” course, the project team facilitated three job networking and learning events, connecting course participants with local prospective employers.
Highlights
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AI in Action: Designed course utilizing key AI concepts (including machine learning, ethics and responsible use, and prompt engineering) for participants building AI technical skills to improve job prospects and career potential.
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Transitioned from a private course to a public one with self-enrollment, increasing accessibility and expanding the pool of participants.
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Provided diverse learning materials and methodologies–lectures, videos, infographics, etc.–to cater to different learning styles, contributing to improved course satisfaction rates.
What’s Next?
Data Elevates is launching a free, public version of the Avanzando IA course in late 2024. The organization then hopes to identify additional funding to refine and market the course, adjusting content and delivery based on current needs in the workplace in 2025 and beyond. The Data Elevates team, through its key partner CDI Chile, will also conduct follow up surveys for current course graduates to further ascertain the impact of the course on career growth and development.
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