DUBLIN, Dec. 9, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Shaw Academy, the Irish-owned education technology company supported by Enterprise Ireland, has announced another milestone in its growth this year by teaching over 1.5 million students. The company which provides online live learning across a range of subjects, focused on practical skills has trebled its student numbers in the past twelve months and continues to increase turnover by on average 322% year-on-year since inception in 2011.
Co-founded by James Egan and Adrian Murphy, Shaw Academy's rapid growth is based on two simple formats: challenging the cost of education and adopting a strategy of teaching in one-to-one manner to many. Curated and developed by subject matter experts from its global HQ in Dublin, Ireland which employs 100 people, subjects taken with Shaw Academy such as Digital Marketing, Web Development and Photography are delivered live, thus ensuring the most up to date trends can be covered and students interact in real time with educators which boosts completion rates. Courses are taught across six languages, delivered in multiple time zones and geo-priced -- ensuring a global footprint.
Shaw Academy continues to drive down the cost of education and make it accessible to as many people as possible thought viral digital marketing and by forming global partnerships with major players in the e-commerce, telecom, and recruitment space enabling companies such as Adobe, Go Daddy and Vodafone to offer a four week live online course to its subscribers at minimal cost. Currently teaching 400,000 new students every month, Shaw Academy also invested on the technology front establishing a sister office in Bangalore, India in September 2015 which now employs over 120 staff tasked with enhancing the educational offering through personalisation and gamification.
Commenting on the continued growth at Shaw Academy, Co -Founder and CEO James Egan said, "We are delighted to have reached 1.5 million students already this year. We will continue to push the boundaries of delivering the highest quality education with a goal to bridge the global skills gap and make new practical skills available to millions of people."
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- Please contact John White at +353 87 6678985 or john.white@shawacademy.com
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