1. SCOUT NEW LAB LOCATIONS

Within the Great Noida Region, IFG locates new potential computer centers that can drive maximum impact. Our scouts measure a variety of factors to determine optimal lab location - including proximity to major transit, existing real estate to support IT, ample physical space, potential for student & adult classes, along with a variety of other factors to set up computer centers with maximum impact.

2. PROCURE THE NEEDED HARDWARE, SOFTWARE & INFRASTRUCTURE

Our approach is to find spaces that are most finished, which require few renovations if any. We then do a proper assessment of bandwidth and technology capability and start on a 30 roadmap that installs the necessary internet connections, procure and configure workstations, and built a technology succession plan for the next 36 months of the center's hardware and software needs.

3. PLAN OPERATIONAL SCHEDULES 

Depending on the location of the computer centers, we plan out computer classes that operate on regularly defined schedules. Classes designed for adolescents often take place during the school day to supplement students' existing curriculum. Classes built for adults are slightly longer, and avoid workday hours as much as possible to ensure that adults with jobs are still able to take classes to gain necessary computer skills for future vertical mobility.

4. HIRE CAPABLE RESOURCES 

Our instructors are a combination of volunteers and paid teachers who have strong technology backgrounds and extensive educational experience. They've typically worked teaching either children or adults, and have built curricula in the past. These instructors also require very little administrative oversight, allowing the Project LAB team to focus less on administration and far more on find, developing, and launching new centers.

5. EXECUTE ON A CURRICULUM

With multiple classes being conducted throughout the week, instructors provide students with clear curricula to follow. Skills such a Microsoft Office knowledge, QWERTY-based typing, internet research techniques are taught systematically to groups of adults or children within the classes. Classes are graded and eventually give students a chance to further take more computer courses, or receive job and career guidance based on their skills accrued.