The AGE Advantage – Work-Study-Life Balance

Pedagogy of executive education, especially for academic courses, is totally different from conventional schooling methods.

At Athena Global Education (AGE), we follow a pedagogy which creates an ideal equilibrium in the professionals’ work-study-life balance.

For working people, as well as those seeking to pursue their aim of acquiring knowledge, skills and competencies, a good professional course and qualification act as a lever in enhancing the career ambitions
of the aspirants.

Athena Global Education offers international programmes in management studies as degree/ diploma programmes, as well as Professional Certifications. AGE offers a self-learning opportunity to millions of global professionals to hone their competencies and skills in management and leadership. Some of the major advantages offered by AGE is its scalability to offer a range of programmes from a professional certificate to a doctorate programme, saving on cost and time in terms of helping people to manage academics in their own time and space. In addition, the multimedia platform provides an ease of access to all learners with a multitude of academic resources in the form of videos, e-library, excellent content and its own indigenously developed Learning Management System (LMS).

The advancement of technology since the last decade has brought about enormous opportunity for education to spread to all corners of the globe. Basic as well as higher education is no longer restricted to a privileged few, it has embraced all sections of the society, privileged, as well as under-privileged. Today, a virtual class can be viewed from any geographical frontier and can be accessed by people residing in any part of the world. This has been made possible through the medium of robust online learning platforms, as it opens up new realms of learning for aspirants located anywhere in the world. With an access to unlimited reserves of online information, they can now fulfil their aspirations of acquiring high quality educational qualifications at a very low cost.

Basic as well as higher education is no longer restricted to a privileged few, it has embraced all sections of the society, privileged, as well as under-privileged. Today, a virtual class can be viewed from any geographical frontier

Online and self-learning has opened up vistas for acquiring education qualifications right from a school certificate to a doctoral degree for the global society as a whole. Whether you are from a rural area or a city, or a young student trying to acquire an educational qualification, or a working professional, or a person with disability, or from any nationality and from any part of the globe, the advent of online learning is the new horizon for any learner, where learning has no boundaries. It caters to all kinds of people’s representational systems, as well as their learning styles, whether auditory, visual, kinaesthetic (based on emotions) or auditory-digital (based on logic). The AGE learning platform provides all these representations through its real time interactive self/ or blended learning resources. It also fosters constant student engagement through its discussion forums, personal tutor, as well as pastoral support.

In a self-learning environment, the student can learn at his/ her own pace within the available timelines. It also gives a student the means to access information from any part of the world, as well as the benefit of choosing the time to study as per convenience. Thus, a student can make rapid strides in his career path by acquiring good skills and knowledge, and a certificate which is recognized. One of the biggest advantages which comes the student’s way is the low cost of acquiring a higher qualification, as well as easy access to the programme at his/ her place and time of choosing.

In a self-learning environment, the student can learn at his/ her own pace within the available timelines.
It also gives a student the means to access information from any part of the world, as well as the benefit of choosing the time to study as per convenience.

AGE is part of Westford Education Group, which is the pioneer in devising and conducting a diverse range of online programmes across the world. It has developed its own indigenous LMS and CRM (Customer Relationship Management) interface to support all its online students. The delivery of online teaching is done through videos created by renowned faculties and industry experts. Quality of academic delivery, availability of excellent e-resources and students’ support form the core for all Westford Group and AGE operations.

AGE aspires to be a part of the journey in a student’s life by contributing to the field of higher education, by implementing new innovative programs, new methodologies of teaching using the state of art technology which would benefit the working populace, as well as business organisations. We at AGE, deeply care for ethics and values while imparting training to our learners, which is the heart and central focus of our strategic outlook. Learning is an infinite process and the realms and depth that one can go within any learning process is comparable to a vast, endless ocean. AGE promises everyone an experience of a lifetime, a real roller coaster ride where Learning is Fun, it gives you the ability and flexibility to handle academics as well as your professional and home duties, as per your desires and wishes, the way you have visualized it……… where you will find perfect stability and balance between work, life and study.

Col (Retd.) Anil Ahluwalia
Academic Director- Westford Education Group

Col (Retd.) Anil Ahluwalia has more than 30 years of experience in the domain of Academic, Corporate, HR and Business Management Training Services and is acclaimed as an outstanding leader.The various training programs conducted by him have immensely benefited senior and junior management employees, managers, supervisors, front-liners and staff from various industries. Prof. Ahluwalia is presently spearheading conduct of all training courses for Westford School of Management in UAE, India, and other regions, as the Academic Director.