#48 Robert Paddock, Valenture Institute: Addressing the massive shortage of schools across South Africa

With the need for new schools far outstripping the available budget to build them, how can South Africa meet the needs of its growing student population? As Founder and CEO of Valenture Institute, Rob Paddock is working to address this imbalance by scaling quality education through online learning. We discuss how the rise in online schooling during Covid resulted in a pivot in their business model, how their solution addresses the massive teacher shortage, lightens the load on teachers and how a coordinated partnership with University of Cape Town gets high quality learning to thousands of students across South Africa, at an affordable price point.

Show notes:
- More about Valenture Institute: https://www.valentureinstitute.com/
- More about UCT High School: https://www.uctonlinehighschool.com/
- More about GetSmarter: https://www.getsmarter.com/
- Favourite book about learning: ‘The War of Art: Winning the Inner Creative Battle’ by Steven Pressfield
- Favourite book not about learning: ‘Autobiography of a Yogi’, Paramahansa Yogananda