Learning Platforms—The Impact of Exceptional Technical Support

Every student and faculty member has encountered technical issues while navigating learning platforms or LMSs. Whether it's struggling to access course materials, experiencing downtime during an important assignment, or facing difficulty in understanding platform functionalities, these challenges can hamper the learning experience. This is where robust technical support for learning…

The Role of Empathy in Providing Excellent Technical Support

Empathy is the ability to put oneself in another's shoes, understand their emotions, and respond positively. In technical support, empathy allows the support team to understand the challenges that learners and instructors face while using LMS platforms. It also enables support staff to have superior communication skills. Empathy means actively…

Construct Education Announces Leadership Transition

4 MAY 2023 David Philipps, CEO of Construct Education, has announced that he will resign from the company to pursue new opportunities and further his career goals. During his tenure, David played a pivotal role in driving the growth and success of Construct. Under his leadership, the company experienced significant…

The Zebra Company Approach: Why Construct Chooses to be Real

You may have heard the term "Unicorn Company" used to describe the most successful start-ups in the technology industry. These companies are valued at over a billion dollars and are often associated with being magical, rare, and successful. However, they may not always meet realistic expectations. But what about Zebra…
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Construct Education Rebrands its In-house Production Team to Construct Studios

As Construct enters its 10th year, it’s formally pushing its creative media department into the spotlight. Media production has always been a fundamental part of our business since the beginning, says Carl Dawson, co-founder of Construct, and this year, we want to demonstrate how we elevate online learning further with…
OES acquires 100% of Construct Education

Online Education Services (OES) Completes Acquisition of Construct Education

7 FEBRUARY 2023 OES, a market-leading OPM, and online education enabler has concluded its acquisition of global online program enablement company Construct Education. The closing of the transaction on the 31st of January 2023, firmly brings together two of the world’s leading digital learning companies and affirms OES’s investment into…

Santa Shoeboxes Bring Cheer to Children at The Homestead

15 December 2022 Cape Town, South Africa Since announcing a partnership with The Homestead earlier this year in July, Construct remains committed to making an impactful difference in the local communities within which it operates. As Winston Churchill beautifully said, "We make a living by what we get, but we make a…
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Construct Enters 10th Year of Delivering Transformative Online Learning

Previous Next Tuesday of November 15, 2022, marked Construct Education’s ninth year in the EdTech industry. Founded by Carl Dawson and Krishan Meetoo in November 2013, the company was born out of a desire to bridge the gap between education and employability using the latest technology.  During the day’s ‘Global All Hands’…
Attain Partners | Juran Client Announcement

Attain Partners | Juran looks to Construct and edX for future Lean Six Sigma courses

SEPTEMBER 2022 Attain Partners | Juran, a management consulting firm with a dedicated practice specializing in Lean Six Sigma, has chosen Construct Education to manage the migration of its Black Belt course to the edX platform. As an edX specialist that has designed more than 100 courses Construct is perfectly placed…
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HELM appoints Construct as design partner for Higher Ed leadership programs

Construct Education is pleased to announce our partnership with Higher Education Leadership and Management (HELM) program. HELM is a program of Universities of South Africa (USAf), an umbrella body representing the 26 public universities in SA. The project that Construct Education will be providing support for, will touch on a…
Construct Open edX Conference Sponsorship

Construct: Cornerstone Sponsor of the 2022 Open edX Conference

Construct and HBKU Partnership on edX Courses

HBKU edX enrollments reach over 15k learners across 127 countries

Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU) was the first university in the Middle East to offer innovative massive open online courses (MOOCs) with edX, a non-profit online learning platform. Through this platform, HBKU aims to make quality professional programs and courses accessible to millions of learners around the world. Multiple courses…
KAUST Construct Partner

KAUST Entrepreneurship Course Exceeds 70k Registrations

In this interview with Haitham Alhumsi, the Online Learning Manager at KAUST Entrepreneurship Center, we unpack the thinking behind and the success of the KAUST Entrepreneurship Adventures course. As a university, you would expect King Abdullah University for Science and Technology (KAUST) to benchmark itself against other research and higher education institutions.…
Construct and BIGD partnership announcement

Construct announces new partnership with BIGD

March 2022 - BIGD has partnered with Construct Education for the development of two blended learning courses designed for Bangladeshi government officials. The two courses, Introduction to Governance and Lessons in Development, will be developed collaboratively with BIGD faculty ensuring the pedagogy and the digitization of the courses represent the…
VVOB Construct Partner

VVOB Launches Online Course to Promote Gender Equality in ECD

March 2022  |  Pretoria, South Africa  VVOB's Gender Responsive Pedagogy for Early Childhood Education (GRP4ECE) project has created a variety of resources that can be used by teacher trainers, ECD practitioners, and teachers of young children to develop knowledge and skills to promote gender equality in early childhood development. The material supports…
Construct 2021 Infographic

2021: Our Year in Review

Off the back of an eventful 2020, which ended with Construct being listed in the Top 20 of Deloitte’s 50 fastest-growing Technology Companies in the UK ", we started 2021 not wanting to stand still, investing in our structures, technology, new geographies, and internal development. These actions have led…
Jesus College Cambridge Feb 2022

Jesus College partners with Construct to design unique online course on edX

February 2022  |  Jesus College, Cambridge, England  |  Construct Education, London, England Construct Education is proud to have Jesus College, one of the oldest University of Cambridge Colleges, as one of our clients. Jesus College is made up of a diverse community of undergraduates, postgraduates, Fellows, and staff that encourage open…

Our Top 5 Trends for Edtech in 2022

Construct works globally; from emerging economies to Ivy League schools. This means I get to work on so many exciting projects from the University of Michigan to the IFC - International Finance Corporation, VVOB to the University of Oxford. Since 2013, Construct has also been a small but growing cog…
Author: David Phillips, CEO

A message from our CEO

When I look ahead I am sure that the digital transformation we have been experiencing will continue to accelerate in 2022. The traditional education market is being reformed through digitization whether fully or as part of a blended learning approach. There is a significant and growing demand from a cost,…

A Pandemic of a Different Kind: Quality Online Education

Anyone with an interest in education (hopefully that’s all of us!) and its relation to socioeconomic systems should watch the Netflix series ‘Daughters of Destiny.’ A poignant, heartfelt documentary, it follows the lives of five girls from impoverished families in India who are given the opportunity to receive a high-quality…