Clarence V. Michael

Academic and training professional with 15+ years of experience across academic leadership, curriculum and content development, teacher training, student development, employability, placement support and program implementation. Experienced in building structured learning programs, developing assessment frameworks and SOPs, training educators and learners, monitoring academic delivery, and aligning training initiatives with measurable student and placement outcomes. Strong background in English language and communication programs, personality development, workplace readiness and career preparation.

Academic Head at Skills And You Consultants (2025-07 – Present)

Earlier tenure: May 2018 – March 2021

• Lead academic planning, curriculum implementation, teacher development and program delivery for the iXpress English Language Development Program.
• Support development and implementation of level-based English learning aligned to learner competency levels for children aged 5–14.
• Train teaching and management staff; monitor training quality through learner, parent and staff feedback.
• Manage setup and implementation support for new and existing franchise centres and coordinate with centre managers on program growth and targets.
• Drive adoption of updated teaching methodologies and pedagogies and communicate implementation requirements to teaching teams.
• Initiated the Language Master Series (LMS), now iXpress Language League (ILL), involving school-level language proficiency testing, results generation and parent counselling.

Capacity Building Coach | Placement Team Head at Digiperform (2022-06 – 2025-07)

• Delivered capacity-building and personal/professional development training to learners across Delhi-NCR centres.
• Headed the Placement Team from August 2023, coordinating readiness checks, interview alignment and placement activities.
• Worked toward an overall 75% placement success ratio for eligible course completers.
• Created the Placement and Training SOP to standardize the placement process and improve operational consistency.
• Prepared monthly centre-wise progress reports for management and coordinated with teams to close student readiness gaps.

Trainer – Rupanter Project, ZIIEI at Sir Aurobindo Society (2017-04 – 2018-04)

• Conducted structured training for government-school teachers and specialized sessions for government officials and educators.
• Worked with project management on planning, documentation, implementation and monthly progress reporting.

Senior Personality Development Trainer – UDAAN Project at Mount Talent Consultants (2014-07 – 2017-03)

• Trained educated youth in grammar, presentation skills, communication, business etiquette, time management and personality development.
• Developed and coordinated career counselling and job-search assistance and supported industry linkage for employment opportunities.
• Prepared learners for interviews and tracked program implementation and progress reporting.

Province Resource Team Coordinator – COMIDE Project at BOSCO (Bosco Society for Social Concerns and Operations) (2010-03 – 2014-04)

• Coordinated institutes, trainers and management for skill-development requirements and specialized student training.
• Delivered grooming, professional behaviour and interview-readiness support and coordinated resume-writing and career workshops.
• Supported employer/recruiter engagement, documentation and transition processes; tracked placements and internships and reported outcomes.

B.Com in Commerce – Bundelkhand University, Jhansi (2003)

City & Guilds Part 1 in Technical – Don Bosco Technical Institute, Okhla (2000)

2-Year Technical Course in Machinist – Don Bosco Technical Institute, Okhla (2000)