Priya Shinde

Dedicated and results-oriented Educator, Learning & Development (L&D) Consultant, and Corporate Trainer with over 8 years of experience in soft skills training, teacher capacity building, POSH compliance, and youth development. Proven expertise in workshop content design, PPT creation, training material development, lesson plans, instructional design using the ADDIE model, curriculum alignment (NEP 2020, ECCED), survey design, M&E data analysis, and program management. Skilled in driving impactful learning outcomes across corporate, educational, and CSR sectors.

Freelance L&D Consultant & Corporate Trainer - Multiple Clients, Mumbai - Mumbai

(2024-04)

• Naandi Foundation: Facilitated soft skills training for students in Grades 6–9, covering Emotional Intelligence, Financial Literacy, Life Skills, Soft Skills, Digital Literacy, and Gender Sensitization to enhance personal, social, and career readiness.
• Campus Credential: Conducted mock interviews and employability skills training for Engineering and IT college students to prepare them for campus placements.
• Mindery Technologies: Facilitated corporate soft skills training for Aarti Industries, Datascape Realty, and SST Global.
• Ygroo: Conducted POSH and Workplace Etiquette training for Westside & Zudio retail teams using tailored content.
• Karishma Consultancy: Conducted corporate soft skills workshops and professional development modules.
• Target Publications & Venture (Child Safety Project): Delivered product-based training to BMC teachers on child safety, POCSO, child abuse prevention, and gender sensitization aligned with NEP 2020, ECCED, and competency-based education.

Costume Design & Puppet Show Mentor - Young Rembrandts (JBCN School) - Mumbai

(2025-01)

• Mentored students in creative arts, narrative storytelling, puppet show production, and costume design.

Project & Communications Manager - Avanshali Foundation - Mumbai

(2024-04 - 2025-01)

• Conducted thorough research on potential new projects/organizations and performed due diligence to assess partnership suitability.
• Monitored and evaluated ongoing project performance monthly, preparing reports on outcomes, achievements, and key improvements.
• Field visits for project location monitoring and evaluation.
• Tracked project budgets to ensure adherence to financial guidelines and made necessary operational adjustments.
• Coordinated with cross-functional stakeholders, including tax, accounting, and secretarial teams, ensuring legal and regulatory compliance.
• Managed ad-hoc NGO communications, website management, and key administrative operations.

Team Leader & Teacher Trainer - Pehlay Akshar Foundation (CSR) - Mumbai

(2022-06 - 2024-03)

• Conducted teacher training and capacity-building workshops for BMC teachers across Mumbai, primarily in M/E, L, M/West, Wards.
• Managed M&E and Facilitator teams, coordinated field operations, and drove stakeholder engagement with municipal school officials.
• Developed comprehensive training content, lesson plans, PPT presentations, and facilitator guides.
• Facilitated interactive sessions on Safe Spaces, Functional English, Social-Emotional Learning (SEL), Parent–Teacher Engagement, and AI tools in education.
• Led survey design, data collection, M&E data analysis, impact reporting, and internal team capacity building.

Soft Skills Trainer - Bright Future (CSR) - Mumbai

(2021-06 - 2022-06)

• Facilitated youth training in Soft Skills, Spoken English, Workplace Readiness, and psychometric assessments.

Career Awareness Facilitator (Part-Time) - Antarang Foundation - Mumbai

(2021-01 - 2021-06)

• Conducted psychometric testing and career awareness sessions for 9th/10th-grade students and parents.

Consultant Teacher - Kotak Education Foundation - Mumbai

(2016-06 - 2017-03)

• Taught Spoken English and foundational Mathematics for Grades 1–4 using activity-based learning.

Master of Arts - Psychology (Part II) - IGNOU (2022-01)

Bachelor of Arts - BA - Mumbai University (2020-01)

Diploma - Teacher Education (D.T.Ed) - State Board (2013-01 - 2016-01)