ORACO Consulting Inc.

ORACO Consulting Inc.

ORACO Consulting Inc. builds strategic collaborations with
private and public sector partners to take the capabilities and
technologies which exist in Nova Scotia to new markets. ORACO's
role is to identify viable economic opportunities, assemble the
core partnership team, and focus team energy on the ultimate
objective. The strategic alliances created match private sector
entrepreneurs in Nova Scotia with Canadian and international
partners to develop commercially-viable strategies which are
based and grounded in Nova Scotia but can be taken to the
international marketplace.

In particular, our projects bring innovative solutions to the
delivery of educational products and services. International
educational projects sponsored by the Multi-Lateral Development
Banks offer Nova Scotian entrepreneurs another avenue in which
to
pursue new markets for the services they have successfully
delivered locally.

ORACO currently represents a team of professional consultants
(architects, structural/mechanical/electrical/information
technology engineers, educators, and a learning research
institute) who, together, have all of the capabilities and
experience required to deliver educational infrastructure
projects which are high-technology, community-based, lifelong
learning environments ('smart schools'). Beyond the design of
physical and technological infrastructure, however, the team
which ORACO represents can also provide teacher training
programmes, new curriculum products and comprehensive program
for
assessing the environmental sensitivity of building products and
systems. This team is currently providing this package of
services to a technology-enriched high school project in Nova
Scotia. ORACO's role is to bring this proven capability
together
with similar projects planned for developing countries.

The educational sector in the developing world is being targeted
by the International Financial Institutions for an infusion of
funds to fundamentally change the means by which education is
delivered. Beyond the mere construction of new school projects,
development banks and developing country governments are
focussing on improving the quality of follow-on services
delivered by the educational system itself, - funding technology
training and other professional development programmes for
teachers, changes to curriculum content, transition to
continuous
assessment policies for student evaluation, programmes for
distance education, etc. ORACO's professional team can provide
the design of the physical infrastructure and the follow-on
services in a complete package of services customized to meet
the
specific needs of each country.

To date, ORACO's international marketing activities have been
targeted at investigating opportunities for delivering this
package of services to education systems in the Caribbean and
Eastern Europe. Early signs point to a receptiveness on the
part
of governments, particularly in the Caribbean Region, to a
strategy which can deliver all aspects of infrastructure and
content design for 'smart' schools through one consulting team.
Discussions have also identified potential private sector
partners in local markets for involvement in these educational
initiatives.

Company Details

Company Information

Michael Barrie
Title: Vice President
Telephone: (902) 443-2441
Fax: (902) 457-0174
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Jennifer Zinck
Title: Office Administrator
Telephone: (902) 443-2441
Fax: (902) 457-0174
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Services

Educational Consulting