The laptop server hosts the local m-learning server
application and acts as a local database for the handheld
devices running the SAVE vocational training application.
The MoVE unit also contains the mobile furniture that
includes built in cots for the driver and a facilitator who will
provide course deployment assistance. It also carries an
inflatable tent that can be easily inflated using the exhaust
from the vehicle and foldable chairs that transform into a
temporary semi-outdoor classroom. This reduces dependence
on infrastructure like schools and community halls that maybe otherwise unavailable or scarce. In bad weather conditions,
the mobile classrooms will be moved to the nearest available
shelter. The large display monitor installed in the mobile
vocational education unit acts as a virtual whiteboard for a
visiting VET trainer who can operate it using a handheld
device and for remote web conference calls between a
resource expert and multiple mobile vocational education
units, where students can ask questions to clarify doubts in
their coursework.
To make the MoVE unit sustainable and to reduce its
carbon foot print, all the equipment including the student
driven hand-held devices are run using the power generated
from Solar Photo Voltaic modules. Harnessing the power of
solar also helps to run vocational training courses even in
high-risk areas during natural disasters and in areas where
power is in short supply. The solar panels are fixed on the roof
of the mobile vocational education unit. The direct current
generated from the solar panels is stored in the batteries via
charge controller, which are all fixed inside the mobile
vocational education unit. The direct current from the battery
source is converted into 220V alternating current using an
inverter. In case of emergency when not enough power is
captured using solar, a generator is used as a back up to power
up the equipment. Solar lanterns will be used for light when
conducting the course indoors.