The methodology uses self-determination principles to motivate those hard to engage participants to persevere and continue with support from outside of the game through targeted interventions with career practitioners and mentors. Coupling the in-game learning with real-life coaching and mentoring will see the application of what is learned in the game to real life. “Pathfinder is a ‘serious game,’ which engages participants in both an online environment and the real world, for both career and employability skills development,” says Melanie, Managing Director, Klevar.

After more than two decades of building her credibility through various leadership positions in the learning and development sphere, Melanie Worrall boasts a keen interest in technology and firmly believes that engaging learning opportunities should be available to everyone without being weighed down by complex technobabble, jargons, and theoretical concepts. With a penchant for fixing things, Melanie and her team at Klevar are up for the challenge of blending offline and online learning together in order to achieve the best outcomes for both students and staff.

Specializing in the application of technology to plan and deliver effective and engaging training for organizations, RTOs, universities, and government agencies, Klevar enables students and trainees to access a passionate group of training professionals with proven expertise in project management, educational design, development, and technology integration. As an educational technology solutions company, Klevar harnesses the potential of a wide range of technologies and blends them to develop gaming solutions that cater to the training needs.

With online games evolving as a mainstream activity for young and disengaged people, Klevar has collaborated with Employment Options to develop a serious game called the Pathfinder Game. This innovative initiative combines virtual and real-world interactions to engage young people in the career development process. The methodology uses self-determination principles to motivate those hard to engage participants to persevere and continue with support from outside of the game through targeted interventions with career practitioners and mentors. Coupling the in-game learning with real-life coaching and mentoring will see the application of what is learned in the game to real life. “Pathfinder is a ‘serious game,’ which engages participants in both an online environment and the real world, for both career and employability skills development,” says Melanie, Managing Director, Klevar.