Education
Centre for Research, Training, Education and Leadership, XLRI launches Education Management Programme for School Teachers & Aspiring School Leaders
The program is called ‘PG Certificate in Applied Educational Leadership and Management’ and is offered in collaboration with Fordham University, USA. the programme aims at enhancing the effectiveness of the teaching community by improving their support structures and the domain and managerial compet
The program is called ‘PG Certificate in Applied Educational Leadership and Management’ and is offered in collaboration with Fordham University, USA. the programme aims at enhancing the effectiveness of the teaching community by improving their support structures and the domain and managerial competence of its care givers.
The one-year course has been conceived by the Centre for Research, Training, Education and Leadership (CeRTEL) – a wing of XLRI and was recently launched at the "Teach India, Reach India: National Colloquium on School Education held at the campus of the premier B-school in Jamshedpur.
“Majority of the Principals take over their roles as school administrators without any formal leadership and managerial training. They often only have their teacher diploma, and move on from hands-on managing and developing some practical ways a mind set to run their institution. In response to the request of the Principals at a focused group discussion, CeRTEL has launched the PG Certificate in Applied Educational Leadership and Management for school teachers currently in or moving into leadership roles”, said Rev. Dr. Francis Peter, S. J. Chairperson, CeRTEL, XLRI.
The program’s curriculum will include sustained input, job-embedded activities, collegial discussions, and hands on project and is designed to provide participants with practical educational leadership skills. The course module spread across 12 months is divided into 4 modules and 15 courses. 10 of these courses will be delivered online in Desktop to Desktop (D2D) mode and the remaining 5 in workshops at XLRI campus. The course is delivered through Blended Learning format, comprising of Knowledge component through Lectures; Skill component through Workshops; and Competence building through Projects. Experienced professors of XLRI and other renowned institutes along with faculty from Fordham University, USA will deliver the course content.
He further said that this blended learning course is designed for those from any of the Boards of Examination and who seek to understand and enhance the teaching/learning climate of their colleagues and students from managing and developing people well.
Participants would be awarded a Diploma on the Annual Graduation Day at XLRI and would gain XLRI Alumni status.
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