What will it take to produce the citizens and leaders of the 21st century?

This is a question that education visionaries, innovators and futurists are asking themselves. No one answer has emerged (or is likely to emerge), but every single one agrees on one aspect - that the very foundations of and approaches to education need change.

Every progressive and forward-looking educational institution needs to ask this question before they have no other option left.

CERTAD, the Centre for Education, Research, Training and Development, was set up in Srishti School of Art Design and Technology to provide world-class innovation and capacity-building services in education. Among the members of CERTAD are stalwarts in the field of education.

The services provided by CERTAD include

• Induction programme for new teachers
• Integration of Technology in the Curriculum
• Courses in professional development of educators [PDF]
• Organizational Development
• Change Management
• Curriculum Development
• Instructional Support to teachers
• Advanced Diploma in Design in Education

Project Vision is a special research project that has been undertaken by Geetha Narayanan, the Founder Director of Srishti, that has conceptualized and implemented a new pedagogy for under privileged children in urban slums. Paper on Project Vision by Geetha Narayanan.

How are we different?

• One-stop shop for all your educational needs (not sure who else would do ALL these things)
• Customized solutions for schools
• Training and materials solidly grounded in theories of cognition, and latest research
• Srishti expertise to integrate design thinking in education
• K-12 "lab" space in a leading school such as Aditi, to pilot, test and refine our educational offerings (products or services)
• Availability of state-of-the-art training spaces at Srishti
• All CERTAD Trainers possess Masters or Doctoral degrees in Education
• World-class quality