EdLEAP: Education Leaders' Programme

• Professor Vipul Mathur
• Professor Pragyan Rath

Leadership learning is not only informed by theory but also experiential. The EdLEAP programme, through a mix of theory and practice, will help the top brass of school:

• develop their understanding of leadership through contemporary practices in management and business leadership
• discover how to manage change and build agility within the institution
• explore and encourage the characteristics of a high-performance environment
• improve learning outcomes in their schools through effective management
• apply the foundations of effective leadership skills to everyday challenges faced by leaders in the milieu of school education.
• evaluate leadership learnings & review priorities for professional development

The programme is open for the top educators (principals and administrators) belonging to elementary, secondary and senior secondary levels of education across the country. This programme can also be taken up by senior teachers, with a minimum of ten years of experience, aspiring to be school leaders in future. This programme is also open to entrepreneurs in the education space and executives of EdTech firms.

The duration of the programme is eight months. Programme will be delivered through the Direct to Device (D2D) mode once a week (Saturday 3:30 pm – 6:30 pm). There will be an on-campus module towards the end of the programme.
Campus immersion: 1 visit of 4 days ** The campus module will be conducted subject to the evolving pandemic situation and will depend on Government and Institute policies related to the same.

Programme Fee: Rs. 2,70,000 + (Applicable taxes)

The pedagogy will be a combination of lectures, real-life case studies and workshops. The Online Classroom content spread over 6 months will be delivered through the Interactive Onsite Learning Mode. Campus component is a crucial component. 1 campus visits of 4 days will be held towards the end of the programme.
While the majority of sessions are delivered online, giving the participants the opportunity to learn while working, the sessions during the campus immersion provide them the opportunity to face to face interact with the faculty and peers.

Module A: Leadership Foundations

In this module, the participants will move on to the next phase of leadership by learning how to create a strategic and competitive advantage. This programme provides comprehensive coverage to develop skillset required for education leaders to lead effectively. These sessions are expected to consolidate the leadership approaches and bring profound changes to continuing professional development for school leaders.

Module B: Education Leadership for Competitive Advantage

In this module, the participants will move on to the next phase of leadership by learning how to create a strategic and competitive advantage. This programme provides comprehensive coverage to develop skillset required for education leaders to lead effectively. These sessions are expected to consolidate the leadership approaches and bring profound changes to continuing professional development for school leaders.

Module C: The Extra Edge for Creating World Class Institutions

This module will help in identifying and responding to the rapidly changing dynamics of school education towards creating world class institutions of learning. The sessions in this module will prepare the top brass in school for navigating the next phase of growth in educational institutes.

Module D: Leadership Dialogue

This module will focus on the meta-goals of leadership and management in education sector by including an engaging discussion on topics related to entrepreneurship, technology, behavioral biases & expectations, ethics and sustainability. These sessions will provide the participants a forum to introduce their experiences to the cohort as well as the challenges they are currently facing. The participants will be encouraged to contextualize their learning through case scenarios, reflections on their own area of practice and activities designed to promote effective leadership perspectives.

Graduates (10+2+3) in any discipline recognized by UGC/AICTE.

• For entrepreneurs, executives, directors and administrators in the education space, a minimum 5 years of work experience (full-time employment) is desirable.
• In the case of principals and senior teachers a minimum of ten years of experience is desirable. All the experience will be calculated in the period after graduation to the day of programme start date. In case of exception, participant has to submit SOP for approval from the Programme Directors.

August 2022

For further details and for downloading the application form please visit - https://iimcal.talentsprint.com/edleap/?utm_source=banner&utm_medium=traditional&utm_campaign=database-traditional-iimc_edleap&utm_content=iimc-team