PG dual certification course launched for IB teachers

A new postgraduate dual certification programme offered by University of Bath, United Kingdom at Indus Training and Research Institute (ITARI) in Bengaluru will allow teachers in International Baccalaureate (IB) schools to further develop pedagogical skills required to teach in international schools.

The Master of Arts course along with an IB Educators’ Certificate course is to be completed over a period of two to five years.

 “As most of the candidates we are expecting will be full-time teachers, the University of Bath offers flexibility on the duration of the course,” said Professor Jeff Thompson, who is also a co-founder of the International Baccalaureate Organisation.

 Resource persons from the university will have interactions with the candidates for a short period at the ITARI campus in Bengaluru and candidates will then complete their coursework by regularly interacting with facilitators in UK.

The course will focus on development of research, analysis and critical thinking skills and the first batch will begin from March 2017 onwards.

Lt General (Retired) Arjun Ray, CEO of Indus Trust, said, “In 2003, there were only 11 IB schools in the country. In 2016, there are 132 IB schools which offer one or more of four IB programs.

This tremendous growth has led to a huge demand for teaching professionals who are qualified to teach the IB curriculum.” The dual certificate programme will enable teachers to seek career growth abroad.