Educators' Certificate Programme (ECP)

From the
boardroom to the
classroom lectern.

Educators' Certificate Programme (ECP)
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Experience is
powerful. Teaching
it is transformational.

Educators' Certificate Programme (ECP)
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Give your expertise
the benefit of
institutional credibility.

Educators' Certificate Programme (ECP)
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Duration

8 Learning Days (over 3 weeks)

FORMAT

On Campus (New Delhi)

Start Date

14 August 2026

Certification

IIFR + EFMD GLOBAL

FEE

₹5,00,000 + GST Interest-free loans can be facilitated for eligible participants.

Special Pricing for Admissions
Round 1: ₹4,00,000 + GST

Round 1 Deadline

15 June 2026

Your Next Role Could Shape Future Leaders

The Educators' Certificate Programme (ECP) equips practitioners to move beyond industry leadership and into impactful roles across teaching, executive education, and academic influence. The immersive programme prepares you to bridge the gap between what the industry needs and what academia can teach, enabling you to create value across the business innovation ecosystem.

Take on teaching roles as visiting faculty or Professor of Practice
Design and deliver executive education programmes
Contribute to curriculum development across institutions
Prepare for academic leadership roles
Build a platform for structured thought leadership

Your Experience is the Starting Grid

The ECP is designed to enable senior C-suite professionals, CHROs, L&D heads to move seamlessly between industry and academia.

Senior Executives

Transitioning into academic roles as visiting faculty or Professors of Practice.

Existing Faculty

Seeking to deepen practical relevance and enhance capabilities.

L&D Professionals

Looking to upskill at the workplace and create impactful interventions.

Designed to Enable Your Shift

The ECP delivers a globally-backed curriculum with robust pedagogies and AI-enabled teaching methodologies,
contextualised for India and the Global South.

Global Certification

The ECP is certified by European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD), ensuring global benchmarking and institutional credibility.

Exclusive Cohort

Each ECP cohort comprises a diverse mix of senior corporate practitioners, CHROs, L&D heads and academicians.

Practice-Led Design

The ECP focuses on applying industry knowledge within academic and learning environments, emphasising real-world applicability from the get-go.

Global Faculty

The ECP faculty comprises pioneering leaders who shape institutions, influence policy, and bridge academia with industry.

Gain the AI Teaching Edge

Master the shift to academic practice with a strong foundation in AI-enabled teaching pedagogies for case development, assessment and feedback. Each module of the ECP is backed by AI-led interventions that enable you to create more agile teaching interventions.

Course Design

Deploy interventions to identify course pathways and set objectives

Content Creation

Develop teaching materials, assessment frameworks, and tools

Assisted Case Writing

Leverage LLMs and advanced resources for speed and efficiency

Student Engagement

Build custom learning pathways and track classroom performance

Curriculum - Structured Learning for Better Teaching

The ECP trains participants to design and run programmes independently, build institutional learning frameworks, and develop leadership capacity.

AI is woven through every module, helping participants create teaching pathways that are practical, relevant, and shaped by real industry needs.

Curriculum and Course Design

Understand organisations to design effective curricula.
Master course design for MBA, EMBA, and executive education.
Leverage Gen AI tools to enhance and accelerate course design.

Teaching Methods & Academic Writing

Write contemporary cases for custom learning journeys.
Facilitate case discussions and deliver engaging lectures.
Drive Gen AI augmentation for better learning outcomes.

Multidisciplinary Thinking

Apply proven frameworks to address business imperatives.
Leverage the framework of frameworks for issue-based learning.

The Academic Ecosystem

Build perspectives on building and managing institutions.
Manage mindshare, productivity, teaching excellence, and relevance.
Gain insights from academia-led business and policy dialogues.

Learn to Assess Industry Needs and Opportunities

The ECP brings together strong foundational capacities, pedagogical innovation and real-world market needs to create a pathway for the shift to academia. The programme enables participants to unlock value chains throughout the industry-academia ecosystem.

1

Integrate Live Industry Developments

2

Build Interdisciplinary Thinking

3

Leverage AI Tools
to Teach Better

4

Transition from Case
User to Case Creator

5

Influence Policy
Through Research

1

Integrate Live Industry Developments
2

Build Interdisciplinary Thinking
3

Leverage AI Tools
to Teach Better
4

Transition from Case
User to Case Ceator
5

Influence Policy
Through Research

Learning Shaped by Global Expertise

The ECP is delivered by a global talent pool of senior academicians and corporate professionals drawn from the world's leading B-schools.

Prof. Rajendra Srivastava

Vice Chairman, IIFR;
Former Dean, ISB;
Former Provost,
Singapore Management University
Prof. Ashish Sinha

Professor of Marketing, UQ Business School;
Visiting Professor of Executive Education & Research Fellow, ISB
Prof. Ramakrishna Velamuri

Visiting Professor at ISB, IIMA,
CEIBS, IESE Business School,
Rotman-Bocconi GEMBA, and BITSoM

Backed by Institutional Legacy

The ECP has been developed by the International Institute for Faculty & Research (IIFR), established by Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan. The centre brings together corporate practitioners and business leaders who want to shape the future of business innovation through academic practice.

IIFR forms the training ground for these leaders to create the foundation for their academic journeys, be it in teaching, programme design, L&D initiatives or thought leadership.

IIFR is building the Academia of Practice — enabling experienced professionals to contribute to education in a structured, credible, and impactful manner. The centre is certified by the European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD), a global certification body for business schools and universities.

From the boardroom to the classroom lectern.

Experience is powerful. Teaching it is transformational.