In a significant move to help Indian teachers develop contemporary digital skills, the NCERT Canva initiative has launched free self-paced teacher training and certification courses. The free online training modules are focused on improving access to visual learning in classrooms and will provide educators with creative and collaborative teaching methodologies for the 21st century classroom.
Free Teacher Certification to Empower Classrooms
The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has established a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the popular visual communication platform, Canva. Their partnership launched three courses on Canva Education: teaching teachers digital design skills, improving creativity in teaching, and helping teachers collaborate with colleagues and students.
The self-paced training courses will be offered for free to offer teachers across India access. Teachers that complete the courses will receive a joint free teacher certification from NCERT and Canva, an important opportunity for educators’ professional development today.
Accessible Learning via the DIKSHA Platform and PM eVidya Channels
To prevent any teacher from being left behind, the Canva Education course will be hosted on DIKSHA, the Ministry of Education’s national digital learning platform. The course will also be broadcast via PM eVidya’s DTH TV channels for easy access to content where there is no internet.
Moreover, training will be available in many Indian languages to ensure that teachers from different regions can enjoy the learning experience equally.
Practical Skills: From Designing Lessons to Using AI Tools for Teachers
These Educators digital training programs will teach teachers to use Canva Education to develop engaging lesson plans, presentations, infographics, and worksheets. In addition, educators will learn collaborative teaching practices that enhance the educator’s ability to collaborate with peers and build cooperate situations with to transfer on to their classroom teaching.
A big feature of the training program will be an introduction to AI tools for teachers. Participants will investigate how AI can lead to easier content creation and ways to make lesson planning easier. Canva’s Dream Lab helps teachers craft unique visual and student-engaging learning materials that heighten students’ interest in what they are learning.
Supporting India’s National Education Goals
The NCERT-Canva endeavor will directly support the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020’s objectives of visual learning in classrooms, along with critical thinking and digital fluency, by training teachers to use tools with design thinking input either independently or working within the frame of AI-based tools, and bringing new pedagogies into schools across India.
Teachers will get access to hundreds of apps and tools provided by Canva Education, with feature elements such as translation support for various languages, educational games, and worksheets and templates for subjects and grades.
Canva’s Growing Impact on Global Education
Canva’s investment in education has enjoyed massive growth. According to Canva, in 2024 alone, over 25 million students and teachers have signed up for its education programs, growing its global learning community to over 100 million users. Teachers are using Canva at 50% greater rate, and students are engaging with Canva 107% more, suggesting that this platform is increasingly invaluable in classrooms across the globe.
A Step Forward for India’s Teachers
Consultancy in Professional Development (CPD) prepares Indian educators with skills and certifications for today’s fast changing digital landscape. This initiative is building a future-ready education system for Indian educators by:
– Focusing on self-paced teacher training
– Facilitating collaborative methods of teaching
– Considering AI tools available to educators
This partnership represents a shift toward preparing teachers, designing immersive places of learning, and preparing classrooms around 21st century learning contexts in India.
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