WHO THIS IS FOR
Two kinds of educators take this training.
Both groups go through the same content. The motivations differ; the learning is the same.
FOR TEACHERS · IN-SERVICE & ASPIRING
Become the educator who can actually run a lab.
A four-week training programme for in-service school teachers and aspiring educators — specifically focused on running, managing, and getting genuine learning out of an Atal Tinkering Lab or Composite Skill Lab. Operational. Mandate-aligned. Practical.
AUDIENCE 1
The in-service teacher who's been assigned the lab.
Your school has an ATL or is preparing for a Composite Skill Lab, and you've been asked to run it — or you've volunteered, or it's landed on your desk. You're not necessarily an electronics or coding background; you're an educator who needs to make this work.
You probably recognize yourself if:
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You've inherited an ATL nobody actively uses
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Your school is preparing for the August 2027 CSL deadline
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You're expected to run the Mela / Innovation Day this year
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You're tired of feeling underprepared in your own lab
AUDIENCE 2
The aspiring teacher building employable credentials.
You've finished or are completing your B.Ed, or you're transitioning into education from another field. You want a credential that actually signals capability for school hiring conversations — specifically the kind of capability schools are hiring for right now.
You probably recognize yourself if:
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You're applying for school positions and want a real differentiator
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Your B.Ed didn't cover ATL or CSL management directly
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You're more confident with classroom dynamics than with kits
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You want a credential a principal will actually understand
WHAT YOU'LL LEARN
Six modules. All operational.
The training is deliberately operational rather than theoretical. By the end, you should be able to walk into a lab on Monday and run a productive session.
MODULE 01
The frameworks themselves.
What CBSE and AIM actually expect from ATL and CSL. The mandate documents read carefully. By end of Module 1, you can explain both frameworks to your principal in plain language.
MODULE 02
Setting up the year.
Curriculum mapping, calendar design, and how the lab fits into the school’s existing academic rhythm. Three forms of work (skill, technological, design) integrated into a coherent year.Â
MODULE 03
Running a session that works.
Facilitation, not instruction. How to run a lab session where students are actually building, not waiting for the teacher to finish a demo. Classroom management for project-based environments.
MODULE 04
Project frameworks and assessment.
How to structure projects so they finish. How to assess project work fairly. Assessment rubrics aligned with CBSE internal-assessment expectations. Portfolio templates that survive a real school week.
MODULE 05
Documentation and inspections.
Lightweight portfolio, journal, and documentation systems built into the weekly rhythm. Inspection-ready evidence as a by-product of normal work, not retrofitted three weeks before. The discipline that prevents performative documentation.
MODULE 06
The Mela and the showcase.
Designing and running an annual Kaushal Mela or Innovation Day where students show real work. The discipline of letting students’ actual work be the showcase. Logistics, format, and what to absolutely avoid.
QUESTIONS EDUCATORS ASK
Honest answers.
How is this different from the Founding Cohort?
The Founding Cohort is broader — it’s about you as a creative-education practitioner across any classroom. This training is narrower and more operational — specifically how to run an ATL or CSL well. Some educators do both; most do one. If you’ve been assigned a lab and need to run it competently within the next few months, this training is the right fit. If you want to think more broadly about your craft as an educator, the Founding Cohort fits better.
Do I need a technical background?
No. The training is designed for educators — people whose primary skill is teaching, not engineering. The technical content is approached operationally: enough to facilitate student work, not enough to claim deep expertise. If you can use a smartphone and follow a structured tutorial, you’ll be fine.
I'm an aspiring teacher with no school yet. Will this still help me?
Yes — this is one of the audiences we built it for. Schools across India are actively hiring teachers with ATL/CSL capability and the supply is small. Walking into a hiring interview with a credential that says “I can run your innovation lab on day one” is a meaningful differentiator. Several of our recent cohort participants used the credential exactly this way.
I can't travel to the location for the in-person days. Are there exceptions?
The in-person days are central to the experience and the certificate — they’re where assessment happens and where the cohort actually meets. We don’t waive them. If travel is genuinely impossible, the next batch dates may suit you better, or we can discuss whether a future regional cohort (we’re considering Bangalore and Delhi) might fit. Write to us before applying if travel is a concern.
What's the refund policy?
Cancel before the batch starts and we refund 80%. Cancel within the first week and we refund 50%. After Week Two the seat is non-refundable but transferable to a future cohort if you give us reasonable notice. We’ve kept this policy honest because cohort seats have real cost once the programme starts.
WHAT YOU'LL TAKE BACK
Have a 15-minute call with Hardik.
No pressure to enrol. Just a conversation about where you are in your teaching, and whether one of these programmes fits where you want to go next.