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Programme Overview
Give a big boost to your career as a pre-primary teacher with the special Certificate Programme on ECCE (Early Childhood Care and Education) by India’s premier teacher training institute, Saamarthya Teachers Training Academy of Research (STTAR).
The three-day programme features immersive online sessions on a wide range of pedagogical topics pertinent to foundational education, as envisioned in the National Education Policy 2020. Domain experts with decades of experience deliver the sessions in an engaging and interactive manner.





Who will Benefit from this Programme!
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Aspiring Teachers
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Practicing Teachers
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Career Changers
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Edupreneurs
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Young Mothers
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Caretakers
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NTT Teachers
Training Sessions
ECE Pioneers:
Shaping Today
Trainer:
Ms. Swati Popat Vats
Know the approach to learning standards, pedagogy, content and assessments across all stages of the foundational education as enunciated in the NCFFS from the doyenne of early childhood care and education, Swati Popat Vats.
Phonics
Level 1 and 2
Trainer:
Ms. Komal Khubchandani
Learn the actionable strategies of embedding play-based activities to help children understand new concepts, develop skills, and apply knowledge in the session by Amrit Nagpal, an expert trainer with over 18 years of experience in Pre-Primary and Primary teaching.
Advance Phonics
Level 3
Trainer:
Ms. Komal Khubchandani
Develop competencies to make learners adept in basic reading and writing through a combination of pedagogy, learning tools, and comprehension development in this session by Ms. Poonam Kochitty, an educator with 35 years of experience in school leadership roles.
Play Based Learning
Approches
Trainer:
Ms. Amrit Nagpal
Know the triggers that influence a child’s behavior, develop sensitivity towards a child’s psychological, emotional and physical needs and learn the strategies to bring harmony in the child’s growth in this session by Sanskriti Singh, a licensed clinical psychologist.
Pedagogical Practices in Foundational Stage
Trainer:
Ms. Charu Vermani
Understand the systematic methodology of mastering the alphabetic code for raising early readers by mastering International Synthetic Phonics techniques and develop phonemic awareness in the session by Saswati Nanda Satpathy, a qualified professional in synthetic phonics.
Music and
Movement
Trainer:
Ms. Smriti Agarwal
Understand the importance of stories for brain development, acquire the skill to integrate storytelling in lessons and classroom, and learn the essential tools of a storyteller in this session by Amrit Nagpal, an expert in early years’ education.
The Trainers
Dr. Swati Popat Vats
President,
Early Childhood Association,
India
Ms. Komal Khubchandani
Trainer -
Preschool Principal, Early Childhood Educator
Ms. Amrit Nagpal
Trainer -
International Phonics &
Story Telling
Programme Structure
| Date & Day | Time | Topic | Trainer |
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Thursday, February 26, 2026 |
4PM - 5:30PM | ECE Pioneers: Shaping Today | Ms. Swati Popat Vats |
| 5:40PM - 7PM | Phonics Level 1 and 2 | Ms. Komal Khubchandani | |
Firday, February 27, 2026 |
4PM - 5:30PM | Advance Phonics Level 3 | Ms. Komal Khubchandani |
| 5:40PM - 7PM | Play Based Learning Approaches | Ms. Amrit Nagpal | |
Saturday, February 28, 2026 |
4PM - 5:30PM | Pedagogical Practices in Foundational Stage | Ms. Charu Vermani |
| 5:40PM - 7PM | Music and Movement | Ms. Smriti Agarwal |
- There will be breaks between long sessions.
- Certificate will be provided after the programme.
Professional Benefits & Key Features
- Each participant will get a STTAR Certificate in association with Early Childhood Association (ECA), India and global partners Global Education Futures and The Weaving Lab
- NCFFS readiness for Pre-primary Teachers
- Develop Pre-primary competencies with high employability value in preschools
- 9 hours of comprehensive learning, from domain experts
- Exclusive resource material and recordings of Live training for future reference