Recognising the evolving needs of the education industry, Cognizance International Academy strengthened and broadened the academic services of GIG International School – Professional Development Centre. This specialized department offers individuals unique learning opportunities to help them attain new hybrid teaching skill sets as well as earn internationally recognized teacher training certificates. All these add value to their existing portfolios and build it up to the next level.

Our single purpose as a ‘Teacher Developer’ has withstood the test of time. The quality of our programmes have defined and represented us well. At every milestone we make sure to improve the learning graph of our students; the need for enhancing the learning graph of educators and teachers. We make sure that our commitment to moulding teachers and trainers is sustainable especially as we transition to the digital age. We continue to achieve excellence, enlarge innovative skills, reinforce abilities and competence in our candidates’ respective areas of expertise. We do this through our unique learning environment together with our globally renowned awarding and accrediting partners – Cambridge International Education (CIE) and London Teacher Training College (LTTC, UK). As a Private Education Institution, we are registered with SkillsFuture Singapore (SSG)

As the only Cambridge Professional Development Centre in Singapore, we solely offer the Cambridge Teaching & Learning programmes bringing in international best practices in information, communication and technology. These prepare our candidates to be the leading educators in these technologically dominant times. The training exposes them to new experience and understanding, helping them become more confident and competitive in the market and establishing command in their respective careers.

Our cohort includes teachers from government and international schools, lecturers from polytechnics and ITEs, trainers from global and local organisations, tutors from tuition centres and agencies as well as soft skills and freelance trainers. Both schools and corporations alike have approached GIGIS Professional Development Centre to conduct short training sessions and focused workshops for their teachers and in-house trainers as well.

The reason why GIGIS PDC is sought after by these institutions- not only for the quality programmes offered, but also the ability to conduct objective assessment for its candidates, practice open evaluation delivered to in-house lecturers and exercise exchange of continuous feedback from stakeholders on our conducted training and workshops. All these are embraced to ensure that we offer and deliver our services with utmost relevance and excellence.