Piramal
School of Leadership

Transform public systems and unlock human potential through

leadership development

Piramal School of Leadership (PSL) envisions an India in which leadership begins with personal transformation for public change through selfless service. The PSL idea was born from a felt need to build leadership among government officials and strengthen good governance within government. We believe that leadership is key to both improving service delivery and driving systemic development. The raison d’être of the school is to do so by building capacities in leaders across the domains of education, health, climate change and justice so that they can develop an ability to recognise and meet the needs of others. At PSL, we are dedicated to developing a pipeline of such leaders from among government officials who can tackle the most pressing social challenges of our time.

Gandhi Fellows as Agents of Change in PSL
The world is changed by your example, not by your opinion. At PSL we believex that youth play a critical role in influencing the last-mile behavioural change. In the process they become better, influential leaders themselves. The school provides a platform to Fellows to engage with public officials for addressing real problems in the domains of: 21st Century Education, Public Health, Climate Change and Sustainability. Fellows enable officials at state, district and block levels across departments by engaging with:
  1. Work at the level of policy
  2. Work in schools for demonstration of innovative approaches
  3. Work with communities to generate awareness. Fellows at PSL would be either engaging with a block level school system on delivering social emotional curriculum or aesthetic or sports literacy, or digital education for the girl children, or working with village water committees with a focus on providing access to clean drinking water through the Jal Jeevan Mission and building community based innovative solutions to tackle the local environmental challenges.

The Genesis

In India, delivering public education and healthcare services effectively is a major challenge due to the lack of preparedness and motivation among government officials. This hinders the quality of services provided to communities. To tackle these issues, Piramal University was established with a vision to bridge the learning gap and empower leaders in the public sector.
Piramal University comprises three schools of excellence. The School of 21st Century Education aims to provide a cutting-edge curriculum that goes beyond rote learning, focusing on social-emotional learning, livelihood education, and essential 21st-century skills. The School of Systems Change aims to cultivate high-performance service cultures in public institutions, ensuring the right people are in the right roles and focusing on outcomes that matter. The School of Transformational Leadership develops future-ready public systems leaders through leadership training and support.
Piramal University’s comprehensive approach includes building the leadership capability of 50,000 civil servants across education, health, and Women and Child Development ministries in 5 states through the School of Transformative Leadership. The School of Systems Change strengthens state health and education institutions in five states, transforming them into “institutes of excellence.” The School of 21st Century Literacy enables states to incorporate essential skills and readiness programs into their education systems. Lastly, the School of Public Health influences health agendas in five states, establishing dedicated public health management cadres and developing middle managers’ capabilities.
Piramal University is dedicated to making a genuine difference by empathetically addressing these challenges and empowering government officials while strengthening the overall governance system.

Approach

Piramal University has 3 schools of learning to achieve its vision.

  • The School of 21st Century Education aims to pole-vault the 100-year learning gap by providing cutting-edge curriculum and support to teachers through state and district institutions.
  • The School of Systems Change aims to create trustworthy public institutions with high-performance service cultures through solutions that improve organisational focus on outcomes that matter.
  • The School of Transformational Leadership aims to develop future-ready and sewa bhav-oriented public systems leaders who drive innovation and learning.

Piramal University plans to build the leadership capability of 50,000 civil servants across education, health, and Women and Child Development (WCD) ministries in 5 states, strengthen 20+ key state health and education institutions across the 5 states, enable the states to include PISA-readiness, SEEL, Future-readiness, aesthetic, physical literacy in 5 states, and influence agendas for RMNCH, Nutrition, Communicable diseases, Non-communicable diseases in five states.

The Journey
so far

Tribal Health Collaborative has already made considerable headway in its approach to improve tribal health

  • Odisha has influenced the strengthening of SIEMAT and created need-based modules for middle managers. J&K + Ladakh have influenced the government to strengthen ECCE policy and program and inducted master coaches and coordinators. 
    Bihar has co-created a 3-year leadership development roadmap, initiated compassion-centric leadership development, and established SIHFW as a nodal agency.
  • Jharkhand has introduced SEL (Socio Emotional Learning) in FLN (Foundational Literacy and Numeracy) mission and reduced senior leadership time in court cases.

The leadership development program has targeted 12,000 education leaders and 5,000 health leaders in various Indian states. In the first phase, over 7,200 education leaders and 100 health leaders have been enrolled. Rajasthan has established assessment cells and empowered PEEOs (Panchayat Elementary Education Officer) for personal transformation. Madhya Pradesh has developed an enabler ecosystem, collaborated with UNICEF, and influenced the establishment of SIEMAT.

Education Leaders

Health Leaders

Education Leaders

Health Leaders

Our Impact

The Collaborative’s Impact in
25 Districts in 7 States

  • The program has been successful in enrolling a significant number of education and health leaders in its first phase. Rajasthan has developed life skills assessment for whole child development and empowered PEEOs for personal transformation.
  • Madhya Pradesh has strengthened its middle managers’ capacity and established SIEMAT as an institute of excellence. Jharkhand has introduced SEL in FLN mission and reduced senior leadership time in court cases.
  • Odisha has strengthened its middle managers and district review meetings. J&K + Ladakh have strengthened ECCE policy and program, inducted master coaches and coordinators, and finalized partnerships for PISA and leadership development.
  • Bihar has co-created a leadership development roadmap, initiated compassion-centric leadership development, and established SIHFW as a nodal agency. Overall, the program has had a positive impact on leadership development and infrastructure in various Indian states.

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