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PTCC | 6 months (in-person)

  Islamabad

Enabling confidence, creativity & character in every child!

Parents’ & Teachers’ Certificate Course

Six-month comprehensive ONSITE training

weekend program
Now in Islamabad!

Parents’ & Teachers’ Certificate Course (PTCC) is being offered since 2004 under the leadership of Mr. Salman Asif Siddiqui (Educational Psychologist & Director ERDC) along with a team of competent mentors.

Hundreds of parents, teachers, school heads and individuals from different walks of life go through this course every year. This course is based on the premise that a child’s education does not just occur at school. Rather it takes place everywhere, particularly at home. If parents and teachers perform with the shared vision of Tarbiyah and have strong intellectual foundation they can effectively achieve the greater goals of education.

This course aims to develop every individual first as a model learner, then as a learning facilitator and ultimately as a mentor to contribute their best to the family & society. The program offers various tools and resources for an individual’s personal development and prepares them to sustain a child’s natural confidence, creativity and character.

The course offers

ONSITE classes
twice a week!

Class duration: 3 hours
Frequency: Every Sat & Sun
Total classes: 50 interactive sessions
Course duration: 6 months
Venue: ERDC Village, Pind Sangrial, Islamabad

Instruction Medium: Urdu
Material Medium: English (with selective Urdu translation)
Certificate: On course completion

Joining Eligibility: Adults from all walks of life interested in personal development and cultivating a meaningful life.

The course is organized into

Four Modules

Module 1: Process of Learning
Module 2: Fundamentals of Education
Module 3: Essence of Mentoring
Module 4: Summing Up

These modules build on each other and progressively encourage a reflective process for self-development and growth as an individual, a member of a family, and a member of society. Each module is separated by one-week break, which allows participants to review and reflect on what they have learned before they advance to the next module. The total LIVE interaction time of four modules amounts to 150+ hours.

Embark on an
unforgettable journey of learning!

  • Mentor-led sessions

  • Flipped classroom learning
  • Reflective journals
  • Worksheets & reading material 

  • Individual feedback & guidance

  • Personal mentoring

  • Engaging assignments
  • Peer feedback
  • Personal development plan

  • Group discussions

  • Interactive activities

  • Case studies

  • Seminars to connect family & friends

  • Roleplays & presentations

  • Discussion on selected videos
  • Questions & answers

  • Book reviews from the selected list

Limited Seats

Timings

Saturdays – 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Sundays – 10:00 am – 1:00 pm

Course Fee

PKR 95,000/-
Inclusive of material & certificate.

Installments plan available. Please see the ‘Admission Process and Guidelines’ section for details.

Register by

18th Apr, 2026

Forms submitted after this date may be considered if a seat becomes vacant. Seats may get occupied before the last date of registration.

Interview of applicants

1st Apr – 23rd Apr, 2026

Course Commencement

Sat 2nd May, 2026

(Ends in Nov 2026)

Post-Course Support & Benefits

  • Free Alumni Club Membership to provide strong connection with a like-minded community of PTCC graduates.

  • Exclusive invitations to monthly sessions with Mr. Salman Asif Siddiqui and periodic sessions with other mentors.

  • Exclusive facilitation to help you implement your learning through regular online meetups with your batch fellows.

  • Access to regional meetups with PTCC graduates in your country and city.

  • A lifetime connection with your course mentors & an opportunity to contribute to ERDC’s Tarbiyah Movement.

Participants are eligible for these benefits only when they have successfully met the course requirements

Join us and be part of our
alumni community in 14+ countries

Starting in 2004 with 13 people in Karachi to thousands worldwide… Alhamdulillah, the journey continues!

Homeschooling Father

Rawalpindi, Pakistan

Nosherwan shares his experience how he did the course onsite and explained how the course proved to be lifechanging by giving him a new lens with which to see the world around.

Doctor

Islamabad, Pakistan

Dr. Sarah Gilani shares how the course helped her overcome the challenges she was facing as a working mother.

Student

Mississauga, Canada

Areeba Jamal shares how the course answered many questions she had about family and child relationship issues she observed in Canada, and reinforced the vital role parents in a child’s development.

Teacher

Faisalabad, Pakistan

Maliha Amer talks about how the course helped her review her practices and understanding of tarbiyah and education.

Telecom Engineer

Riyadh, KSA

Awais Humayun talks about how the course helped him recenter his life in the light of purpose, meaning and diving deep within his own self.

Homeschooling Mother

Rawalpindi, Pakistan

Sharmeen Qayyum reflects on how the course helped her in defining children’s educational needs, self-improvement and finding meaning in life.

Quality Management Ph.D.

Alberta, Canada

Dr. Kashif Hussain talks about how the course improved his relationships and added meaningfulness to his life. He recalls it as a Life Changing Experience!

Architect

Melbourne, Australia

Asma Ali shares how the course helped her improve her emotional well-being and time management.

Leadership Coach

Riyadh, KSA

Nayyer Abdul Rab relates some of the wisdom and food for thought that he gained from this journey.

frequently asked questions

Yes, absolutely. Any adult male or female interested in self-development can join the course. PTCC offers a personal development experience that helps an individual work on their strength, weaknesses, interests, worries, relationships, family life, education & tarbiyah and more.

This course is designed to help participants construct a bigger picture of meaningful life and education. Natural learning & homeschooling are discussed as important subtopics at a reasonable length. However, this is not to be taken as dedicated homeschooling course. You may refer to our short courses here that expands on specific subtopics.

Interview is held to guide applicants about the course in detail along with assessing an applicant’s suitability for the course. It is a short 20 mins individual video interaction on ZOOM where applicant can get their queries answered and plan effectively for the course.

Course work requires at least 1-1.5 hours daily to help you absorb the learnings from classes. It is recommended that you spare this time and fix a slot in your daily routine right from the beginning of the course. Assignments and tasks are engaging and are rolled out gradually with ample time to complete them. You will be guided in detail about different aspects of the course in the interview to help you take the best decision.

Course is conducted by competent Lead Mentors in ERDC team under the leadership of Mr. Salman Asif Siddiqui. Along with lead mentors, there is a team of associate mentors and co-mentors. Sir Salman Asif Siddiqui also conduct a few classes himself.

ERDC team comprises of handpicked individuals who get trained through various projects, assignments and trainings programs to contribute in different inhouse activities. You can get to know about our team on Our Team page.

Yes, you are very much welcome to join.

This course has been attended by people from all walks of life living. It offers a respectful platform of learning where every participant is valued and given space to work things out individually. Course is not based on the model of compulsion rather it encourages and facilitates every participant in learning with the help of competent mentors. You may find reading, writing and reflections entirely different from your past experiences in your student life.

To qualify for the certificate, participants must meet the minimum requirements for assignments, reflective journals, book reviews, presentations, and attendance.

The verbal communication and class conduction is done in Urdu with use of many established English language terminologies. Course material is mostly in English with translations available in Urdu for selective texts. You can opt to communicate entirely in English from your side for speaking, writing or reading. Incase, you cannot read, write or speak in English and Urdu both, the course isn’t the right choice for you.

You can download and complete the Application Form, and submit it back on our website with the required documents. (Please see ‘Admission Process and Guidelines’ section). You will be contacted for an online interview and briefed about the course in detail. Upon selection, you will be invited to join the course.

PTCC is a self-funded project. We do not collect donations or grants and hence we continue our efforts to provide a quality course with the help of fee collection. As per our financial standing in every quarter, we also provide scholarships for Zakat deserving and needy candidates.

Yes, you can opt for 6 installments without paying any extra charges. Here is the breakdown:

Total fee in Installments: 20,000 + (5 x 15,000) = PKR 95,000

1st Installment: Pay with admission form: PKR 20,000
5 Installments: Pay monthly Installment for 5 months: PKR 15,000

Yes, you get a complete refund (other than transaction charges).

If you aren’t able to join the course after interview, you must update the admissions department at your earliest before the start of the course allowing us ample time to give your seat to any deserving candidate. (Please see point #3 in ‘Admission Process and Guidelines’ section for more details on transaction charges.)

You can provide any educational document like degree, diploma, certificate, marksheet, transcript etc. We would like to receive some form of educational evidence which can help us understand your educational background and the pre-requisite of benefiting from the course. If you cannot furnish any document, please contact our admissions team directly for more help.

Admission Process and Guidelines

Download the course application form (which is a Microsoft Word document). You may either fill it digitally in the MS Word application OR print it to fill it up manually and scan (or take clear pictures) of it.

Kindly gather the following documents.

  • A copy of your National Identity Card (or any govt. provided photo ID like passport or driving license)
  • A copy of your last educational document (like degree or mark sheet or certificate)

  • A fee deposit slip of PKR 95,000/- as a one-time payment OR PKR 20,000/- as the first of 6 installments while the remaining 75,000/ would be submitted in 5 equal monthly installments (15,000/-).

– There are no additional charges for choosing installments.


– The submitted fee is refundable if the application is declined by ERDC during the interview process.

– Any Bank Charges incurred will be borne by the applicant both in the case of fee submission or refunds.

You can choose one of the following 2 online payment options to deposit the course fee. Once you submit the fee please save the screenshot of your transaction OR deposit slip.

Bank: Habib Bank Limited
AC Title: Educational Resource Development Centre
AC #: 1679-002066-2103
IBAN: PK04HABB0016790020662103
Branch: Shahra-e-Jahangir, North Nazimabad
Swift Code: HABBPKKA

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Bank: MCB Islamic Bank
AC Title: Educational Resource Development Centre
AC #: 0331000329970001
Branch: North Nazimabad
Swift Code: MCIBPKKI

Please recheck and verify that you have completed step 1, 2, and 3 and gather all required documents. Now submit these on the submission link (mentioned above on the page).

Please make sure not to submit an incomplete application form.

After you have submitted the application, you will be contacted for an online interview and briefed about the course in detail.

After the interview phase, successful candidates will be informed to join the current batch of the Parents’ & Teachers’ Certificate Course.

Upon confirmation of your admission, please contact our team to obtain your monthly payment schedule if you have opted for installments.

Contact us to know more
about PTCC :

+92 331 2210581
+92 336 3099390
+92 319 2350828

info@erdconline.org