The most remarkable feature of the On-site Courses of the Gnostic Centre is their theme - something that facilitates a deeper self-understanding and a greater application of higher ideals in one's daily life. The Courses challenge the students to engage in subjective research with an objective eye.

Themes

• Foundation Course for Facilitators (2005-2007; 1999-2000)
• The Science of Living (2000; 1999)
• Power of Attitude (2000; 1998)
• How to Bring Up a Child (1999)
• The Art of Healthy Living (1998)

Such inner engagement demands learning methods that combine objective and subjective content as well as ways of learning.

Methodology

• Self-reflective Journal

• Introspective Worksheets

• Meditations & Experiential Activities

• Readings & Discussions

• Presentations & Peer Feedback

• Project work / Research culminating in an end-of-course Monograph

Each course has its own specific aims - but all derive from an integral paradigm of life that views the individual as a fivefold entity (physical, vital, mental, psychic and spiritual) and includes all these aspects in its approach for interpreting the world within us and around us.
 
Duration

6 weeks to 18 months. On-site classes mainly on weekends, combined with assignments. The longer courses also have a residential component (a retreat for intense work - 4-5 days).

Learning Materials
Learning materials are developed especially for the courses – a rich base of not only printed booklets and worksheets, but also audiocassettes and multimedia.
 
Course Evaluation & Certification

Keeping in view the unique nature of the our courses, the Centre has worked out an evaluation system that can do justice to the objective as well as the subjective aspects of the student's coursework. The evaluation is ongoing, continuous and is based on an in-depth interaction between the course guide and the student, as well as peer feedback and external evaluation. 
 
The aim of the Evaluation is to help the students gauge how far they have come, what have been the stumbling blocks, what their unique victories and what steps would they like to take in future. It is as much of a learning process as the rest of the course – for the student, the peer group, the facilitators and the examiners. 

The tools for Evaluation are:

• Coursework Portfolio (comprising of all worksheets and other coursework, as well as the Self-reflective Journal summaries)

• End-of-Course Monograph

• Presentation

• Viva

Each course leads to a Certificate of Professional Studies, upon successful completion.