Academic Dean (Founding Dean)

Winntus Institute of Formwork Technology (WIFT)

Full-time, In office | Founding Team

About WIFT

WIFT is a Section 8 not-for-profit company promoted by Winntus Formwork Private Limited, a leading formwork technology solutions provider with 15+ years of project execution experience across Bengaluru, Pune, and major metro infrastructure projects. WIFT's mission is to build a pipeline of work-ready construction professionals trained on real formwork and scaffolding systems, addressing a critical skills gap in India's fastest-growing construction sector. WIFT is launching in Bengaluru in FY 2026-27.

About the Role

The Academic Dean is WIFT's institutional anchor, responsible for the academic backbone of the institute from NSQF/QP-aligned curriculum design to batch delivery readiness and CSDCI/NSDC compliance. This is a founding, high-ownership position: you will set the academic vision and work directly alongside Winntus engineers to translate real site knowledge into structured, assessable learning.



This role reports to the Board of Directors / Executive Director.

Key Responsibilities

Academic Leadership
- Develop WIFT's academic vision, roadmap, and quality standards for a founding-stage, industry-embedded skill institute.
- Design and own certificate, diploma, and professional development programmes across NSQF Levels 3-5.
- Establish learning outcomes for every course and build assessment frameworks aligned to NOS Performance Criteria.
- Define practical-to-theory learning ratios per NSDC and CSDCI norms; integrate project-based and competency-based learning models.

Curriculum Development & QP Alignment
- Lead curriculum development across all programmes, mapped to CSDCI Qualification Packs (Formwork, Scaffolding, Shuttering Carpenter job roles).
- Benchmark curriculum against national construction training institutions; incorporate industry feedback through structured advisory cycles.
- Maintain version-controlled curriculum docu

📌 Dean Academics (Pune)
🏢 Winntus Scaffolding
📍 Pune