NISM in collaboration with the Global Corporate Governance Forum (GCGF), Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta (IIMC) organized a four day "Training of Trainers Programme for Corporate Governance". The programme was held at The Retreat, Madh Island, Mumbai from 21st to 24th of January 2010.

The TOT Program was designed with an objective of providing inputs to the educators in the corporate space. It also aimed at providing participants with the knowledge base and skill sets needed to lead director education programs that reflect international best practices adapted to regional and country needs. Nominations for participants were invited from the academia and other groups. Of these nominations, twenty selected participants were invited to participate in the programme.

Mr. Eugene Spiro, Senior Projects Officer at GCGF; Mr. Pratip Kar, Member Advisory Council of GCGF; Dr. Mary Jo Larson, Faculty member at Columbia University and Ms. Anne Molyneux, Director of CS International conducted the training sessions. The training programme focused on developing adult learning skills and techniques, familiarization and use of the GCGF’s resources kit and discussed global developments in corporate governance. The training programme combined a balanced pedagogical mix of lectures, case studies and simulation exercises.