Be empowered, through courses tailored to the needs of Educators

****NEW ONLINE FLEXIBLE TEACHER DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES***

The School of Education has been a recent addition to the FPD Academic fold. It was started due to a high demand from teachers, principles and district officials in the basic education sector for professional development courses that minimize time away from work and are closely located to professionals' workplace

The school of education prides itself in developing courses ans selecting faculty that understands the basic education context, and delivering courses that are practical and relevant to the daily responsibilities that teachers,principles and district officials face in their work

We also enable independent learning through our distance courses as well as the self-study aspects of our combination courses. Our workshops are facilitated in a problem-based and integrated approach through e.g case studies and role-playing.

The school of Education's emphasis is on translating management and theory into practical workplace skills. This is ensured through our educational approach, our panel of national subject expert faculty and our ability to customize training programmes for the basic education sector

Enroll now for an inspiring experience that will further your professional development and career prospects!

The Foundation for Professional Development is an accredited Private Higher Education Institution with full registration status to present diploma and certificate programmes:

Advanced Programme in Management (Education) 

The Advanced Programme in Management(Education)is an intense management development programme,tailor made for the needs of school managers and district officials in the South African basic education environment.It focuses on developing in-depth strategic,functional and learning management competencies.

Higher Cerificate in Management(Education) 

The Higher Certificate in Management(Education) is a management development programme that focuses on developing the management skills of junior and middle managers in school and districts in South African basic education environment. It focuses on developing core skills around human resources,project management, time management,finances and other key management competencies.

Other Short Courses 

These short courses are designed to enhance the management and leadership skills of district officials, school managers and educators and are taught through a combination of assessed self-study, using detailed study manuals and facilitated workshops by leading national experts.

• Managing HIV in Schools
• Managing Violence in Schools
• Resource Mobilisation and Donor Relations
• Financial Management
• Course on Best Evidence in Education: Facilitator(Train-the-Trainers)
• Introduction to HIV/AIDS for Supporters, Caregivers & Lay Counsellor

On-line FPD-Hibernia courses:

FPD has formed a partnership with Hiberina College in Ireland, the largest online teacher development institution in Europe, to deliver a suite of short online CPD Courses for school teachers commencing on August 2nd.

Each course consists of five lessons and provides for 20 hours of study in total. Courses are completed entirely online through downloadable course material with facilitated, online discussion forums. Each course is fully up-to-date and has lots of guidance and practical advice for the teachers in the primary classroom.

The 9 CPD Courses available this coming session are listed below.

• Autism: Promoting the Social Communication Skills of Pupils with ASDs.
• Awareness and Prevention of Bullying among Adults and Children.
• Creating a Culture of Support for Special Educational Needs.
• Educational Technology: Practical Applications in the Classroom.
• English Teaching Strategies (Foundation Phase).
• ICT in Education.
• Infant (Early Childhood) Education.
• Infant (Early Childhood) Education: Literacy across the Curriculum in ECD Classes.
• Maths Teaching Strategies (Foundation Phase).