Online Learning

The online English Australia Continuing Professional Development Portal and self-assessment tool for teachers is available exclusively to English Australia members.

Powered by OpenLearning, the Portal takes a needs-based and individualised approach to teacher professional development where teachers can build their professional development portfolio, undertake custom designed courses aligned to their individual needs, and connect with the English Australia professional community.

You can find out more about the English Australia Continuing Professional Development Portal by watching this video.

How can I sign up to the Portal?

The Portal is available exclusively to English Australia members. If you work at an English Australia member college, we encourage you to get started. To sign up, please follow these instructions:

I already have an account on the English Australia website

  • Login to your Member Centre via the English Australia website
  • Click on Update My Details
  • Tick ‘Add me to the English Australia CPD Portal’ in your subscription list at the bottom of the page
  • You will be added to the English Australia CPD Portal overnight and will receive an email from OpenLearning inviting you to join the Portal


I don’t have an account on the English Australia website

  • Create an account on the English Australia website via this link
  • Complete your details and tick ‘Add me to the English Australia CPD’ in the list of subscriptions at the bottom of the page
  • You will be added to the English Australia CPD Portal overnight and will receive an email from OpenLearning inviting you to join the Portal


Bulk uploads for member colleges
Member colleges can email us a list of teachers who would like to be added to the new Portal and we will do a bulk upload on your behalf. Please email [email protected] with teachers’ full names and emails, and ensure teachers have consented to being added to the Portal

What we offer members within the CPD Portal

CPD self-assessment tool

Take our self-assessment quiz so you can diagnose which areas of your teaching you may need to work on. Our CPD self-assessment quiz helps you to assess your capabilities against the English Australia CPD Framework.

Recommended CPD courses

We offer self-paced online CPD courses for English language teachers that are aligned to the English Australia CPD Framework. Each course that is completed earns you CPD points and a certificate of completion.

Build your PD portfolio

A digital certificate of completion for all your completed courses will be added to your personal CPD Credentials page within OpenLearning. You can build your credentials and share them via a link.

Learn with other ELICOS professionals

Learn and gain inspiration from other English Australia member teachers by sharing your ideas and content in course forums.

If you’ve already signed up for Online Learning, head to the homepage at this link: https://www.openlearning.com/english-australia/

You can find out more about the English Australia CPD Framework and CPD points by clicking on the button below.

Self-assessment tool

To assist with teachers’ professional development journeys, our bespoke self-assessment quiz enables teachers to assess their capabilities against the English Australia CPD framework. Based on the descriptors of the nine teaching areas and four phases of teaching competency in the CPD Framework, the tool can help teachers decide which courses in the CPD Portal to undertake.

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