Short courses for teachers
Upskill fast and flexibly with short courses for teachers and educators.
Boost your professional development with a short course
When you study a short course with UQ, you get to grow your career on your own schedule. These courses are designed for in-service teachers and educators across schools, TAFEs, early childhood and more. Focus your professional development where you want it most and choose from 3 suites of flexible short courses designed by UQ experts:
Study online
Learn where you want, when you want.
Earn credit
Earn credit towards professional development and postgraduate study.
Learn together
Take advantage of discounts for groups and UQ alumni.
Behaviour support courses
Equip yourself with the knowledge and skills to develop and implement programs that promote positive behaviours in school and manage challenging classroom behaviour.
Promoting Positive Student Behaviour in School
Learn to develop strategies and programs to promote positive behaviour in the classroom and throughout your school.
Managing Challenging Classroom Behaviours
A behaviour management course that will equip you with the knowledge and skills for managing challenging behaviour in the classroom.
Educational leadership courses
Explore leadership in context, through a balanced approach of strong theoretical base knowledge paired with practical components.
Building Leadership Capacity
Advance your knowledge and skills for building leadership capacity in schools.
Leadership and Organisational Culture
A leadership course for anyone wanting to lead school staff and transform their organisational culture.
Science of learning courses
Build your knowledge and skill in the science of learning, how to lead it in professional learning communities, and how to apply and evaluate it in real-world, educational practice.
Multidisciplinary Lens on Learning
This course will introduce you to the processes underpinning learning and the implications for teaching.
Diving Deep into the Science of Learning
Strengthen your skills in critically assessing research and translating it into effective teaching.
Research Design
This Science of Learning course will strengthen your skills in critically assessing educational research and translating it into effective teaching.
Leading the Science of Learning
Understand the key developments in the science of learning as they relate to organisational change and strategic planning.