Growing professionally is easier than you think

As a teacher, you are pivotal to the success of your students. You shape and equip the minds of tomorrow’s leaders – carrying a profound responsibility. Some say, it is a calling.

The challenge however, as with any industry, is to make the time and space to continuously develop yourself professionally. To stay sharp, motivated and excellent in your role as educator and mentor – despite your all-consuming work schedule and demanding job.

Online and accessible

Professional development is furthermore an important talking point and focus within the education fraternity, as teachers are required to earn a certain number of points per three-year cycle. In a relatively stringent managerial structure, professional development is also seen as the key to career advancement and promotion within the school system. It therefore, has to be easily accessible, time and cost effective, and up to date with the ever changing trends and technology within the education sector.

Here at The Eduvation Network we are introducing a new way of learning and development. This first of its kind online platform launched on 1 June 2016, and exists to provide educators and corporate employees with cutting-edge professional online course options – saving you time and allowing you to complete your professional training when and where you want.

Accredited courses

Endorsed by the South African Council for Educators (SACE), The Eduvation Network is an online, secure, cloud based Learning Management System (LMS) that hosts a range of customised accredited and non-accredited courses for professional development. Courses also qualify for CPTD (continual professional development points) – killing two birds with one stone.

Regardless of location, our online training courses allow you to gain access to course materials at your own pace and in the comfort of your own home or school. Schools and companies signing up staff teams are also able to track the progress of their employees online. There is furthermore a built-in Continuing Professional Development (CPD) tracking system for users.

Real time interaction

Courses are developed by reputed and celebrated industry leaders and cover only the most relevant and topical issues faced by educators today. You will also have the opportunity to interact with these course instructors in real time, thanks to the platform’s virtual classroom capabilities – enabling collaborative learning from any location. An instructor simply schedules a class, ‘users’ then reserve their spot, log on and learn. These classes will give you the opportunity to ask questions and take part in live discussions and debates relating to course content.

The extensive course offering of 14 courses and counting, will not only appeal to educators and school management teams, but also to individuals in other corporate sectors, requiring professional development.

Cutting edge

With time being a scarce commodity in the lives of educators and corporate individuals alike, The Eduvation Network exists to change the way individuals further themselves and sharpen their professional edge. Our training offering is not only affordable, time-effective and easy to use, but the cutting edge content is sure to leave individuals feeling freshly empowered, equipped and motivated to be the best professionals they can be.

The question then, isn’t whether or not there is enough time to complete professional development courses, but rather whether or not you (and your institution) are willing to adapt the way you learn and develop. With technology advancing at a record-breaking speed, changing to online professional development is a natural and sensible next step. At least, we think so!

Don’t get left behind – find out more about The Eduvation Network today.