English Australia

📢 Enrol Now: Introduction to Compliance in ELICOS

We’re excited to launch the first module of English Australia’s Certified Professional course – designed to give all ELICOS professionals a clear, practical understanding of compliance.
Whether you're in teaching, student services, marketing, or management, this self-paced online course will help you meet your obligations according to the ELICOS Standards. This course is perfect for onboarding new staff and ongoing staff training. Future modules are coming soon and will explore compliance in greater depth, including marketing, enrolment, student support, and assessment!

🎓 Available now to English Australia members�
📥 Enrol today https://www.englishaustralia.com.au/events/event/introduction-to-compliance-in-elicos (Don’t forget to sign in as a member before you register!)

🗳️ Nominate an Innovation today!
Do you know a groundbreaking idea or initiative in the ELICOS Industry that’s driving real impact? Now’s the time to shine a spotlight on it!
Help us recognise the visionaries behind the breakthroughs. We’re looking for innovations that inspire, challenge the status quo, and move our industry forward. Whether it’s an innovative marketing approach, strategy to deliver student services, courses, materials, products or even innovative ways of helping students connect with Australians, we would love to hear about them!�
A huge thanks to LanguageCert who generously sponsor the English Australia Innovation award.
📅 NOMINATIONS ARE CLOSING SOON: 11.59pm 26 May�🔗 Submit your nomination or learn more about our awards here: https://www.englishaustralia.com.au/professional-development/award-for-innovation

🗳️ Nominate an Innovation today!
Do you know a groundbreaking idea or initiative in the ELICOS Industry that’s driving real impact? Now’s the time to shine a spotlight on it!
We’re looking for innovations that inspire, challenge the status quo, and move our industry forward. Whether it’s an innovative marketing approach, strategy to deliver student services, courses, materials, products or even innovative ways of helping students connect with Australians, we would love to hear about them!�Help us recognise the visionaries behind the breakthroughs.�
A huge thanks to LanguageCert who generously sponsor the English Australia Innovation award.
📅 NOMINATIONS ARE CLOSING SOON: 11.59pm 26 May�🔗 Submit your nomination or learn more about our awards here: https://www.englishaustralia.com.au/professional-development/award-for-innovation

Thank you for contributing to the success of VIC PD Fest! We are incredibly grateful to everyone who played a part in making our recent VIC PD Fest a resounding success.

To our amazing sponsors - Pearson, IELTS, Language Cert, Cambridge and Bookery – thank you for your generous support. Your contributions make these professional events possible.

To our presenters – Your insights, passion, and knowledge brought so much value and energy to the event. Thank you for sharing your time and expertise with us and special congratulations to Saman Ranabahu and Jacky-Lou Maestre who were awarded the coveted Bright Ideas Award.

To our dedicated branch members – All of your hard work behind the scenes didn’t go unnoticed. A massive thank you to our VIC Branch Delegate, Nick Philippou for his commitment, collaboration, kind words and enthusiasm. Many thanks also to Sarah Chamberlain from Ready Teacher for the fantastic door prizes.

To our incredible hosts - The staff at ILSC for going above and beyond and a huge shout out to Susan Butt whose powers of coordination are unrivalled!

This event wouldn’t have been the same without each and every one of you. Here’s to building even more great moments together in the future! 💫

As part of the NSW EDUtech Australia Summit, English Australia’s Ed-Tech SIG presents an afternoon of exploration, innovation, and connection. Discover how educators are using cutting-edge technologies to enhance English language learning, improve student outcomes, and drive engagement in dynamic, student-centred ways.

📅 10 June 2025 from 3pm to 5.30pm (AEST) - from 5-5:30pm there will be the opportunity to network with nibbles and refreshments
🧭 UNSW College, Building L5, room 131/135, 223 Anzac Parade Kensington
💰 Free
👉 English language educators, EdTech developers, learning designers, academic managers, digital learning professionals and educators interested in applications of Gen AI to support language learning should attend!
🎟️ Reserve your spot here: https://www.englishaustralia.com.au/events/event/edtech-in-action-innovations-in-english-language-learning

We’re excited to invite you to submit an abstract to present at English Australia’s 2025 Conference - the 'must-attend' event for the ELICOS sector.

This year's conference theme this year is Adapting, Evolving, Leading. As we navigate ongoing policy shifts, rapid developments in Generative AI technologies, and evolving student needs, the 2025 English Australia Conference will explore how ELICOS institutions are adapting, evolving, and leading in this environment. Click here to learn more and submit an abstract.

https://www.eaconference.com.au/call-for-papers/

Which words do my learners need to know? How should I teach those words? To answer these questions and find out what learners and teachers need to know about academic vocabulary, join us on 25th March for an informative webinar where Professor Averil Coxhead, developer of The Academic Word List (AWL), will provide techniques and resources to support the development and assessment of knowledge and use of academic lexis. Click here to register: https://www.englishaustralia.com.au/events/event/academic-vocabulary-building-knowledge-and-use

English Australia Members ICEF Berlin Special Offer https://www.icef.com/events/icef-berlin/

For those who teach IELTS courses, you are invited to join this IELTS teacher training workshop.

This hour-long interactive online workshop with a Cambridge author considers a number of ways through which teachers can increase student engagement in their IELTS lessons, specifically with writing skills in mind.

Find out more and register at the link below.

Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: IELTS Teacher Training: Learn from a Cambridge author. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting. This hour-long interactive session with a Cambridge author considers a number of ways through which teachers can increase student engagement in their IELTS lessons, specifically with writing skills in mind. Teachers can identify potential connections to the subject-specific academic knowledge studen...

Join us on 25 February, 3.30pm-4.30pm (AEDT) for a webinar on Building Workforce Readiness: Integrating English Proficiency and Human Skills into Language Teaching and Assessment.

This webinar is presented by Mike Mayor, Senior Director Global Scale of English at Pearson and it will focus on two free resources to enable the monitoring and assessment of English language and humans skills for professional contexts.

Follow this link for more information: https://www.englishaustralia.com.au/events/event/building-workforce-readiness-integrating-english-proficiency-and-human-skills-in-language-teaching-and-assessment-2

Save the date!

We hope to connect with you at the 2025 English Australia Conference. This year’s event will take place at the Pullman Hotel Brisbane from 27-29 August.

The theme for our 2025 Conference is ‘Adapting, Evolving, Leading.’ Join us as we explore new opportunities for our sector in an evolving landscape and strengthen leadership to navigate the complexities of challenging times.

Stay tuned: The Call for Proposals to present and Conference registration will open in early March 2025.

Don’t miss out—save the dates now and join us in Brisbane for this unmissable event!

There are less than 2 weeks left to submit your expressions of interest for the 2025 English Australia Action Research in ELICOS Program! This Program, run in partnership with Cambridge, empowers teachers to explore their teaching practices and unlock new insights into student learning through undertaking classroom-based research. Expressions of Interest are due by the 23rd of January.

Read more about our Action Research Program here:
https://www.englishaustralia.com.au/professional-development/action-research