Our innovative platform, Upskill, is a mobile-first approach to teacher training and development on the continent.
On Upskill, you can access teacher professional development modules in several pathways such as:
- Fostering a positive and meaningful classroom culture
- Engaging all learners
- Supporting students in remote learning environments
- Lesson and unit planning
- Foundations in literacy and numeracy
- And many more
Anyone can register on Upskill and access our courses for free
For school leaders, you can similarly access a wide range of modules in the several pathways:
- Engaging diverse families and communities
- Supporting teacher and student wellbeing
- Building positive staff culture
- Observation and feedback for teacher growth
- Leading school-based professional development
- Gender equity in leadership
You can also connect to groups of educators who are in the same situation or completing the same pathways of learning. These groups allow for peer-to-peer learning, answering questions or assisting with daily challenges that arise in your school or classroom.
Find your group
Using Upskill allows you to complete these bite-sized modules at your own pace and on the go. The other benefits of using Upskill are:
- Earn professional development points through SACE in South Africa (Kenya and Ghana coming soon!)
- Enjoy peer-based coaching from like-minded colleagues in your location or around the world
- Enjoy a personalised experience with our diagnostic tool which assists in helping you select the right pathway to complete on Upskill
What is taught in these modules is practical, and can be immediately implemented within a classroom environment with great impact.
OTHER OFFERINGS
All our offerings are built upon what is learned in Upskill and can either be done fully online, or using a blended approach, which entails some face-to-face contact over the duration of the course.
Professional Development:
Teacher Induction
- 12-monthly blended modules
- 90-minute virtual workshop
- 4 half-day clinics
- Self-paced learning
- A wholly-online or blended learning model
- 24 months of unlimited access to Upskill: Instill Education’s digital platform
- Coaching and support through virtual professional learning communities
Professional development:
School leadership & Management
Setting a sustainable stage for your school to go on a sustained improvement journey starts with our school leaders (current and aspiring). They create the environment for teachers and students to succeed. This School Leadership & Management offers an 18-month blended journey to get your school on that path. The bite-sized modules will eventually allow participants to stack these micro-credentials towards completing a formal qualification. This course offers:
- 18-monthly blended modules
- 90-minute virtual workshop
- 6 half-day clinics
- Self-paced learning
- A wholly-online or blended learning model
- 24 months of unlimited access to all your teachers and leaders to Upskill: Instill Education’s digital platform
- Coaching and support through virtual professional learning communities
COMING SOON:
ADVANCED DIPLOMA IN
SCHOOL LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT
This course, in line with the Instill Education mission and vision, is designed to support the development of a national pipeline of effective school leaders who are trained and developed in leadership practices and mindsets proven to significantly impact teacher and learner performance within schools, and the broader school community.
Admission requirements: REQV level 14 or above (professional qualification), 3+ years teaching experience, Post Level 2 or above
Completion of course: 120 credits, professional qualification
Through this course, prospective education leaders will learn, amongst other things:
- Leading and Managing Teaching and Learning in the School (18 credits)
- Working within and for the School System (18 credits)
- Leading and Managing the School as an Organisation (18 credits)
- Working with and for the Wider Community (18 credits)
- Leading and Managing People and Change (18 credits)
- Leading and Managing Extracurricular and Co-curricular Activities (9 credits)
- Professional Portfolio and Workplace Project (30 credits)
POST-GRADUATE CERTIFICATE
IN EDUCATION FOUNDATION PHASE*
This is a professional teaching qualification that develops focused knowledge and skills as classroom teachers for Grades R to 3. The PGCE (Foundation Phase) takes graduates from a variety of undergraduate degrees and diplomas and provides them with the knowledge, skills and personal attributes needed to operate effectively as teachers in the Foundation Phase.
Admission requirements: Bachelors degree or higher
Completion of course: 130 credits, professional qualification
Through this course, prospective teachers will learn, amongst other things:
- Classroom Management (14 credits)
- Teaching Methods (20 credits)
- Applied Childhood Psychology (8 credits)
- Home Language (12 credits)
- Maths (10 credits)
- Action Research (8 credits)
- Life Skills (11 credits)
- First Additional Language (6 credits)
- Teaching Environment (10 credits)
- Conversational Language (3 credits)
- ICT (4 credits)
- Teaching Practice / Work Integrated Learning (24 credits)
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BACHELOR OF EDUCATION*
Our Bachelor of Education offers a comprehensive course for those interested in becoming educators, either in a foundation, intermediary or senior phase. Our blended learning model allows for in-person study at our Braamfontein campus, as well as learning through our digital platform, Airskill. Our approach ensures practical application with our partner schools of all theory studied in the lecture hall. This is to practically empower candidates for the real-world situations they will experience in the classroom.
Through this course, teachers will learn, amongst other things:
- FET Subjects
- Senior phase subjects
- Curriculum studies
- Education studies
- Teaching practice
- History of Education
- Psychology of Education
- Philosophy of Education
- Sociology of Education
- Communication in the classroom
CUSTOM EDUCATION SOLUTIONS
Instill Education has partnered with both the public and education sector to provide tailored education solutions to practical, school-based professional development challenges.
Our custom education solutions are designed according to specific requirements of our education partners, and delivered via our innovative digital learning platform, Airskill. We take a collaborative approach to ensure that these customised programmes meet the needs and achieve the outcomes of our partners.