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Course delivery formats

We offer our professional development courses in three different formats to meet your needs and time commitments:

  • face-to face-courses.
  • live virtual courses
  • online courses that you can access at any time

All our courses are delivered by experienced Cambridge trainers and certificated. There will be opportunities throughout the course to discuss ideas, share your thoughts and ask questions to the course tutor/trainer and other teachers.

Face-to-face courses

Face-to-face courses take place all over the world and are hosted at Cambridge schools, hotels or conference venues. Courses take place over 2 consecutive days and teachers can network and share best practice with colleagues in their region.

Why choose a face-to-face course?

  • Meet and share experiences with other Cambridge teachers in your region.

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Virtual courses

Virtual courses take place on Zoom and teachers join live sessions at a specified time. Teachers can interact with the Cambridge trainer and take part in collaborative activities with colleagues from across the world. Each virtual session lasts around 3 hours and courses run for between 1 and 4 sessions.

Why choose a virtual course?

  • Connect with Cambridge teachers from around the world
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Online courses

Online courses take place on a virtual learning platform over 3 to 5 weeks. Teachers can access the course from anywhere and complete the course tasks at a time of day that suits them. Teachers take part in collaborative activities and share ideas with colleagues from across the world. All courses are led by an experienced Cambridge tutor who will provide guidance and answer all teacher’s questions throughout the course.

Why choose an online course?

  • Connect with Cambridge teachers from around the world.
  • Time during the course to reflect and check your understanding of the course content.
  • Opportunities throughout the course to discuss ideas, share your thoughts and ask questions to the course tutor and other teachers.
  • Access the course from anywhere and complete tasks at a time of day that suits you.
  • No travel or accommodation costs.

Visit the pages below for our online courses.

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A summary of our course delivery formats.

Delivery format

Interaction

Location

Duration

Learners per course

Face-to-face

Live (Synchronous)

School, hotel or conference venue

2 consecutive days

30 maximum

Virtual

Live
(Synchronous)

Zoom

Between 1-4
3-hour sessions per course

30 maximum

Online

Anytime
(Asynchronous)

Online Learning Area

3 to 5 weeks
3 to 5 hours per week

25 maximum

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