Teacher Development

UQ College (formerly ICTE-UQ) has a long and successful history of supporting teachers and academics to improve their teaching practice in English.

Our programs are ideal for secondary school teachers as well as higher education academics from universities and vocational education institutions.

We offer two main types of Teacher Development programs:

Fixed date programs
- These are set-date programs run each year, open to group and individual applications.
Group programs
- These are customised teacher development programs, available for group bookings. The length and cost of these programs can vary based on your organisation's needs.

Great teachers change lives. Our Teacher Development programs for teachers and academics are designed to:

English class

Help you become a more effective educator in English

student success

Improve your student outcomes

career improvement

Enhance your career

As the English language program provider for The University of Queensland (UQ), one of the world’s top 50 universities, you will be taught by highly qualified experts in the field of English education, applied linguistics and internationalisation.

In addition, you will have the opportunity to network with educators from other countries, sharing experiences and developing your own skills. Join UQ College and take the next step in your teaching journey with confidence.

The programs will be run at UQ St Lucia, where you will study in an exceptional learning environment.

English & Methodology for TESOL Purposes (EMTP)
English Medium Instruction for Higher Education (EMI-HEd)

High school students

This program is specifically designed for Secondary School English teachers from a Non-English-Speaking Background (NESB).

It improves your language skills while showcasing innovative methodologies for teaching English. We’ll help you make your lessons more student-centred, increase student motivation and enable your students to gain confidence and communicate better in English. 

The program includes:

interactive workshops and lessons covering a range of teaching methodologies,

multiple off-campus learning experiences at local secondary schools,
practical classroom activities,

allocated time for independent study and review.

Dates	3 to 21 August 2026
Duration	3 weeks
Application deadline	22 June 2026 If you're applying for the Homestay or Apartment accommodation, the deadline date will be earlier: Homestay - 4 May 2026 Apartment - 1 June 2026
Program fees	$2860 per participant
Accommodation options and fees	Self-organised - Variable Homestay - $2,130 per participant Self-contained apartment - $6,675 per participant

University tutorial This program is designed for higher education academic and teaching staff who deliver their subject content in English and want to improve their students' academic outcomes.

The classes take a practical approach, blending theoretical and practical components.

The content will focus on:

applying EMI in your context
adapting lecture delivery and written materials
adapting language for seminars and tutorials
effective instruction techniques.

Dates	20 to 31 July 2026
Duration	2 weeks
Application deadline	8 June 2026 If you're applying for the Homestay or Apartment accommodation, the deadline date will be earlier: Homestay - 20 April 2026 Apartment - 18 May 2026
Program fees	$1580 per participant
Accommodation options and fees	Self-organised - Variable Homestay - $1,650 per participant Self-contained apartment - $4,510 per participant

Many of our programs can be customised to suit your professional development needs, resourcing and budgets, with both face-to-face, online and in-country delivery options available.

UQ College offers 3 different types of teacher development:

English & Methodology for TESOL Purposes (EMTP)

This option is for English teachers to improve their language skills while learning new methodologies and strategies for teaching.

English Medium Instruction (EMI)

This option is for non-English language teachers to deliver their respective subjects in English.

Integrated English (IE) plus Teacher Development Elective

This option allows you to improve your English skills through our Integrated English program, with an elective subject that focuses on teaching English. You must study this program for a minimum of 5 weeks.

Flexible delivery modes

All programs, except the Integrated English (IE) with Teacher Development Elective, can be delivered to groups of teachers:

face-to-face at UQ College, UQ St Lucia,
face-to-face in your country, or
online.

Delivery in Brisbane, Australia, provides an immersion opportunity and allows for professional school visits and guest presentations.

Group size is limited to a minimum of 12 participants and a maximum of 18 (or multiples thereof) for programs delivered in Australia.

These programs can be tailored to meet your learning objectives, optimal program timing and budget, as well as our resource commitments. We are proud to partner with The Queensland Institute who may contribute to the delivery of these group programs.

To discuss program options, please email enquiries@uqcollege.uq.edu.au

Two teachers working at a desk The English & Methodology for TESOL Purposes (EMTP) program is a customised group program specifically designed for English teachers from a Non-English-Speaking background (NESB).

The program offers an opportunity to enhance your English language skills while at the same time learning creative and innovative methodologies appropriate for teaching English in your context. The program includes workshops, demonstration lessons and practical activities using Communicative Language Teaching (CLT) principles. These principles will help you to make your lessons more student centred, increase student motivation and enable your students to gain confidence by communicating more effectively in English.

Benefits include:

Learning from highly qualified English language teacher(s) with many years of experience in teaching students and training teachers

Exploring new approaches to the teaching of English in an increasingly international context

Boosting teacher motivation and confidence in using English effectively in the classroom

Developing practical insights into teaching through professional visits to Australian schools.

EMTP - Optional Phase II: Continuing Professional Development

To support ongoing Professional Development for teachers there is the option of adding a Phase II to the EMTP group program.

This option is undertaken in the participants’ country of origin, ideally 6-8 months after EMTP group program. This allows participants time to experiment with and reflect on teaching techniques and methodologies presented in the EMTP group program.

Depending on the group’s professional development objectives, this could include;

individual classroom observation and feedback for teachers,

online workshops for teacher participants,

assistance with the development of support networks such as support through an online learning community

It has been found that teachers who participated in Phase II were more confident in implementing and applying the strategies and teaching techniques as well as establishing support networks and other initiatives.

Three people walking in UQ Great Court With an increasingly global world, there is a greater need for communicative skills in a second or third language. This customised group program is designed for higher education academic and teaching staff who deliver subject content in English.

It is a practical program focusing on how to deliver content effectively, improve language learning and learning skills. The program offers a range of learning strategies that can be used in the classroom, and you will complete a project in which you apply the principles to some of your own teaching materials.

Benefits include:

Gaining a clear understanding of EMI principles and best practices.

Exploring strategies to support subject-specific language and communication needs.

Enhancing English proficiency for effective teaching and interaction.

Learning strategies to develop learners' cognitive and academic skills.

Designing engaging lesson plans and activities for an EMI environment.

Participant feedback has been highly positive both during the program and on successfully applying the EMI principles and learning strategies to various discipline areas.

The program length, content and focus can be customised and negotiated to suit the needs of clients.

Group of talking at table Integrated English is our flagship standalone English program and is ideal to improve your English language proficiency with other students at a similar level to you. The Integrated English program is organised into 5-week sessions.

The last 4 weeks of each session have one day dedicated to an elective. The Teacher Development Elective is designed for pre-service and in-service teachers who want to improve their teaching practice in English.

The weekly (except week 1) Integrated English with Teacher Development Elective includes: