Centre for professional development

Empowering educators to their full potential

We are committed to leading and transforming professional learning for teachers and education leaders. As an accredited Cambridge Professional Development Centre, we have trained hundreds of educators across Ghana through a wide range of subject-specific, skills-based, and practice-based professional learning programmes and internationally recognised qualifications.

Our deliberate focus on learning well rather than simply performing well shapes our approach to professional learning. By making learning the centre of our conversations, reflections, and practice, we empower educators to continually develop their expertise, reach their full potential, and improve outcomes for every learner.

Whether you are part of the ICS community or an educator seeking to advance your professional practice, our Centre for Professional Development offers high-quality learning opportunities designed to equip educators with the knowledge, skills, and confidence to thrive in today’s dynamic educational landscape.

Investing in People. Driving Excellence.

Professional learning is a core part of our culture. Throughout the year, our training programmes equip academic and non-academic staff with the knowledge, skills, and confidence to grow professionally, collaborate effectively, and deliver outstanding outcomes for learners.

Annual Staff Bootcamp

A week dedicated to learning, collaboration, and connection.

The Annual Staff Bootcamp brings together colleagues from our Accra and Kumasi campuses for an immersive week of workshops, team-building activities, and collaborative learning. It is an opportunity to share ideas, strengthen relationships, and prepare for the academic year ahead.

Termly Professional Development Days

Held each term, these two-day training sessions provide targeted professional development for both academic and non-academic staff. Sessions are tailored to specific roles and focus on strengthening knowledge, improving practice, and responding to emerging trends in education.

Online Professional Learning

Flexible learning. Global expertise.

Through our partnerships with TES and ASBO, staff have access to a wide range of online courses, webinars, and professional resources that support continuous learning and professional growth.

Leadership Development with GhaLLA

Building stronger educational leaders.

In partnership with the Ghana Leadership and Learning Alliance (GhaLLA), we provide leadership development opportunities that strengthen teaching, learning, instructional leadership, and school improvement.

Cambridge PDQ is designed to be integrated into schools’ professional development planning, activities and culture. They help schools to improve through cost-effective, sustainable programmes that benefit teachers and their students. They demonstrate to parents, the school community and stakeholders that the school values and nurtures staff development.

Cambridge Professional Development Qualifications (PDQs) provide a strong framework to support the effective continuing professional development of candidates.

Candidates get to:

  • engage critically with relevant concepts, principles, theories and best practices from around the world
  • apply new ideas and approaches in reflective practice in their own teaching and learning context
  • formatively evaluate experiences to plan further development
  • transform the quality of teaching and school leadership to improve the outcomes of students.
Qualifications for the Cambridge Professional Development

There are three (3) stages in the programme, and your level of qualification and work experience determines which level you will be eligible to commence from.

Qualification structure

Module 1 can be taken on its own as the Certificate. Candidates can then progress to Modules 2 and 3 to complete the Diploma. The table below shows what is involved in each module

Module 1 (Certificate) Module 2 & 3 (Diploma)
Learning hours in preparation                                                           150
Recommended programme duration                                             4 months
Assessment     Portfolio of evidence of practice, learning and reflection

 
Evidence length                                                   3600 words with work-based records

Candidates need to:

  • Be a full- or part-time teacher employed in an educational institution such as a school, college, university, or adult training centre
  • Teach in their current school over a full academic year, for a minimum of 24 weeks and a minimum of six hours
    per week
  • Have the regular support of a mentor who understands the essential principles that underpin this qualification,
    and can provide helpful advice and observations
  • Teach a group with a minimum of six learners
  • Be responsible for planning, teaching and formatively assessing groups of learners.

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A community built on excellence

For more than two decades, ICS has been committed to delivering high-quality international education while nurturing leadership, creativity, and global awareness. Through strong values, experienced educators, and a vibrant learning community, ICS continues to prepare students to become confident leaders and responsible global citizens.

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