Introduction

The Education & Training Department of the ISTD was established in December 2002 as a way of supporting the professional development of its members, as well as offering an advice service to all who would like to join the Society and become teachers themselves. Services include:

Providing support and guidance for members and trainee teachers, in regards to their continuing professional development;

Arranging and administering continuous professional development in the form of genre specific training, refresher courses, summer and Easter courses, the residential summer schools and tutor training for the accredited teaching qualifications;

Arranging and administering events such as the Theatre Faculty Congress, Move It and Danza in Fiera;

Advising students and parents on schools and teachers in their local area; processing current teachers prior learning and experience;

Assisting institutions to become Approved Dance Centres to deliver the accredited teaching qualifications and supporting their delivery of such;

Registering and certificating candidates for the accredited teaching qualifications;

Administering the written units of the accredited teaching qualifications;

Developing support materials for the accredited teaching qualifications.