Continuing Professional Development (CPD)


Continuing Professional Development (CPD) comprises a wide array of means by which practitioners ensure that their professional knowledge and skills are updated and enhanced over the course of their career. Besides enhancing subject knowledge and pedagogical skills, CPD develops teachers’ beliefs and attitudes as well as their language awareness and proficiency. CPD consists of both course-based training led by teacher trainers as well as more autonomous teacher development methods, such as sharing and contributing ELT content on social media, publishing articles in teachers’ magazines, academic journals and blogs, and doing teacher research in the classroom.

While the ELT Council values both forms of CPD and recognises the efforts of practitioners who inspire their peers in different ways, the ELT Council Regulations (L.N. 221 of 2015) stipulate that CPD needs to be quantifiable and verifiable. In fact, an ELT or ESP permit may only be renewed on application subject to the applicant having followed annual programmes of CPD, whereby the programme hours of such CPD amount to thirty-two hours over four consecutive years or to more as the ELT Council may determine from time to time.



In order for someone to host a CPD session, the potential trainer needs to be approved by the ELT Council. Please see the application form below if you wish to become a CPD Teacher Trainer.


Anyone wishing to organise a CPD course that is approved by the ELT Council must submit the CPD application form, which can be found below. Please contact the ELT Council in case of further queries.



Course CodeApplicantName of course
CPD264/01A Class Academy of EnglishUsing Literature for the Language Classroom
CPD278/01ACE English MaltaEFL Teaching for Young Dyslexia Learners 
CPD278/03ACE English MaltaSummer Teacher Refresher Course
CPD 278/04ACE English MaltaIn-house training for Newly Employed Teachers
CPD278/05ACE English MaltaIWB Training
CPD278/06ACE English MaltaMobile learning in the EFL Classroom S1
CPD278/07ACE English MaltaMobile learning in the EFL Classroom S2
CPD278/08ACE English MaltaIntroduction to teaching young learners
CPD278/09ACE English MaltaBEYOND WORDS – Nonverbal Communication + Interpreting Body Language in the EFL Classroom
CPD278/10ACE English MaltaOnline Tools for Collaborative Learning – Workshop for EFL Teachers
CPD278/11ACE English MaltaTeaching Cambridge Examination Courses
CPD278/12ACE English MaltaTeaching IELTS’ writing using AfL (Assessment for Learning) strategies.
CPD278/13ACE English MaltaIntroduction to NGL Life
CPD278/14ACE English MaltaIntroduction to the European Profiling Grid
CPD278/15ACE English MaltaIntrouction to Language Hub
CPD 278/16ACE English MaltaTeaching Online
CPD 278/17ACE English Malta4 Sessions
CPD A13/01Alan MarshGrammar and the Whole person
CPD A13/03Alan MarshA mouthful of air- Getting comfortable with phonology 2: stress, connected speech and intonation
CPD A13/02Alan MarshA mouthful of air- Getting comfortable with phonology 1: Sounds
CPD A13/04Alan MarshTricks with texts : bringing reading back to life.
CPD A13/05Alan MarshTeaching younger learners: techniques and templates for different learning styles
CPD A13/06Alan MarshBeginnings: Strategies for first day with a new class – combining rapport-building and learning.
CPD A13/07Alan MarshImage That
CPD A13/08Alan MarshHot Stuff
CPD A13/09Alan MarshTweakin’ It
CPD A13/10Alan MarshGrammar Reflections
CPD A13/11Alan MarshCreative Language Teaching
CPD 161/01ALPHA School of EnglishTinkering with TELL
CPD 161/02ALPHA School of EnglishPeer Observation for Development
CPD161/03ALPHA School of EnglishLet’s Create Effective Lessons for IWBs
CPD 161/04ALPHA School of EnglishIntroduction to the Virtual Classroom
CPD 45/02AM LanguageThe Wonders of Exam Classes
CPD 45/01AM LanguageBecoming One with the Four Skills – Activities to Develop Speaking, Listening, Reading, and Writing Skills
CPD 45/03AM LanguageDreaded Phonemes
CPD 45/04AM LanguageTPRM
CPD45/05AM LanguagePaperless Activities
CPD45/06AM LanguageThe ESA Model
CPD45/07AM LanguageUsing phonemes to address dyslexia
CPD45/08AM LanguageDealing with Mixed Levels 
CPD41/01BELSTeaching tools: informed practice – sessions 1
CPD41/02BELSTeaching tools: informed practice – sessions 2
CPD 41/03BELSBoosting your classroom management skills
CPD41/04BELSHybrid Teaching
CPDA6/01Caroline CampbellApplying CLIL to the EFL Classroom
CELP/05CELP 5th CELP Symposium 
CELP/06CELP English Language Learning, Teaching and Research Conference
CPD 254/01Chamber School of CommerceI, Teacher. Managing stress levels through planning and classroom management
CPD247/01Easy School of EnglishWhere’s the Meat? Adding more value to speaking fluency
CPD247/02Easy School of EnglishLevels, Getting them right
CPD247/03Easy School of EnglishUnderstanding and Applying CLIL
CPD247/04Easy School of EnglishExploiting Controlled Practice Activities: Gap fill Tasks
CPD247/05Easy School of EnglishFunctional ways to functional language  
CPD247/06Easy School of EnglishFrom Physical to Virtual
CPD247/07Easy School of EnglishDelving Deeper into Smartboards
CPD247/08Easy School of EnglishDelving Deeper into Vocabulary and Grammar
CPD247/09Easy School of EnglishThe Grammar of Conversation
CPD158/01EC MaltaA focus on skill based lessons
CPD158/02EC MaltaIWB Training
CPD158/03EC MaltaTaking CPD into your own hands
CPD158/04EC MaltaTeacher Reflection
CPD158/05EC MaltaMotivating students
CPD158/06EC Maltafluency or accuracy. Best is both
CPD158/07EC MaltaBrain training for vocab
CPD158/08EC MaltaUsing Prominence in the Classroom
CPD158/09EC MaltaError Correction and Giving Feedback
CPD 158/10EC MaltaLanguage Through Music
CPD 158/11EC MaltaPronunciation workshop
CPD 158/12EC MaltaBuilding material – ideas and activities for the classroom
CPD 158/13EC MaltaSpecial Focus Classes
CPD 158/14EC MaltaMaking it Stick
CPD 158/15EC MaltaImproving listening/reading skills to encourage learner autonomy
CPD231/01EFInduction training for new core teachers – teaching the EF way
CPD231/02EFGrammar and Pronunciation. Demand high Meme
CPD231/03EFAssessing writing
CPD231/04EFOral Assessment
CPD231/05EFThe Importance of warmers
CPD231/06EFError Correction
CPD231/07EFLesson Planning
CPD231/08EFTask based learning
CPD231/09EFBlended Learning and Adapting the course book
CPD231/10EFConcept checking
CPD231/11EFClassroom Fundamentals
CPD231/12EFmentoring new colleagues
CPD231/13EFManaging Classroom Behaviours
CPD231/14EFProject Based learning
CPD231/15EFcourse planning and monitoring
CPD231/16EFgames in the language learning classroom
CPD231/17EFAssessment and testing
CPD231/18EFClassroom Management for the Adult Student
CPD231/19EFpositivity in the Classroom
CPD231/21EFUsing the Ipad App in the classroom
CPD231/22EFUsing Classroom Technology
CPD231/23EFNew Grammar Book Workshop
CPD231/24EF The Effectiveness of Peer Coaching (1) – Teaching Lexis 
CPD231/25EFThe Effectiveness of Peer Coaching – (2) process vs product based listening at C1+ level
CPD231/26EFTT20 – Introduction to Teaching exams
CPD231/27EFTT22 Aims + Objectives Workshop
CPD231/28EFTT21 Motivating your Students
CPD231/29EFThe Next Generation
CPD231/30EFTeaching Vocabulary the Lexical Way
CPD231/32EFA Practical Approach to Addressing the Learning Needs of True Beginners
CPD231/33EFPerfecting Board Work
CPD231/34EFIncorporating technology in the classroom
CPD231/35EFDeductive vs Inductive Workshops
CPD 231/36EFEffective techniques for the introduction and presentation of lexis
CPD231/37EFHybrid Lessons
CPD231/38EFUsing the Communicative Method and Maintaining Social Distancing Effectively
CPD231/43EFThe What, How and Why
CPD231/44EFIncorporating Pronunciation and Phonology in the classroom
CPD231/20EF Listening and reading Subskills
CPD282/01EIETeaching Subjunctive Mood Conditionals (Language Awareness applied with the Test Teach Test (TTT) methodology
CPD282/03EIEteaching listening
CPD282/04EIEIs reading truly a receptive skills
CPD 125/01ELAlapses, errors, mistakes and corrections
CPD125/02ELACoping strategies for roll-on roll-off courses
CPD125/03ELALanguage Skills Refresher for Summer Teachers: Reading and Writing
CPD125/04ELALanguage Skills Refresher for Summer Teachers: Speaking and listening
CPD125/08ELAOff the Beaten Track: Innovating in Conversation Classes
CPD125/09ELASpeaking: before, during, and after
CPD125/10ELAExam Papers – More Than Just Copying Past Papers
CPD125/11ELATools of the Trade: IWBs
CPD125/08ELABerlitz Instructor Qualification Program (IQP)
CPD125/05ELA Pronunciation: Why should we teach it? HOW can we teach it? 
CPD125/06ELA Integrative Tasks vs Discrete Point Tasks: Pros, Cons + Practicalities 
CPD125/07ELA Writing: Product vs. Process approaches. Should we focus on the destination or the journey?
ELTC/13ELT CouncilAwareness of Mental Health Challenges Arising from COVID-19
ELTC/14ELT CouncilBrief Fresher Course on DLP
ELTC/15ELT CouncilBack to Basics
ELTC/16ELT CouncilAdditional Online Teaching Skills
ELTC/17ELT CouncilAcademic Management Training
ELTC/18ELT CouncilCreative Language Teaching
ELTC/19ELT CouncilSeasonal CPD Session 21
ELTC/20ELT CouncilHealth Services and Student Wellbeing Assistance Services for ELT Students
ELTC/01ELT Council Surviving the Summer Season 
ELTC/02ELT Council 6th ELT Malta Conference – English for 21st Centuary Skills 
ELTC/03ELT Council Training the ELT Teacher Trainer Course 
ELTC/04ELT Council CPD Sessions for New and/or Seasonal ELT Teachers
ELTC/05ELT Council Common Infectious Diseases one can Encounter while Teaching
ELTC/06ELT Council CPD Session for New ELT Teachers
ELTC/07ELT Council CPD Session for New/ Seasonal ELT Teachers
ELTC/09ELT Council Visual Arts Creation in Language Education
ELTC/10ELT Council Mindfulness Practice Programme
ELTC/11ELT Council The Employment & Industrial Relations Act for ELT Schools & Redundancies: The Why, The When and The How
ELTC/12ELT Council, Express PublishingExpress Publishing CPD January 2021
OCPD A33.01English ConsultancyEnhance your ELT Skills
OCPD A33.02 English ConsultancyTraining for Senior Teacher Trainers
OCPD A33.03English ConsultancyFlipped and Hybrid Learning
OCPD A33.04English ConsultancyMaking Grammar Lexical 
OCPD A33.05English ConsultancyIELTS Tips and Tricks
OCPD A33.06English ConsultancyTKT CLIL
OCPD A33.07English ConsultancyAdditional Online Teaching Skills
CPDA33/08English ConsultancyFlipped CPD
CPD267/01ETI MaltaCLIL4U blended learning course
CPD267/02ETI MaltaTechnology-enhanced Learning 
CPD209/31ETI MaltaThe Digital Educator (parts 1 & 2)
CPD285/01Eurocentresfluency or accuracy. Best is both
CPD285/02EurocentresFlying over my head … or landing safely?
CPD285/03EurocentresTo IWB or not to IWB?
CPD285/04EurocentresA focus on skill based lessons
CPD 285/05EurocentresMaking effective pedagogical use of the Interactive Whiteboard
CPD 285/06Eurocentresintegrating phonology into the lesson
CPD 285/07EurocentresEmpowering Students with Learner Autonomy 
CPD 285/08EurocentresClassroom Management – instructions, checking and feedback’ 
CPD 285/09EurocentresTaking CPD into your own hands’
CPD 285/10EurocentresTechnology in ELT
CPD 285/11EurocentresInduction training for newly appointed teachers
CPD 285/12EurocentresTeaching Listening
CPD 285/13EurocentresAssessing Students’ Speaking & Writing Skills
CPD 285/14EurocentresTeaching Writing Skills
CPD 285/15EurocentresTeaching Multi-Level Classes; How do we Cope?
CPD 285/16EurocentresExploiting Video in the ELT classroom
CPD 209/01European School of EnglishLevels Clinic
CPD 209/02European School of EnglishHow to teach listening
CPD 209/03European School of EnglishHow to teach speaking
CPD 209/04European School of EnglishClassroom Management techniques
CPD 209/05European School of EnglishLesson Planning and Stage Aims
CPD 209/07European School of EnglishHow to teach reading
CPD 209/10European School of EnglishSkills Clinic – Reading and Listening
CPD 209/11European School of EnglishEngaging Students: prof Hook The Motivating teacher
CPD 209/12European School of EnglishExploiting Authentic Material in the Classroom
CPD 209/13European School of EnglishExploiting Corpora
CPD 209/14European School of EnglishPrinciples Eclecticism 
CPD 209/15European School of EnglishWe don’t talk like that
CPD 209/22European School of EnglishUsing Short Texts To Teach Lexis 
CPD 209/23European School of EnglishDesigning study skills tools 
CPD 209/24European School of EnglishGet them on  your side – How to deal with teenage learners.
CPD 209/25European School of EnglishMirror mirror on the wall
CPD209/26European School of EnglishDoes Pronunciation Really Matter?
CPD 209/27European School of EnglishBreathe Life into Life
CPD 209/28European School of EnglishSpeaking Assessment Using the CEFR
CPD 209/29European School of EnglishDigital Life
CPD 209/06European School of EnglishSummer top-up course
CPD 209/08European School of EnglishSkills Clinic- Writing
CPD 209/09European School of EnglishSkills Clinic – Speaking
CPD209/16European School of EnglishHow to teach phonology
CPD209/17European School of EnglishHow to use Facebook to enhance learning in and outside the classroom
CPD209/18European School of EnglishIntroducing study skills to make learners more autonomous.
CPD209/19European School of EnglishFeedback seek it use it give it back
CPD209/20European School of EnglishHow to Create Interactive and Dynamic Classroom Activities  
CPD209/21European School of EnglishScaffolding learning
CPD241/01Gateway School of EnglishGetting Tasked with Task-Based Learning
CPD241/02Gateway School of EnglishInteractive Whiteboard In-house Teacher Training 
CPD121/01GV Maltabringing Creativity to pronunciation
CPD121/02GV Maltateaching mixed abilities classes
CPD121/03GV MaltaUseful activities for every learning style
CPD121/04GV MaltaExchanging Ideas, Listening Reading Speaking and Writing
CPD121/05GV MaltaIntroduction to IWB
CPD121/06GV MaltaLesson Aims
CPD121/07GV MaltaTeaching Young Learners – Techniques and Templates for Different Learning Styles
CPD121/08GV MaltaMaking Tasks Work
CPD121/09GV Maltafluency or accuracy? Best is both
CPD121/10GV MaltaTricks with texts : bringing reading back to life.
CPD150/01IELSBack to Basics
CPD150/02IELSGrammar Activities
CPD150/03IELSStorytelling
CPD150/04IELSListening in the real world
CPD150/05IELSAre You InteresTED?
CPD150/06IELSHow to Deal with the Fruit Salad gone wrong?
CPD242/01IHLanguage Awareness Course
CPD242/02IHMasters the basics of teaching young learners and teenagers
CPD 242/03IHClassroom techniques for teaching young learners and teenagers
CPD 242/04IHTeaching skills for young learners and teenagers
CPD 242/05IHFocus on the learner
CPD 242/06IHYoung Learner Teacher Training Weekend
CPD127/01InlinguaOff the cuff. Lesson Staging and planning
CPD127/02InlinguaTeaching Reading
CPD127/03InlinguaPhonology Focus during ELT lessons
CPD127/04InlinguaTeaching Writing
CPD127/05InlinguaTeaching Young Learners – A Different Classroom Culture
CPD A19/01Jean SciberrasTeaching English through history and culture
CPD A19/02Jean SciberrasAnnual Cambridge English Language Assessment Certification of Procedure 
CPDA19/03Jean SciberrasLearning English through Art, creativity and authentic media.
CPDA19/04Jean SciberrasAnnual Cambridge English Language Assessment 2021
CPD A21/01Jean TheumaWriting painlessly
CPD A21/02Jean TheumaTeaching Mixed Ability Teens
CPD A21/03Jean TheumaSong Sung Blue 
CPD A26/01Justyna RogersLessons in the Wild
CPD A26/02Justyna RogersPractical Speaking Activities
CPD A26/03Justyna RogersGiving Effective Feedback
CPD A24/01Kevin SpiteriBrain training for vocabulary
CPDA24/02Kevin SpiteriEnjoying it, but are you learning enough?
CPD A24/03Kevin SpiteriThe silent treatment
CPD A24/04Kevin SpiteriYou know what you want, but do you know what you need? 
CPD A24/05Kevin SpiteriHow To Set Up The Ultimate PLN
CPD A24/06Kevin SpiteriGamification in ELT
CPD A24/07Kevin SpiteriAn introduction to Virtual Reality for Language Learning
CPD A24/08Kevin SpiteriLost in Translation – A lighter look into language and cultural differences
CPD A24/09Kevin SpiteriDigital Storytelling with LEGO StoryVisualizer
CPD A24/10Kevin SpiteriThe building blocks of learning: Alternative uses of Lego in the ELT classroom
CPD A24/11Kevin SpiteriClassflow: An Introduction to the Next Generation of Interactive Panel Software
CPD A24/12Kevin SpiteriTeaching English with 6 bricks!
CPD A24/13Kevin SpiteriELT through STEM – Can robots help us learn English?
CPD A24/14Kevin SpiteriActiveinspire: a basic introduction
CPD A24/15Kevin SpiteriFun and Games
CPD A24/16Kevin SpiteriTEFL Skills Toolkit
CPD A24/17Kevin SpiteriIt’s All Fun and Games
CPD A24/18Kevin SpiteriBrain Training for Vocabulary
CPD A24/19Kevin SpiteriEffective Speaking Classes
CPD A32/01Linda PaceTeaching Lexis 
CPD212/01LinguatimeBeyond the classroom
CPD212/02LinguatimePronunciation workshop
CPD212/03LinguatimeImproving Listening reading skills to encourage learners
CPD212/04Linguatimemy top ten tech tools
CPD180/01Link School of EnglishAn Introduction to Interactive Whiteboard Functionality
CPD180/02Link School of EnglishPlanning lessons to incorporate the interactive whiteboard
CPD180/03Link School of EnglishAn In-depth Exploration of ClassFlow Functionality
CPD A28/01Lorraine CassarI, Teacher. Managing stress levels through planning and classroom management
CPD 275/01MaltalinguaChoosing and writing aims
CPD A30/01Norman C. BorgIntegrating digital technology in the classroom a pilot one-to-one programme
CPD144/01NSTSInteractive Whiteboard Basics
CPD144/02NSTSTeacher Talk revisited
CPD144/03NSTSlets Connect, using linkers in writing
CPD144/05NSTSUsing authentic materials
CPD144/06NSTSExploiting controlled practice activities
CPD144/07NSTSUpgrading your speaking lesson
CPD144/08NSTSSpeaking, back to basics
CPD144/09NSTSBeing a democratic dictator
CPD144/10NSTSClassroom management revisted
CPD144/11NSTSCambridge SE
CPD144/12NSTSTraining the EFL Teacher Trainer
CPD144/13NSTSEnglish through Art
CPD144/14NSTSExploiting multiple intelligences in the ELT Classroom
CPD144/15NSTSErrors and Corrections – reformulating teacher’s output
CPD144/16NSTSMaterials light teaching
CPD144/17NSTSUsing Songs for Language Learning
CPD144/18NSTSFocus on teaching vs Entertaining
CPD144/19NSTSCambridge English Language Assessment Certification of Procedure Meeting
CPD144/20NSTSmLearning 
CPD144/21NSTSTeaching Pronunciation 
CPD144/22NSTSDeveloping Reading Skills 
CPD144/23NSTS‘How to survive a 90 minute lesson using one song’
CPD144/24NSTSCambridge English Language Assessment Certification of Procedure meeting
CPD144/25NSTSLearning English while exploring Valletta 
CPD144/26NSTSBeing Creative using PAL approaches
CPD144/27NSTSCambridge 2019 Sessions
CPD144/28NSTSCambridge English Language Assesment Training for new Speaking examiners at FCE(B2) level

CPD A25/01Pamela Borg Augmented Reality Training Course Workshop for EFL Teachers
CPD A31/01Peter HottonTenses Without Rules
CPD284/01RegencyUsing the interactive whiteboard
CPD284/02RegencyBreaking down phonology
CPD284/03RegencyLesson planning and the reflective teacher
CPD284/04RegencyTeachig exam classes
CPD A10/01Sigo GattBroaden that vocabulary bank
CPD A10/02Sigo GattTo IWB or not to IWB?
CPD A10/03Sigo GattSharp and witty listening
CPD A10/04Sigo Gattupgrading learner fluency through video
CPD A10/05Sigo GattOnline – Upgrading Fluency through video
CPD162/01Sprachcaffe Languages PlusHow to deal with pronunciation
CPD162/02Sprachcaffe Languages PlusHow to deal with pronunciation – word stress
CPD162/03Sprachcaffe Languages PlusHow to deal with ponunciation- sentence stress and intonation
CPD162/04Sprachcaffe Languages PlusAdapting the Course Book
CPD162/05Sprachcaffe Languages PlusMoving Images
CPD 162/06Sprachcaffe Languages PlusWriting in class
CPD 162/07Sprachcaffe Languages PlusControlled Practice Exercises: Feedback and ‘Intervention’. 
CPD 162/08Sprachcaffe Languages PlusTeaching Lexis 
CPD 162/09Sprachcaffe Languages PlusMaking tasks work
CPD 162/10Sprachcaffe Languages PlusError Correction
CPD 162/11Sprachcaffe Languages Plus“Dicto-what? : Introducing multiple uses of Dictogloss”
CPD 162/12Sprachcaffe Languages Plus‘Bringing writing to life’: Adapting course book material to foster engagement in writing tasks in the classroom
CPD162/13Sprachcaffe Languages PlusPeer Teaching
CPD 162/14Sprachcaffe Languages PlusPaperless Sessions
CPD 162/15Sprachcaffe Languages PlusProject Based Teaching
CPD 162/16Sprachcaffe Languages PlusIntroducing Outcomes ed 2
CPD 162/17Sprachcaffe Languages PlusOnline Teaching Crash Course