Educa Academy is Educa’s online learning platform for professional development, practical early learning content and self-paced learning.
What is Educa Academy?
Educa Academy brings together expert-led learning content from New Zealand, Australia, North America and other early learning communities around the world.
You can use Educa Academy to:
Build confidence with Learning Stories
Explore practical early learning topics
Access self-paced online courses
View course materials and recordings, where available
Download completion certificates, where available
What you can access
Educa Academy includes:
Learning Story courses and workshops
Self-paced video courses
Downloadable course resources
Parenting resources
Certificates for selected courses
Courses cover Learning Stories and related early learning topics, including assessment, planning, behaviour, infants and toddlers, family engagement, diversity and inclusion, leadership and child protection.
Note: Some learning content may be free, while other courses, bundles or memberships may be paid.
How to access Educa Academy
To get started:
Go to Educa Academy.
Select Sign In from the top-right of the page.
Create an account or sign in with your existing Academy login.
Choose a course, bundle, membership or free learning option.
Find and continue your courses
Once you are signed in, your Learning Dashboard shows the courses connected to your account.
From your dashboard, you can:
Open courses you are enrolled in
Continue a self-paced course from where you left off
Access course recordings and materials, where available
Download certificates, where available
Note: Each teacher should use their own Educa Academy account so course progress and certificates are linked to the correct person.
Learning options
Educa Academy offers a few ways to learn:
Single courses
Choose a specific course when you want to focus on one topic or meet a particular professional development need.
Memberships
Memberships give you broader access to available Academy content.
Curated bundles
Bundles group related courses together, making it easier to focus on a specific area of practice.
Training enquiries
If your centre or team needs additional training support, you can submit a training enquiry through Educa Academy. The form will send your request to the Educa team, who can follow up with more information.
Next steps
Visit Educa Academy to explore available online courses and learning options.
