Professional learning · On demand
Practical continuing professional development for language teachers, assessors, examiners, item writers and academic leaders. Every listed session can be commissioned on demand.
CPD catalogue
Sessions are delivered for organisations or professional cohorts on dates agreed with Certiqual. Content may be contextualised without changing the published outcomes or completion requirements.
Writing assessment
“Advanced Writing Calibration: C1 and C2 Essays and Reports” is a practical 2-hour CPD session focused on the design and evidence-based assessment of written performance. Participants work with guided examples, shared criteria and applied tasks so that the session translates directly into more consistent professional practice.
Writing assessment
“Assessing Communicative Achievement and Target Reader Awareness” is a practical 4-hour CPD session focused on the design and evidence-based assessment of written performance. Participants work with guided examples, shared criteria and applied tasks so that the session translates directly into more consistent professional practice.
Writing assessment
“Assessing Organisation, Cohesion and Discourse Control” is a practical 4-hour CPD session focused on the design and evidence-based assessment of written performance. Participants work with guided examples, shared criteria and applied tasks so that the session translates directly into more consistent professional practice.
Writing assessment
“Assessing Writing in ELT: From B1 to C2 - Principles, Practice and Standardisation” is a practical 4-hour CPD session focused on the design and evidence-based assessment of written performance. Participants work with guided examples, shared criteria and applied tasks so that the session translates directly into more consistent professional practice.
Assessment integrity
“Assessment Integrity, Confidentiality and Secure Handling of Materials” is a practical 3-hour CPD session focused on secure handling, confidentiality and the protection of assessment integrity. Participants work with guided examples, shared criteria and applied tasks so that the session translates directly into more consistent professional practice.
Speaking assessment
“C1 Speaking Assessment” is a practical 4-hour CPD session focused on the consistent design, observation and evaluation of spoken-language performance. Participants work with guided examples, shared criteria and applied tasks so that the session translates directly into more consistent professional practice.
Speaking assessment
“C1 Speaking Assessment: Discourse Management & Coherence vs Interactive Communication” is a practical 4-hour CPD session focused on the consistent design, observation and evaluation of spoken-language performance. Participants work with guided examples, shared criteria and applied tasks so that the session translates directly into more consistent professional practice.
Speaking assessment
“C2 Speaking Assessment” is a practical 4-hour CPD session focused on the consistent design, observation and evaluation of spoken-language performance. Participants work with guided examples, shared criteria and applied tasks so that the session translates directly into more consistent professional practice.
Speaking assessment
“C2 Speaking Assessment: Discourse Management & Coherence vs Interactive Communication” is a practical 4-hour CPD session focused on the consistent design, observation and evaluation of spoken-language performance. Participants work with guided examples, shared criteria and applied tasks so that the session translates directly into more consistent professional practice.
CEFR alignment
“CEFR Alignment and Evidence-Based Assessment Decisions” is a practical 4-hour CPD session focused on transparent alignment between assessment decisions, task demands and CEFR descriptors. Participants work with guided examples, shared criteria and applied tasks so that the session translates directly into more consistent professional practice.
CEFR alignment
“CEFR Mediation and Integrated-Skills Assessment” is a practical 4-hour CPD session focused on transparent alignment between assessment decisions, task demands and CEFR descriptors. Participants work with guided examples, shared criteria and applied tasks so that the session translates directly into more consistent professional practice.
Language assessment practice
“Construct Definition and Construct Representation” is a practical 4-hour CPD session focused on the reliable application of language-assessment principles in professional practice. Participants work with guided examples, shared criteria and applied tasks so that the session translates directly into more consistent professional practice.
Reading task design
“Designing A1 Reading Comprehension and Language Knowledge Tasks” is a practical 4-hour CPD session focused on the construction and review of valid reading-comprehension tasks. Participants work with guided examples, shared criteria and applied tasks so that the session translates directly into more consistent professional practice.
Reading task design
“Designing A1 Reading Tasks” is a practical 4-hour CPD session focused on the construction and review of valid reading-comprehension tasks. Participants work with guided examples, shared criteria and applied tasks so that the session translates directly into more consistent professional practice.
Speaking assessment
“Designing A1 and A2 Speaking Tasks for DOMAX ESOL International Examinations” is a practical 4-hour CPD session focused on the consistent design, observation and evaluation of spoken-language performance. Participants work with guided examples, shared criteria and applied tasks so that the session translates directly into more consistent professional practice.
Reading task design
“Designing Advanced Reading Comprehension Tasks: C1 Matching and Gapped-Text Tasks” is a practical 4-hour CPD session focused on the construction and review of valid reading-comprehension tasks. Participants work with guided examples, shared criteria and applied tasks so that the session translates directly into more consistent professional practice.
Reading task design
“Designing Advanced Reading Comprehension Tasks: C2 Matching and Gapped-Text Tasks” is a practical 4-hour CPD session focused on the construction and review of valid reading-comprehension tasks. Participants work with guided examples, shared criteria and applied tasks so that the session translates directly into more consistent professional practice.
Reading task design
“Designing Advanced Reading Tasks: C1” is a practical 4-hour CPD session focused on the construction and review of valid reading-comprehension tasks. Participants work with guided examples, shared criteria and applied tasks so that the session translates directly into more consistent professional practice.
Reading task design
“Designing Advanced Reading Tasks: C2” is a practical 4-hour CPD session focused on the construction and review of valid reading-comprehension tasks. Participants work with guided examples, shared criteria and applied tasks so that the session translates directly into more consistent professional practice.
CEFR alignment
“Designing Assessment Specifications from CEFR Descriptors” is a practical 6-hour CPD session focused on transparent alignment between assessment decisions, task demands and CEFR descriptors. Participants work with guided examples, shared criteria and applied tasks so that the session translates directly into more consistent professional practice.
Language knowledge
“Designing Grammar, Lexical and Functional Language Tasks” is a practical 4-hour CPD session focused on the principled design of grammar, lexical and functional-language tasks. Participants work with guided examples, shared criteria and applied tasks so that the session translates directly into more consistent professional practice.
Language knowledge
“Designing Grammar, Lexical and Functional Language Tasks for B1 and B2” is a practical 4-hour CPD session focused on the principled design of grammar, lexical and functional-language tasks. Participants work with guided examples, shared criteria and applied tasks so that the session translates directly into more consistent professional practice.
Reading task design
“Designing Reading Matching and Paragraph-Level Comprehension Tasks for B1 and B2 Assessments” is a practical 4-hour CPD session focused on the construction and review of valid reading-comprehension tasks. Participants work with guided examples, shared criteria and applied tasks so that the session translates directly into more consistent professional practice.
Reading task design
“Designing Vocabulary Definition-Matching Tasks for A1 and A2 Reading Comprehension (Section 7)” is a practical 4-hour CPD session focused on the construction and review of valid reading-comprehension tasks. Participants work with guided examples, shared criteria and applied tasks so that the session translates directly into more consistent professional practice.
Writing assessment
“Discrepancies and Double Marking in Writing” is a practical 6-hour CPD session focused on the design and evidence-based assessment of written performance. Participants work with guided examples, shared criteria and applied tasks so that the session translates directly into more consistent professional practice.
Writing assessment
“Discrepancies, Borderline Cases and Double Marking in Writing Assessment” is a practical 6-hour CPD session focused on the design and evidence-based assessment of written performance. Participants work with guided examples, shared criteria and applied tasks so that the session translates directly into more consistent professional practice.
Speaking assessment
“Discrepancies, Borderline Cases, and Second Marking in Speaking Assessment” is a practical 3-hour CPD session focused on the consistent design, observation and evaluation of spoken-language performance. Participants work with guided examples, shared criteria and applied tasks so that the session translates directly into more consistent professional practice.
Speaking assessment
“Distinguishing A1 and A2 Speaking Performance” is a practical 4-hour CPD session focused on the consistent design, observation and evaluation of spoken-language performance. Participants work with guided examples, shared criteria and applied tasks so that the session translates directly into more consistent professional practice.
Speaking assessment
“Distinguishing A1 and A2 Speaking Performance” is a practical 4-hour CPD session focused on the consistent design, observation and evaluation of spoken-language performance. Participants work with guided examples, shared criteria and applied tasks so that the session translates directly into more consistent professional practice.
Speaking assessment
“Distinguishing B1 and B2 Speaking Performance: Fluency, Accuracy and Interaction” is a practical 4-hour CPD session focused on the consistent design, observation and evaluation of spoken-language performance. Participants work with guided examples, shared criteria and applied tasks so that the session translates directly into more consistent professional practice.
Speaking assessment
“Distinguishing C1 and C2 Speaking Performance” is a practical 4-hour CPD session focused on the consistent design, observation and evaluation of spoken-language performance. Participants work with guided examples, shared criteria and applied tasks so that the session translates directly into more consistent professional practice.
Speaking assessment
“Distinguishing C1 and C2 Speaking Performance” is a practical 4-hour CPD session focused on the consistent design, observation and evaluation of spoken-language performance. Participants work with guided examples, shared criteria and applied tasks so that the session translates directly into more consistent professional practice.
Fairness and accessibility
“Fairness and Accessibility in ESB International Assessment Delivery” is a practical 4-hour CPD session focused on fair, accessible and inclusive language-assessment practice. Participants work with guided examples, shared criteria and applied tasks so that the session translates directly into more consistent professional practice.
Fairness and accessibility
“Fairness, Accessibility and Inclusive Assessment - Foundations” is a practical 4-hour CPD session focused on fair, accessible and inclusive language-assessment practice. Participants work with guided examples, shared criteria and applied tasks so that the session translates directly into more consistent professional practice.
Writing assessment
“Organisation, Cohesion and Discourse Control” is a practical 4-hour CPD session focused on the design and evidence-based assessment of written performance. Participants work with guided examples, shared criteria and applied tasks so that the session translates directly into more consistent professional practice.
Item development
“Pretesting, Item Review and Evidence-Based Revision” is a practical 4-hour CPD session focused on evidence-led pretesting, item review and revision. Participants work with guided examples, shared criteria and applied tasks so that the session translates directly into more consistent professional practice.
Reading task design
“Reading Matching and Paragraph-Level Tasks” is a practical 4-hour CPD session focused on the construction and review of valid reading-comprehension tasks. Participants work with guided examples, shared criteria and applied tasks so that the session translates directly into more consistent professional practice.
Examination review
“Reviewing C1 Examination” is a practical 6-hour CPD session focused on the structured review and enhancement of a language examination. Participants work with guided examples, shared criteria and applied tasks so that the session translates directly into more consistent professional practice.
Examination review
“Reviewing C2 Examination” is a practical 6-hour CPD session focused on the structured review and enhancement of a language examination. Participants work with guided examples, shared criteria and applied tasks so that the session translates directly into more consistent professional practice.
Examination review
“Reviewing and Enhancing the ESB ESOL International C1 Examination” is a practical 6-hour CPD session focused on the structured review and enhancement of a language examination. Participants work with guided examples, shared criteria and applied tasks so that the session translates directly into more consistent professional practice.
Examination review
“Reviewing and Enhancing the ESB ESOL International C2 Examination” is a practical 6-hour CPD session focused on the structured review and enhancement of a language examination. Participants work with guided examples, shared criteria and applied tasks so that the session translates directly into more consistent professional practice.
Speaking assessment
“Second Marking in Speaking” is a practical 4-hour CPD session focused on the consistent design, observation and evaluation of spoken-language performance. Participants work with guided examples, shared criteria and applied tasks so that the session translates directly into more consistent professional practice.
Speaking assessment
“Writing and Speaking Task Design” is a practical 6-hour CPD session focused on the consistent design, observation and evaluation of spoken-language performance. Participants work with guided examples, shared criteria and applied tasks so that the session translates directly into more consistent professional practice.
Speaking assessment
“Writing and Speaking Task Design” is a practical 6-hour CPD session focused on the consistent design, observation and evaluation of spoken-language performance. Participants work with guided examples, shared criteria and applied tasks so that the session translates directly into more consistent professional practice.
A controlled learning offer
Each session connects learning outcomes, professional application and verifiable completion evidence.
Technical guidance grounded in language teaching and assessment practice.
Guided analysis, standardisation and tasks ready to transfer into practice.
Agree the date, format and cohort with Certiqual.
Eligible completions receive a certificate with a unique public code.
How to book
On demand means that the session is scheduled around an agreed cohort; it is not an unassessed self-study download.
Select the CPD that matches your team's development priorities.
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