We offer frequent free ethics teacher training sessions, both in person and online.
This page tells you about our new teacher training courses, both for primary and high schools. Also on this page, information about Coordinator Essentials workshops and links to our Engage Reflect Connect workshops for current ethics volunteers and the information webinars for the general public, including people who are interested in volunteering.
If you’d like to teach ethics at a school near you, please apply here. You’ll need a minimum of 2-3 weeks to complete the:
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- initial interview
- receive your login details
- complete preliminary online courses, and
- start organising background checks.
You’ll then be able to attend one of our free training sessions, either face-to-face or online. Scroll down for the details and training dates.
For more detailed information about teaching ethics in high schools, take a look here.
Contact our Helpdesk for further information about any aspect of training.
What trainees say about our training courses
‘Possibly the best structured and most professionally delivered training course I have ever attended.’
‘Excellent program. I have been working in tertiary education over the past year and I think this was some of the best training in facilitating small group learning I have received’
‘I really am so blown away by how good the training is!’
‘I was so amazed with the training, how much practical training was present and how ready I feel now to take the class, even though I was getting nervous about it before training. Thank you very much.’
‘I thoroughly enjoyed my first lesson. All the training just kept oozing out of my body and I followed the methods while managing to keep the students engaged.’
‘The training was exceptional and it’s actually helped my parenting as well.’
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(Foundational) new ethics teacher training
For your new teacher training, you can choose between:
- face-to-face courses: two full day trainer-led sessions and five prerequisite e-learning (total time 17-18 hours) or
- online courses: four 2.5 hour trainer-led Zoom sessions, with additional self-paced e-learning and forum between sessions, plus four prerequisite e-learning (total time 17-18 hours).
Upcoming face-to-face courses (onsite at the venue)
The next face-to-face courses for teaching in primary schools are:
- 9.30am – 4.30pm Saturday & Sunday, 30 & 31 May at UTS, Ultimo (12 minute walk from Central station transport hub)
- 9.30am – 4.30pm Saturday & Sunday, 25 & 26 July at UTS, Broadway (10 minute walk from Central station transport hub)
- 9.30am – 4.30pm Saturday & Sunday, 22 & 23 August at UTS, Broadway (10 minute walk from Central station transport hub)
- 9.30am – 4.30pm Saturday & Sunday, 19 & 20 September at UTS, Broadway (10 minute walk from Central station transport hub)
Face-to-face options for January 2027 onwards will be available in due course.
Upcoming online courses (via Zoom)
Online trainees must commit to attend all Zoom sessions for that group, usually at the same times every week for two or four consecutive weeks (details and dates are listed below). All Zoom sessions are interactive and are run ‘live’ by a Primary Ethics trainer. You will need to participate fully with your camera on. Trainees must also complete some self-paced e-learning and contribute to an online forum between Zoom sessions (these two activities combined take approximately one hour per session).
The next online courses are:
- 9.30am – 12noon Tuesdays on 12, 19, 26 May & 2 June [Group 425]
- 9.30am – 12noon Mondays & Fridays on 18, 22, 25 & 29 May [Group 427]
- 9.30am – 12noon Fridays on 5, 12, 19 & 26 June [Group 429]
- 6.30pm – 9pm Tuesdays on 9, 16, 23 & 30 June [Group 430]
- 9.30am – 12noon Thursdays on 11, 18, 25 June & 2 July [Group 431]
- 9.30am – 12noon Fridays & Mondays on 22, 26, 29 June & 3 July [Group 433].
More online options for July onwards will be available in due course.
Contact Danya Webb or Emily Zytaruk on training@primaryethics.com.au for more details, to change an enrolment or to be added to a waitlist if your preferred course is currently full. Make sure you’ve applied, had your interview, logged in, ‘clicked to launch’ your 2026 new ethics teacher training and completed the 4-5 prerequisite e-learning modules first.
Note: If you are not planning to start teaching for quite some time, then we recommend waiting so you can book into a training course that completes within 1-2 months of when you are likely to start teaching ethics at your school. We want to set you up for success and this gives you the best chance to put your new skills into action while they are still fresh.
