First NEAS Master Practitioner in ELT!

Congratulations to David Ferguson on becoming the first person to complete the NEAS Master Practitioner in ELT course! Worth 20 NEAS CPD points, this course is for the ELT professional who is working, teaching or studying in the ELT field and has gained considerable experience in applying quality assurance principles in their professional practice.

The course provides opportunities to demonstrate and apply knowledge, skills and experience with the NEAS Quality Assurance Framework (QAF) to the ELT context. The Master Practitioner course is the capstone course and a culmination of the NEAS Online Professional Development journey.

To find out more about the NEAS Master Practitioner in ELT course, visit

or contact NEAS on +61 2 9055 9275 or at neas@neas.org.au.

Melbourne language Centre Online Endorsement

Congratulations to Melbourne Language Centre on achieving NEAS Endorsement for their online delivery of General English and English for Academic Purposes. NEAS was particularly impressed with the development of a number of techniques to ensure students have the time and ability to manage the new online platform, including inviting education agents to join the Zoom orientation sessions as well as an IT support group to manage the needs of both the students and teachers.

You can apply for Quality Endorsement of your Centre’s Online delivery model here https://neas.org.au/membership/fully-endorsed-membership/ or by contacting NEAS.

Update on the 2020 NEAS Management Conference

Due to the rapidly unfolding COVID-19 outbreak, NEAS is investigating the risks involved in staging the event in May 2020.

We are monitoring the situation closely, meeting with our venue, vendors and other stakeholders and looking at ways of minimising risk.

An announcement will be made following a scheduled meeting of the NEAS Board later this week.

NEAS’ primary concern is the safety and well-being of its members, stakeholders and wider ELT community and we apologise for any inconvenience at this time.