Education Futures Institute

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Departmental staff are encouraged to search the Education Futures Institute (EFI) Catalogue on OnePortal regularly to see what's on offer.

Empowering workforce capability and leadership excellence

The EFI​ empowers educators, departmental staff, school and system leaders to develop their professional expertise and career pathways with world-class professional learning.

EFI professional learning experiences are co-designed in collaboration with global leaders and academic partners to support our workforce at key career stages. EFI programs and targeted capability support are available for staff across Queensland, including regional, rural and remote locations. Opportunities are accessible to departmental staff via the statewide EFI Catalogue.

The EFI is a strategic initiative of the department's education strategy and reinforces our commitment to support our youngest Queenslanders to realise their potential by empowering a thriving and capable workforce. The EFI is an investment in our staff and students, inspiring a culture of professional excellence and sustained improvement across our state schools.

The EFI empowers a thriving workforce through:

• flagship programs at key career junctures
• professional standards-based, high-quality capability development
• innovative partnerships with leading academic, education and industry partners
• targeted coaching and capability development to leverage professional expertise and school improvement
• providing accessible, contemporary professional learning for a multi-disciplinary workforce.

Supporting workforce and schools

EFI supports:

• our workforce of 100,000+ departmental staff
• 75,000+ teaching and student support staff
• 30,000+ school support and corporate staff
• 1,200+ state schools, regional and corporate offices
• 62% state schools located regionally or remote
• 130+ kindergarten programs in state schools
• educating 560,000+ Queensland state school students.​
  

In addition to 12 regional locations providing support across the state, a state-of-the-art Professional Learning Centre opened in the Brisbane CBD in 2025 for staff to experience tailored professional learning.

Professional Learning Centre

The EFI Professional Learning Centre is a state-of-the-art facility designed to empower educators, cultivate expertise and advance capability. Featuring 6 dynamic, flexible spaces equipped with the latest audiovisual technology, the centre offers an exceptional environment for professional learning. Overlooking the beautiful Brisbane river, the EFI Professional Learning Centre sparks innovation and positions the Queensland Department of Education at the forefront of educational excellence.

Available learning opportunities

Departmental staff are encouraged to view the EFI Catalogue to browse all courses, programs and other learning opportunities available.

These include:

• Flagship programs—comprehensive professional learning experiences for staff targeting key career stages, from teacher aides and early career teachers to middle leaders, aspiring, beginning and experienced principals, and executive and system leaders.

• Priority capability area programs—empowering educators to build teaching expertise across areas including but not limited to the Australian Curriculum, student behaviour, classroom management and digital capability.
• School and corporate capability support—capability offerings tailored for context, experience, role and aspirations including teacher aides, non-teaching school support staff and corporate staff. Includes health and wellbeing programs that support safe and positive work environments.
• Mandatory training—programs that all staff are required to undertake to understand the responsibilities of their role and work effectively within the department's ethical and legal frameworks.
• Health and wellbeing programs—programs to support the mental and physical health and wellbeing of staff.
• Other capability development and coaching opportunities—in addition to online and in-person learning opportunities, staff have equitable access to collaborative learning communities to share collective expertise and engage in individual self-paced modules or earn certifications.

We are continuously adding new opportunities to the EFI Catalogue. Departmental staff are encouraged to search the catalogue regularly to browse available offerings, also advertised via various internal and external channels.

For more information, contact the Education Futures Institute by emailing EducationFuturesInstitute@qed.qld.gov.au.

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