Cambridge Professional Development Qualifications (PDQs)

Develop Your Practice.
Demonstrate Your Growth.

Saudi Arabia needs educators who can improve learner outcomes, use technology with professional judgment and help learners build the skills and values required for a globally competitive future.

Educators need practical development, credible recognition and support they can apply in real schools. Cambridge provides internationally benchmarked standards and assessment. Stellar adds guided local delivery, mentor support and contemporary content so educators can turn them into visible practice.

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Guided learning

Take part in workshops, seminars and tutorials led by the programme team.

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Individual and collaborative learning

Read, research and discuss ideas with mentors and peers.

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School-based learning

Apply new ideas in your professional context and reflect on the experience.

September 2026
cohort

10 August
registration opens

26 August
registration closes

19 September
programme starts

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About Stellar and Cambridge PDQ programmes

Stellar is an authorised Cambridge Professional Development Centre. Cambridge International Education provides the internationally benchmarked qualification standards and portfolio assessment. Stellar designs and delivers the local educator learning experience, including mentor support, contextualised content and a flexible six-month learning journey.


150learning hours per certificate

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Developing Educator Capability for Vision 2030.

Vision 2030 places sustained educator growth, stronger instructional practice and globally competitive human capability at the centre of educational transformation. Cambridge PDQs give educators a structured way to contribute through practice they can demonstrate.

 

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Empower Educators

Sustain professional growth and strengthen instructional practice through internationally benchmarked, reflective development.

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Improve learner outcomes

Turn educator development into more engaging teaching, deeper learning and stronger outcomes for learners.

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Global competitiveness

Help educators develop capable, confident learners prepared for a changing world and future economy.

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Lead digital innovation

Use technology and AI with professional judgment, evidence and responsibility rather than adoption for its own sake.

 

Why choose Cambridge PDQ programmes?

Transform your professional practice and unlock new career opportunities through an internationally recognised qualification.

 

Program benefits

 

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Engage with current educational thinking

Connect research and evidence-informed ideas to your professional context.

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Apply new ideas in practice

Use innovative approaches directly in your teaching or leadership work.

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Enhance student learning

Make learning more active, purposeful and engaging for students.

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Develop reflective practice

Build a disciplined cycle of evidence, reflection and continuous improvement.

 

Career advantages

 

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International recognition

Earn a globally recognised Cambridge International qualification.

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A Stronger Professional Profile

Strengthen your profile for leadership positions and new opportunities.

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Professional network

Connect with educators and leaders through a shared learning experience.

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Recognised Professional Achievement

Demonstrate sustained commitment to professional learning and quality education.

What does AI mean for an educator's role?

Educators are under pressure to use AI, but good teaching depends on more than adopting tools. It requires judgment about purpose, learner need, selection, ethics, application and evidence.

AI is the entry point, not the promise. Teaching with Digital Technologies is the Cambridge qualification. Within Stellar's delivery, educators engage with current AI integration content developed by Stellar while learning to select, apply and evaluate digital technology in their own classrooms.

 

Choose your Cambridge PDQ pathway.

Each pathway begins with an eligibility and guidance conversation. Select the qualification that best aligns with your current responsibilities and the professional practice you want to strengthen.

 

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Cambridge International Certificate in Teaching with Digital Technologies

Use latest AI and digital technology with purpose.

Develop the professional judgement to find, select, apply and evaluate digital technologies and AI according to learner needs. Strengthen your reflective practice and build evidence of what works in your classroom.

150 learning hours

Current teaching role and classroom context

English proficiency equivalent to CEFR B2


Eligibility snapshot

Applicants must be practising teachers with responsibility for teaching and assessing a group of at least six learners and access to regular mentor support.

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Cambridge International Certificate in Classroom Practice

Build the foundations of effective teaching—and earn a Cambridge qualification that strengthens your professional profile.

Gain an internationally benchmarked Cambridge qualification designed to support professional growth and career development. Develop your practice through observation, planning, real teaching, formative assessment and reflection, with structured mentor support throughout the journey.

150 learning hours

Observation and teaching practice with at least six learners

Programme delivery and portfolio submission in Arabic


Eligibility snapshot

Applicants must be teaching, training to become a teacher, or have access to an educational setting where they can observe, plan, teach and formatively assess a group of at least six learners.

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Cambridge International Certificate in Educational Leadership

Turn leadership theory into stronger, more reflective practice.

Enhance your knowledge, skills and understanding of effective educational leadership. Apply leadership theories, research and varied approaches in your own context, evaluate their impact and build evidence of your continued development as a leader.

150 learning hours

Current or aspiring leadership role

English proficiency equivalent to CEFR B2


Eligibility snapshot

Applicants should hold, or be preparing for, an educational leadership role with direct responsibility for teachers or other leaders and be able to apply their learning in the workplace.

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Your PDQ Journey

A flexible six-month pathway designed for working professionals.

Step 1

Registration & Enrollment

Complete the eligibility review, receive your quotation and begin with programme orientation.

Step 2

Guided learning & practice

Engage with learning modules, discussion, mentor support and application in your professional context.

Step 3

Portfolio development

Compile evidence of your professional practice, learning and reflection using Cambridge requirements.

Step 4

Assessment & Certification

Submit your portfolio for Cambridge assessment and receive the qualification after successful completion.

Designed Around Your Professional Practice.

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Flexible local schedule

Each certificate involves 150 hours of learning. Cambridge normally recommends four months per certificate module; Stellar offers a flexible six-month learning journey for working professionals.

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Portfolio assessment

Assessment is through a portfolio of evidence of practice, learning and reflection submitted for Cambridge International Education assessment.

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Tailored quotation

Fees are issued through a tailored quotation based on the programme and candidate group size. VAT is included in approved quotations and instalment options are available.

For schools and education organisations

Develop capability that becomes visible in practice.

Connect staff development to classroom decisions, teaching practice and educational leadership through a structured Cambridge PDQ pathway delivered locally by Stellar.

  • Sponsored individual places or group cohorts
  • Mixed programme needs and mentor planning
  • Quotation based on programme and group size
  • Individual eligibility review for each candidate

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What Our Participants Say

 

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"I truly wanted to express my deepest gratitude to you and your team for your guidance and coordination throughout the PDQ course. Without your collective efforts, We wouldn't have achieved this level of success. Your encouragement and support truly made a difference in our learning journey, and I am incredibly grateful for all that you do."


Muhammad Ibrahim HasabAllah
Distinction in Educational Leadership

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"Beginning this program I did not think that it would impact my practice to this extent, and now after finishing I can see the change in my daily practice. Although I have a wide road of improvement ahead of me, I at least now know which direction to take.”


Distinction in Teaching & Learning
Participant

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“This program emphasizes the impact teachers have on their students and the society. Personally even before becoming a teacher I always had respect and high value for my teachers, but to learn what goes into being a teacher, and the effects of good teaching and learning has on students has made me have more value to myself first and to all teachers. Despite always having big confidence and always trying to self develop myself here and there, this programme humbled me about how much there is still to learn and improve.”


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Start your PDQ application

Submit your professional background, programme selection and supporting documents for initial review by the Stellar PDQ team.

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    Frequently Asked Questions

    Still deciding? A programme advisor can review your context before a quotation is issued.

     

    No. Cambridge International Education provides the Teaching with Digital Technologies qualification standards and assessment framework. Stellar develops and delivers current AI integration content within its local programme.

    Each certificate involves 150 learning hours. Cambridge normally recommends four months per certificate module; Stellar offers a flexible six-month learning journey for working professionals.

    Yes. Stellar has approval for Arabic delivery and portfolio submission for the Certificate in Classroom Practice.

    Stellar provides mentor support for every Classroom Practice candidate. Teaching with Digital Technologies and Educational Leadership candidates require regular mentor support in their practice context. A PDQ advisor will clarify the programme-specific requirement.

    Assessment is through a portfolio of evidence of practice, learning and reflection submitted for Cambridge International Education assessment.

    No. Stellar issues a tailored quotation based on the programme and candidate group size. VAT is included in approved quotations and instalment options are available.

    After successful portfolio assessment, candidates receive the relevant Cambridge International Certificate.

    The Cambridge PDQ Certificate is independently benchmarked by Ecctis at Level 4 of the UK FHEQ/RQF. This should not be understood as automatic local licensing, promotion or university credit.

    No. The Stellar PDQ team must review programme selection, eligibility and supporting documents. Enrolment is confirmed only after review, quotation acceptance and payment.


    Ready to take the next step?

    Tell us about your role and practice context. A PDQ advisor will help identify the right programme and explain the eligibility and quotation process.

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