Training

ACER is pleased to offer a series of webinars targeted to schools using, or about to use, the PAT Progressive Achievement suite online. Here's the schedule for 2025.

These webinars feature content relevant to assessments, surveys and resources that are delivered using ACER’s online assessment platform.

Webinars give PAT users the opportunity to engage with expert presenters, including members of ACER’s Assessment and Psychometric Research program, product authors and product managers, test developers, research fellows and education consultants.

Term 1 2025

• Understanding PAT: a guide for new teachers [12 February]
• The PAT Teaching Resources Centre: supporting teachers with the next steps after assessment [18 February]
• PAT administration: account setup tips and tricks [19 February]
• PAT interviews: exploring the context of PAT in a school setting [26 February]
• AGAT 2nd edition: how and why schools are using the assessment [4 March]
• A very special intro to the 2025 Australian STEM Video Game Challenge [27 March]

Term 2 2025

• Progressive Achievement for International Schools (PAIS) adaptive reporting [30 April]
• From research to assessment: diving into PAT Reading [6 May]
• From research to assessment: diving into PAT Maths [7 May]
• Progressive Achievement for International Schools (PAIS) linear reports [14 May]
• Supporting the delivery of differentiation using PAT data [21 May]

Term 3 2025

• PAT interviews: ACER leaders discuss PAT [23 July]
• Understanding PAT Norms [20 August]
• New assessment: PAT Maths 5th Edition [28 August]
• Analysing and interpreting ACER’s PAT reports for linear assessments [3 September]
• Analysing and interpreting ACER’s PAT reports for adaptive assessments [4 September]
• What's new in the PAT Teaching Resources Centre: resources, navigation and more! [10 September]

Term 4 2025

• PAT administration and testing guidance [15 October]
• PAT interviews: school leadership – hear how other schools are using PAT [22 October]
• Predicting PAT learning growth [5 November]
• Leading improvement in student engagement [13 November]
• PAT Science and STEM Contexts: how and why schools use these assessments [26 November]
• Progressive Achievement for International Schools (PAIS) adaptive reporting [26 November]
• Progressive Achievement for International Schools (PAIS) linear reports [3 December]

Registration links and additional events coming soon. Please contact us for further information.