Portfolio-based certification · IGCSE · IB · CBC

Become the teacher international schools are hiring.

Cambridge IGCSE, IB and CBC certification pathways plus short professional development courses — studied online at your own pace, with every certificate publicly verifiable.

Inside MastaLearn — a 60-second tour of the certification experience

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Choose Your Path

Three audiences, three flagship offers, one clear next step each.

For Teachers

Portfolio-Based Certification

Certification pathways, PD courses and teaching resources — with a portfolio credential schools can verify.

For Learners & Parents

IGCSE Learners' Studio

Curriculum-aligned lessons, exam practice and a guided AI Tutor. Try a free lesson before you sign up.

For Schools & Institutions

School Learning Package

Teacher development plus learner access in one hub, with implementation support and a guided pilot.

Free resources · no email required

Start with a free teaching kit

Not ready to enroll? Download a printable kit for your curriculum first — see the quality before you commit. Every kit downloads instantly, with no email required and no account.

IGCSE Teaching Starter Kit

Syllabus maps, Cambridge command-word lists and first-term lesson templates — everything to walk into an IGCSE classroom prepared.

No email required

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IB Classroom Strategies

Inquiry routines, ATL skill builders and rubric starters you can use in your next PYP, MYP or DP lesson.

No email required

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CBC Lesson Planning Templates

Competency-aligned lesson plan, evidence tracker and parent-report templates, ready to print or edit.

No email required

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Who we serve

Built for the people in the classroom

Teachers

Certify, deepen subject mastery and move up the pay scale with verifiable credentials.

Schools

Upskill whole departments with bulk enrolment, dashboards and progress reporting.

International teachers

Cross into IGCSE, IB or CBC delivery with pathways built for curriculum transitions.

How it works

From enrollment to verified certificate

1

Pick your pathway

Choose a certification track or a short PD course that matches your goals.

2

Study at your pace

Learn on any device, on your schedule — most teachers finish in 3–4 months.

3

Prove your practice

Complete assignments, an observed practicum and your final assessment.

4

Get certified

Receive a verifiable certificate and digital badge schools can check in seconds.

Assessor & quality assurance

How we quality-assure a certificate

Portfolio-based professional certification is only worth having if someone competent actually reads the work. Here is how ours is reviewed, and how a school can check it.

Marked by teachers, not a marking team

Assessors hold at least five years' classroom experience in the curriculum the course covers, and subject accuracy is checked by a curriculum specialist.

A published rubric, and feedback you can act on

Every criterion is observable in a submitted artifact. Borderline portfolios are second-marked, and a 10% sample of passes is re-marked for calibration.

Certificates anyone can check

Each certificate carries a unique ID and QR code opening a public page showing the learner, the course, the grade and the verified skills.

Read the full quality & verification page Includes assessor requirements, the review process and our internal standards.

Credentials you can check

Certificates verified one graduate at a time

We publish a teacher story only after confirming the programme completed and the certificate issued. Until a story is verified, we show you the credential itself instead.

MastaLearn certificate format

Certificate format: name, score, verification code and QR — downloadable the moment you pass, and checkable on our verification page.

MastaLearn certification badges

Digital badges for CVs and LinkedIn, one per pathway, each carrying a public verification link.

Community

You'll never study alone

Certification is a shared journey. Every MastaLearn teacher joins a living community of peers, advisors and alumni.

Subject WhatsApp groups

Private groups per subject and cohort — swap lesson ideas, share resources and stay accountable with teachers on your pathway.

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Monthly webinars

Live sessions every month on assessment design, differentiation and curriculum trends, recorded for the resource library.

See what's coming

Live Q&A office hours

Weekly drop-in time with certification advisors. Bring questions from your modules, practicum or job search.

Book a session

Teaching resource library

Downloadable planning templates, assessment guides, practicum exemplars and past webinar recordings — free for members.

Browse the library

Ready to certify your teaching?

Join thousands of teachers advancing with verifiable, curriculum-aligned certification.