The Royal Academy of Dance (RAD) is one of the largest and most influential dance education and training organisations in the world. This is RAD Australia. The Royal Academy of Dance (RAD) is an industry leading dance education and training organisation. Our core business supports the education of dance teachers to deliver a globally recognised ballet syllabus and provide their students the chance to take part in examinations which promote achievement and advancement in the artform of ballet. In addition, the Academy has a Faculty of Education department which promotes and facilitates the training and development of dance educators as well as providing guidance and opportunities for continuing professional development. We also offer a Professional Dancers Postgraduate Teaching Certificate (PDPTC), a programme which gives professional dancers the option to train as a teacher whilst still continuing to perform at a professional level. This access to second career opportunities was identified as a need in the sector during an industry wide review in 2017. The Academy sees the value in further educating this specialist group of professionals to elevate the dance teaching profession as a whole and driving career transition in the arts. Being delivered in 2022 the PDPTC is also benefitting those professional dancers, whose careers and opportunities were impacted by the COVID19 pandemic, allowing them to diversify their income streams. Our commitment to providing dance and learning opportunities for everyone has led to the development of exciting and innovative projects, which complement and supplement our core services of examinations, teaching training / professional development and membership services.