Pricing
Esports Educator Certificate Program
A 14-module professional certification for esports educators, across schools, universities, and community settings. Free to complete, with everything included.
Educator Certification
The full 14-module certification for one educator, self-paced from start to finish.
Your cost
No per-seat fees, no time limit
Includes
- All 14 certification modules
- An expert-led eCourse video for every module
- An in-depth reference handbook for every module
- A three-part assessment, with safeguarding-adjacent scenarios marked by hand
- Squid Academy LMS access
- Quarterly updates that keep the certification current
Whole-Team Certification
Certify your entire teaching team so your institution can deliver the full Squid program portfolio with confidence and consistency.
Your cost
Every educator on your team, no cap
Everything in Individual, plus
- Certification for every educator on your team
- Consistent delivery across your whole institution
- Alignment with existing staff development and CPD
- Implementation planning through direct consultation
The Esports Educator Certificate Program is free for every educator. A complete, independently evaluated certification, with an expert-led video, an in-depth handbook, and a marked assessment across all 14 modules.
What's included
Both routes give an educator the complete certification. The whole-team route adds coordinated rollout and consultation for institutions certifying more than one educator.
| What's included | Individual Educator | Whole Team |
|---|---|---|
| Cost | Free | Free |
| Certification and Curriculum | ||
| All 14 certification modules | ||
| Four learning clusters, from foundations to delivery | ||
| Expert-led eCourse video per module | ||
| In-depth reference handbook per module | ||
| Built for educators with no prior esports expertise | ||
| Assessment and Certification | ||
| Part A knowledge checks, auto-graded | ||
| Part B scenario responses, safeguarding-adjacent marked by hand | ||
| Part C applied task, marked against a rubric | ||
| Full Squid Academy educator certification on completion | ||
| Platform and Support | ||
| Squid Academy LMS access | ||
| Quarterly esports education updates | ||
| Self-paced, no time limit | ||
| Team and Institution | ||
| Certification for every educator on your team | – | |
| Whole-institution rollout | – | |
| Alignment with staff development and CPD | – | |
| Implementation planning through consultation | – | |
Both options are free. The whole-team route adds coordinated rollout and consultation for institutions certifying multiple educators.
What is the Esports Educator Certificate Program?
The Esports Educator Certificate Program is Squid Academy's professional certification for esports educators, built for schools, universities, community organisations, and gaming hubs. It assumes no prior esports expertise on the part of the educator.
It rests on one founding idea: esports is the medium, not the goal. Every module uses competitive gaming as a context for building transferable skills, and the educator's role is to facilitate that learning, not to perform expertise.
Independently evaluated
92% pedagogy score and 4.2 / 5 engagement
Squid Academy's teaching methodology has been independently evaluated by Education Alliance Finland, a global education quality assurance body grounded in Finnish pedagogy.
This validates the program's educational design and its suitability for formal institutional adoption.
What every educator gets
The certification includes:
Get your team certified
A complete, expert-built certification that prepares any educator to deliver esports education with confidence. Free from day one.