principals australia institute ltd.

Principals Australia Institute (PAI) is a leading national services organisation providing quality professional learning, leadership development and principal certification to Australias school leaders. With an established network of locations in all capital cities and in regional areas, PAI delivers key frameworks, programs and services to all schools and systems across Australia. PAI also supports the social and emotional health and wellbeing of children in thousands of Australian schools through its delivery of the Australian Government-funded KidsMatter Primary and MindMatters. Through its relationships and connections across the education sector, it assists school leaders to achieve the best possible outcomes for themselves, their staff and their students, through ongoing professional development services and learning. PAI provides a voice in the areas of school leadership, professional development services and Australian Principal Certification, to help raise the profile and reputation of principals in the community. The Principals Australia Institute (PAI) was set up as the Australian Principals Associations Professional Development Council (APAPDC Inc) in 1993. It was established at the national conference of the Australian Principals Associations to provide support for principals for their own professional development. APAPDC became Principals Australia in 2008 and then Principals Australia Institute in 2012. The principals' associations that founded PAI are: Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia (AHISA) Australian Primary Principals Association (APPA) Australian Secondary Principals Association (ASPA) Catholic Secondary Principals Australia (CaSPA)