Help strengthen the SunSmart culture at your school or early childhood service with our award-winning online courses. They're engaging, practical, and free for SunSmart members and secondary schools in Victoria.
Australia is home to some of the highest ultraviolet (UV) levels in the world. As an educator or teacher, you play a vital role in preventing UV overexposure, building lifelong SunSmart habits and lowering staff and students’ skin cancer risk.
Whether you're new to this topic or just need a refresher, SunSmart’s online courses for educators and select student groups are here to help.
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Who these online courses are for
We offer five unique versions of the course, designed for Victorian:
- Early childhood educators
- Primary school teachers or staff
- Primary students (Grades 5–6)
- Secondary school teachers or staff
- Secondary school students (Years 9–10)
What you will learn
Teachers and educators who complete an online course will:
- Build a stronger understanding of the dangers of UV overexposure and when everyone needs to use sun protection
- Grow their confidence and capability to role-model sun safe behaviour in their school or early childhood service
- Learn how to teach children and adolescents effective SunSmart habits
The student courses are age-appropriate, helping students understand when sun protection is needed and how to stay SunSmart when playing or learning outdoors.
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Awards and recognition
These courses won Platinum at the 2025 LearnX Awards for Best eLearning Project and Best eLearning Design (Free Learning Resource).
Alignment to Victorian curriculum
Download the guides below to learn more about the courses for primary and secondary students, including detailed mapping to the current Victorian Curriculum V2.0 and recommended delivery methods.
Fees, format and time commitment
All courses are self-paced, completed online, and take around an hour to complete.
They’re free for Victorian SunSmart members and secondary schools in Victoria.
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What participants are saying
" This course gave me so much knowledge about how to protect children and others from strong UV rays "
" Absolutely great online training, great content, kept me interested and loved the interactive sections. "
" Sharing this course with my team of early childhood educators and teachers to ensure consistency and best practice across the service "
Need more information?
Contact our team at schools@cancervic.org.au