Register for the webinars below
The National Copyright Unit (NCU) offers several free webinars series to help teachers and staff navigate copyright in schools and TAFEs.
Copyright Half-hour webinars
The National Copyright Unit (NCU) is offering a series of free and practical webinars to help schools and TAFEs navigate copyright.
These webinars are aimed at Australian school and TAFE educators, librarians, support staff and administrators (excluding Victorian TAFEs).
Below are the details of our 2026 webinars.
When registering for a webinar, please ensure you are signing up for the correct webinar for your sector (ie schools or TAFE).
‘Copyright for Educators’ webinar series
These 4-hour webinars are comprehensive professional learning sessions covering all aspects of copyright.
What You’ll Learn:
- Understand copyright fundamentals and how copyright works in education
- Navigate licences for text, artistic works, broadcasts, and music in educational settings
- Education exceptions to support your teaching practice
- Implement proper labelling and attribution practices
- Address copyright considerations for audiobooks and co-curricular activities
- Manage permissions and consents effectively and efficiently
- Explore AI and copyright in education
- What to do if your school receives a copyright infringement claim and best-practice tips to minimise risks
- Leverage Creative Commons and OER as alternatives within the copyright framework.
2026 dates are below:
| Webinar | Date and time | Registration Link |
| Copyright for Educators: Schools | Tuesday 31 March (9am-1pm AEDT) | Register Here |
| Copyright for Educators: TAFE | Monday 15 June (9am-1pm AEST) | Register Here |
| Copyright for Educators: Schools | Friday 14 August (9am-1pm AEST) | Register Here |
| Copyright for Educators: TAFE | Tuesday 20 October (9am-1pm AEDT) | Register Here |
Copyright Half-Hour webinars
These short 30-minute webinars are on specific copyright topics. This includes a new webinar, Disability Access Exceptions which explains how these exceptions enable you to adapt learning materials to ensure they are accessible for students with disabilities.
2026 dates and topics are below:
| Term 1 | Date | Registration Link |
| Schools and TAFE: Artificial Intelligence and Copyright | Wednesday 11 February (12pm AEDT) | Register Here |
| Schools: Using Text and Artistic Works in Schools | Wednesday 18 February (12pm AEDT) | Register Here |
| Schools: Using TV and Film in Schools | Wednesday 4 March (12pm AEDT) | Register Here |
| Schools and TAFE: Copyright Basics | Tuesday 31 March (12pm AEDT) | Register Here |
| Term 2 | ||
| TAFE: Using TV and Film in TAFE | Wednesday 6 May (12pm AEST) | Register Here |
| Schools and TAFE: Disability Access Exceptions | Wednesday 13 May (12pm AEST) | Register Here |
| Schools and TAFE: Artificial Intelligence and Copyright | Wednesday 20 May (12pm AEST) | Register Here |
| TAFE: Using Text and Artistic Works in TAFE | Wednesday 27 May (12pm AEST) | Register Here |
| Schools and TAFE: Smartcopying Essentials: Creative Commons and Open Education Resources | Wednesday 10 June (12pm AEST) | Register Here |
| Term 3 | ||
| Schools: Using Text and Artistic Works in Schools | Wednesday 29 July (3:30pm AEST) | Register Here |
| Schools and TAFE: Copyright Basics | Wednesday 19 August (3:30pm AEST) | Register Here |
| Schools: Music and Copyright in Schools | Wednesday 9 September (3:30pm AEST) | Register Here |
| Schools and TAFE: Artificial Intelligence and Copyright | Wednesday 16 September (3:30pm AEST) | Register Here |
| Term 4 | ||
| Schools and TAFE: Smartcopying Essentials: Creative Commons and Open Education Resources | Wednesday 28 October (3:30pm AEDT) | Register Here |
| Schools and TAFE: Artificial Intelligence and Copyright | Wednesday 4 November (3:30pm AEDT) | Register Here |
| TAFE: Copyright and Music in TAFE | Wednesday 25 November (3:30pm AEDT) | Register Here |
| TAFE: Using Text and Artistic Works in TAFE | Wednesday 2 December (3:30pm AEDT) | Register Here |
| Schools and TAFE: Disability Access Exceptions | Wednesday 9 December (3:30pm AEDT) | Register Here |
The NCU Copyright Hour: One-Hour webinars
These one-hour webinars are focussed on developing curriculum resources for schools or TAFE.
2026 dates and topics are below:
| Term 1 | Date | Registration Link |
| Copyright for School Resource Developers | Wednesday 4 February (12pm AEDT) | Register Here |
| Term 2 | ||
| Copyright for TAFE Resource Developers | Tuesday 2 June (12pm AEST) | Register Here |
| Term 3 | ||
| Copyright for School Resource Developers | Wednesday 5 August (3:30pm AEST) | Register Here |
| Term 4 | ||
| Copyright for TAFE Resource Developers | Wednesday 4 November (3:30pm AEDT) | Register Here |
If you have any questions about these webinars, please contact Sara Lewis at sara.lewis1@det.nsw.edu.au.