About Us

Access your learning anytime, anywhere that you are, anywhere in the world with our world-class learner management system.

“The ELRU Academy will lead to improved quality of early education and adds to a future of economic stability in South Africa.“

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Our Mission

To deliver affordable and quality online educational training that enables and develops individual competencies and skills for future growth and development

The Early Learning Resource Unit (ELRU) has been a pioneer in the early childhood development (ECD) sector in South Africa since its humble beginnings in 1978. Today, the non-profit organisation brings online training to market in the ECD sector.

The ELRU Academy offers accredited and non-accredited ECD courses that will boost online career-pathing and upskill early learning practitioners, principals and those wanting to enter the early childhood development sector.

  • Accredited and non-accredited courses at your fingertips
  • All you need is a laptop or PC
  • Available on mobile devices
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Capabilities

Offering A blended Learning Experience

The ELRU Academy provides a blended learning experience with online tutoring and support towards accredited qualifications from wherever the learner is located while facilitating employability due to the great need in the ECD sector.

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location independent
online tutoring
support towards accreditation

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Our partners

We Are Partnered With Some Of The Very best

ELRU Academy is proudly partnered with some of the best organisations on the market, creating a first-class online learning platform for the ECD sector.

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The Importance of
Early Childhood Development