Our story
QuEST Direct Professional Services
is an educational training company with training rooms and offices in Dubai and Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates. Our vision is to work in partnership with the educational community, providing high quality initial training and continuing professional development (CPD) opportunities. Our aim is to improve the quality of teaching and learning in schools and nurseries, by enabling educators to gain the best UK qualifications accredited by CACHE (Council for Awards in Care, Health and Education) and the knowledge and skills to ensure the best outcomes for every child.
QuEST builds on the strong reputation of our first company, Early Years Educational Services (EYES). EYES was established in 2008 in Knowledge Village in Dubai, as the first (CACHE) centre in the region. Since its inception EYES has grown to work with over 600 schools and nurseries in the UAE. With a highly respected and established successful track record, EYES and Quest have enabled over 2800 learners to gain UK qualifications and further their careers.


We are passionate that every child should receive the best possible teaching and learning and want to promote the understanding that for a school to achieve outstanding, every staff member needs to be valued and given the chance to grow and develop, reaching their true potential. Our trainers are highly qualified and experienced educators with experience gained in the UK and overseas and enjoy sharing their knowledge and expertise to help schools and individuals on their journey to excellence.
We are incredibly proud of all our learners and enjoy seeing them grow both professionally and personally as their learning makes a real difference to the lives of our learners
Our trainers are highly qualified and experienced educators
“Empowering educators to provide strong foundations of all children”
To support best practice we also:
- deliver Critical Friend visits to support quality improvement in schools and nurseries.
- work with a range of educational suppliers to share the best resources.
- travel overseas to deliver courses and share our expertise in the Middle East and UK educational landscapes.
- talk at educational shows and exhibitions all over the world.
- host international trainers to share best knowledge practice and ideas.
- work with local partners to deliver short courses to offer our learners a wide range of topics to meet their needs.
We delivered Continuous Professional Development courses to thousands of individual learners last year, on a range of practical and exciting courses that included Child Protection, Phonics, Play in the Early Years and Running and Active Games.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Individual tutor support – to give you feedback and more direction.
A learner support clinic that you may be invited to if we think you need more help.
A quiet space with internet connection to study if you need this.
Administrative support, for example if you need a letter for your employer, to take a break in studies or more details about any aspect of your course.
Senior tutor support – if you have any problems or concerns that your tutor cannot meet.
Short CPD courses (at an extra cost), extra support over and above the usual level of support given depending on your circumstances.
Meet Our Team
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Michelle Blackwood
Michelle started her work with children in the early years delivering physical development programmes...

Emma Jayne Morgan
Emma has been involved in the Early Years here in the UAE since 2003....

Sophie Booth
Sophie has had experience of working in Playwork environments for a number of years....

Pavla Gariboli
Pavla has been involved in the Early Years here in the UAE since 2008...
