I am a 28 female changing my career and trying to break in to tefl and become a teacher, I have completed an intensive weekend course with tefl.co.uk, i want to desperatly expand on this qualification but would also like to get stuck in to some paid hands on teaching work aswell to increase my knowledge and experience.
I am based in Leeds, Yorkshire, can you advise me on the next step to take, the course or job opportunites you would recommend, there are so many options/ companies courses out there that gurantee you work as soon as you complete their short courses i wonder if some are as real and genuine as they potray themselves to be. - what accreditations are best to look for?
I would hate to spend money with a company for them only to provide no after support on completion of the course i.e continual learning and progression to obtain further qualifications down the road, job support etc.
I have family in Asia I am due to visit Thailand/Malaysia/Indonesia in November of this year and hope to gain as much experience here first so i am able to secure a teaching job over there and carry on gaining further qualifications while working out there.
thank you for your time and help....
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The two most internationally recognised courses are the CELTA (Cambridge University) and Trinity College's Cert TESOL. I think that most people do these as intensive training courses, but there are also some places that offer part-time courses over a longer period. I expect that you'll only really be able to get paid work once you've completed one of these courses.
I don't know anything about the situation in/around Leeds, but I wish you the best of luck with your training!
CF