ELT projects
      Training trainers, advisers and mentors

      You can find below examples of ELT projects that we have managed in this area.

      The Education for Democratic Citizenship Project

      This unusual project involved the creation of a new course for Romanian schools, in English, which supported the Romanian National Curriculum for Personal Education and Career Guidance. It also embraced aspects of the UK’s National Curriculum for Citizenship Education.

      English for the World of Work (2004 – 2007)

      The British Council Romania EWoW project was set up in 2003 with endorsement from Romania’s Ministry of Education and National Centre for Vocational Education and Training, and consultancy from the University College of St Mark and St John, Plymouth, UK.

      Human Rights Textbook (2000 – 2003)

      The British Council Romania’s Rights in Deed Textbook Project was set up in 2000 with endorsement from the Ministry of Education.

      The Kerala Primary Project

      The British Council responded readily to a request from the Honourable Minister for Education, Kerala, India, and the Director of the State Council Educational Research and Training programme, for help with improving the English language and teaching skills of primary teachers in the state.

      The In-service Distance Training for Teachers of English Project

      The aim of this unusual and highly successful project was to improve the teaching skills of teachers working in disadvantaged contexts in Romania.

      Delhi Master Trainer Project

      The British Council was invited by the Department of Education and the State Council for Educational Research and Training to improve the levels of English teaching and learning in the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi.

      The EU Communication and Skills Project, West Balkans

      The EU Communication Project was developed by the British Council in direct response to needs expressed by the beneficiaries, who are government officials in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

      The Vietnam English Teacher and Trainer Network (VTTN) Project

      In 1999 the British Council conducted a review of the provision of both pre-service (PRESET) and in-service (INSET) English language teacher education in Vietnam.

      The Assessment in English Language Teaching Project, Ukraine

      This project focuses on the assessment of learning outcomes in English in Ukrainian schools, in support of the Ministry of Education and the Independent Testing Centre's project which aims to bring Ukraine in line with European standards.

      The Post-Graduate Certificate in Teacher Development Project, Ukraine

      The British Council-managed project was launched to ensure that Ukraine's ELT community understands the change in the learning and teaching paradigms advocated in the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.