To check up if your choice of teaching centre is a fraud or not click on this hyperlink: List of centres claiming to be validated and that are not

No two teacher training courses are identical, even if they are inspired by the same model or content.

The fact that the "parent" course has been externally validated does not mean that all derivative courses benefit from that validation. Each course has to undergo its own validation process.

Good examples of this are the courses offered by the International House network. Although each of their courses is validated by Cambridge under their CELTA scheme, each has to undergo its own validation and assessment processes.

We have been made aware that an increasing number of Teacher Training Centres claim to be IATQuO validated. Only those in the list above are.

Some in good faith, have been told that by buying into a TEFL International programme they get automatic accreditation by IATQuO; this is a total fantasy.

Some PELT TESOL (Practical English Language Training) programmes have claimed to be validated by IATQuo: None are.

List of centres claiming to be validated and that are not

Why doesn’t IATQuO provide feed back on the schools visited and moderated?

Because the reports are owned by the schools that ask to be moderated, and it is up to them if they want to publish them.

The reports are working documents that address the plus and the minus points found during the moderation.

If you wish to consult a report, you should contact the training centre concerned.

What does IATQuo provide?

- We provide initial and ongoing external accreditation/validation services.

- We provide information on accredited/validated training courses to prospective trainees.

- We provide information on accredited/validated training courses to employers looking for suitably qualified teachers.

- We plan to disseminate information on best practice in TESOL and support research and development in the field, resources permitting.

Who is accountable for the impartiality of IATQuO moderation?

At present Dr Alan Moller, the Academic Director.

He is assisted by an academic advisory panel.

What are other validating bodies?

There are two other bodies operating internationally –

Trinity College London

CELTA courses validated by the University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate (UCLES).

Details of their activities appear on their respective websites.

Is it possible to gain a validated certificate by following an online course?

The online course ITTT have applied for partial validation/accreditation and has obtained it

Successful completion of such a course would indicate that the trainee has a sound understanding of the underlying theory and practice of English Grammar and Phonology and of different approaches to the learning and teaching of English.

Successful completion of an accredited Online course has to be supplemented by a practical component, incorporating certain assignments and minimum observed practice teaching in Centres accredited and validated by IATQuO*

one such course- ITTT- has now received validation

To contact them info@teflonline.net

What do these acronyms mean?

TEFL Teaching English as a Foreign Language

This applies to situations where English is learned and taught in an environment where English is not used on a daily basis in either an official or unofficial capacity. Examples – Italy, Indonesia, Thailand

TESL Teaching English as a Second Language

This applies to situations where English is learned and taught in an environment where English is used on a daily basis in either an official or unofficial capacity but where the mother tongue of the learners is normally a language other than English. Examples – India, Singapore, U.K. immigrants.

TESOL Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages

This term is used for both the TEFL and TESL situations, where the mother tongue of the learners is NOT English.

TESOL is also the name of the largest organisation of teachers of English world wide, with its headquarters in Washington, D.C. There are many autonomous national affiliates in the Americas, Europe and Asia.

TEAL Teaching English as an Acquired/Additional Language

This term, in either of its forms, is now widely used in situations where English is taught to non native speakers in a native English speaking country. Examples – U.K., Australia.

TESNL Teaching English to Speakers of the National Language.

This is a term created by IATQuO. It is a more local form of TESOL, where teachers of English in a specific country teach students of that same country.

ELT English Language Teaching

A general term for the teaching of English in any of the above situations.

ESP English for Special Purposes

The term is used for the particular English required for special situations. Examples – English required in business situations, for academic purposes, or in the tourism industry. Some TESOL training courses contain sub-components on teaching ESP.

EYL English for Young Learners

Some TESOL training courses contain sub-components relating specifically to teaching English to learners of ten or under.

AU REVOIR

If you are thinking of training to become a teacher of English, for however short or long a period of your life, we hope you have found this website useful and we wish you every success in your training course.

If you are a course provider, we hope to see you soon as one of our accredited/validated TESOL course organisers.

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