The trainee will teach English to German-speaking students from the ages of 8 to 15 for a not-for-profit organization headquartered in the Austrian Lake District in Austria, the region made famous by the “Sound of Music” movie. Teaching takes place in different schools during in-school projects and via an online VLE, necessitating travel in and around Austria.

In addition, the successful applicant will be given experience in the administration of an NGO in the education sector by taking part in project work and program development at ABCi headquarters. The trainee is provided with training in teaching English as a foreign language, project work, feedback from a senior teacher, accommodation, First Aid Certification, course-related travel costs in Austria, evenings, weekends and Austrian public holidays free. At the conclusion of the intensive ESL training program and trainee placement, the successful candidate will be awarded with a TEFL Certificate for Young Learners (which includes 24 hours of teacher training seminars and 48 observed teaching hours) and which is an ideal extension certificate for those already holding a TEFL qualification.

The course gives trainees the tools required to teach young learners with CLIL methodologies and includes an internationally recognized Cambridge TKT examination.

Course Dates:

31st August to 24th December 2015

4th January to 26th March 2016