Certificate IV Outcomes

Course: 10695NAT - Certificate IV in TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages)

We will teach you to:
  • ​understand culture and analyse the impact that culture has on learning English as a Second Language
  • analyse the English language and apply the genre-based approach to teaching it
  • plan and deliver English grammar, spelling and pronunciation, speaking, listening, reading and writing lessons
  • evaluate English speaking, listening, reading and writing skills
  • provide specific feedback and strategies on how to improve English skills
  • develop resource files to assist the teaching of English
​ 
    Request TESOL Course Info

Diploma Outcomes

Course: 10688NAT - Diploma of TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages)
We will teach you to:
  • ​understand culture and analyse the impact that culture has on learning English as a Second Language
  • analyse the English language and the genre-based approach to teaching it
  • plan and deliver English grammar, spelling and pronunciation, speaking, listening, reading and writing lessons
  • evaluate English speaking, listening, reading and writing skills 
  • provide specific feedback and strategies on how to improve English skills
  • develop resource files to assist the teaching of English
  • research, analyse and understand various TESOL methodologies and their application to learning goals
  • understand how to construct a cohesive series of lessons to form an ESL syllabus to suit various ESL training requirements
  • research, analyse and understand various ESL proficiency tests and prepare ESL students to take them
  • design or customise ESL assessment items based on learning outcomes
  • understand academic contexts in which ESL students may need to use English and prepare ESL students for various academic contexts (e.g. university study)
  • research, analyse and understand specific contexts in which English may be used (for example; English for business, medicine, tourism, etc.) and create learning programs based around a specific purpose of English use ​

Employment Possibilities

A TESOL Course can open global opportunities, allowing you to travel around the world and teach English anywhere regardless of what language is spoken (a lot of the time to students from various different language and cultural backgrounds in the one classroom!).

You can use the skills you learn in the Course to teach either in classes or online ESL schools. 

There is a huge demand for English teachers in countries such as Vietnam, with their international exposure and call for English teachers continually growing. Recent global changes due to the Coronavirus, has also meant that online ESL schools are dealing with high numbers of new enrolments, as they grow their student bases and employ more online teachers than ever before. 

The positions open to you will vary depending on:
  1. your existing qualifications and experience (if any)
  2. The level of English you want to teach (e.g. conversational English vs. academic level English)
  3. The country you want to teach in

Because this can vary so much between individuals, different countries and institutions, we recommend that you research the requirements for whatever country, and particular employment opportunities that interest you - one of the best ways to do this is by performing a job search.
​
Below is some general information about the types of employment opportunities that may be available after completing one of our TESOL Courses.
​

General Employment Outcomes​

Certificate IV in TESOL graduates
In general, the types of employment opporunities after completing the Course are:
  • Teaching English as a Second Language (ESL) overseas
  • Teaching a variety of English language programs in Australian language schools where a higher education degree is not required
  • English as a Second Langauge (ESL) Teacher Aid (e.g. assisting to teach English in Australia to groups of visiting students or migrants for the development of general English skills)
  • English as a Second Language (ESL) Tutor
  • Volunteer English as a Second Language (ESL) teaching positions in Australia or Overseas
Got a Bachelor's?
​If you have a Bachelor Degree (in any area) + a Cert IV in TESOL  you will find a wider range of employment opportunities. For example, in Australia, the combination of a University Degree and our Cert IV in TESOL would be sufficient for teaching English at a National ELT (English Language Teaching) Accreditation Scheme (NEAS) accredited training centre.
Diploma of TESOL graduates
In general, the types of employment opporunities after completing the Course are:
  • Teaching English as a Second Language (ESL) overseas
  • Coordinating English as a Second Language (ESL) programs overseas
  • Teaching a variety of English language programs in Australian language schools where a higher education degree is not required
  • Teaching migrants for the development of general English skills
  • English as a Second Langauge (ESL) Teacher Aid
  • Developing English language programs for individual or small groups of overseas students on a tutorial basis (to support existing studies, e.g. at University level)
  • English as a Second Language (ESL) Tutor
  • Volunteer English as a Second Language (ESL) teaching positions in Australia or Overseas

Some potential employment opportunities involving the delivery of accredited English Courses in Australia may only be possible where the graduate also holds a Vocational Education teaching qualification such as the TAE40116 - Certificate IV in Training and Assessment or equivalent. It is important to consider which country you would like to teach in, what level of English you would like to teach and any existing qualifications you have, as this all contributes to the potential employment opportunities that may be available to you after you complete a TESOL Course.
Bachelor's + Diploma
​​If you have a Bachelor Degree (in any area) + a Diploma of TESOL  you will find a wider range of employment opportunities. For example:
  • Teaching English at a National ELT (English Language Teaching) Accreditation Scheme (NEAS) accredited training centre 
  • Developing English language programs, especially in conjunction with teaching, at an Australian or overseas language school
  • Acting in a supervisory capacity at an Australian language school
  • Teaching in overseas institutions in higher level positions where a university degree is required or preferred ​