Our Practical Placement Program

We want our graduates to be backed by a course that fully prepares them for teaching English to speakers of other languages. This means not only learning the theory of how to teach English, but also  teaching it before you graduate!

As part of our TESOL courses, you get to take part in a practice teaching experience in a real life English as a Second Language (ESL) setting, either in a classroom or virtual online classes, with genuine English as a Second Language (ESL) Learners. 

​During your placement you observe an experienced trainer teaching English to speakers of other languages before moving onto planning and delivering your lessons. This is so that you can put the theory of the course into practice and develop your skills as an ESL teacher. Your teaching will be observed by a qualified and experienced ESL teacher who will be able to provide you with feedback and support to help develop your teaching techniques. 

During practical placement you will get to:
✅ See an experienced ESL teacher in action
✅ Get tips about teaching approaches and techniques
✅ Gather lots of ideas for lessons and activities 
✅ Test what delivery style works best for you 
✅ Teach your own ESL lessons and get pointers
​✅ Get experience you can put on your resume

We make sure that when you finish your TESOL Course with us, ​you feel confident to teach English in any classroom.

Our whole course is focused on getting you employment ready, from start to finish, with practial skills for teaching either online or in person.

How much prac is there?

The amount of practical placement you will be required to complete depends on the level of TESOL Course that you do. Practical placement hours are done in a voluntary work capacity and is real experience that you can put on your resume.  You will work alongside a Prac Supervisor who will provide you with feedback to strengthen your teaching techniques.  ​Below is a summary of the minimum prac hours ​for each of our TESOL Courses.

Course	Observation Hrs	Practice Teaching Hours	Total Hours
International Cert	6 hrs	3 hrs	9 hrs
Cert IV	6 hrs	6 hrs	12 hrs
Diploma	10 hrs	10 hrs	20 hrs
Grad Cert	45 hrs	15 hrs	60 hrs
Grad Dip	60 hrs	20 hrs	80 hrs

Finding a Placement

We will work with you to find a suitable Practical Placement host organisation or teaching situation. We have a network of placement organisations around Australia, overseas and online. In some cases you may choose to take the initiative of seeking out and finding what options are available in your local community.  If you know of institutions in your local area that you'd like to approach rather than using one of our recommended organisations, you will need to check that options you find meet the Course requirements.​​

To attend placement you may need to be willing to do things such as:

• Take some time off from work each week or for a short period sometime during your enrolment, in order to attend your practical placement (either in person or online).
• Travel some distance each week to the organisation that you will be doing your practical placement with.
• You may need to allow for travel and accommodation costs if suitable situations are only located a significant distance from home.

Info for Placement Organisations

If you have a potential host organisation in mind for your practical placement and would like to speak to them about the possibility of attending your placement with them, then you can provide them with the below Placement Organisation Fact Sheet. 

Placement Fact Sheet

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