Train the Trainer
Train The Trainer
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Description
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Admission Process
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Recommended reference books
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Our Tutors
About the course:
Train the Trainer is at Proficient to Expert stages on the Cambridge English Teaching Framework.
- It takes approximately 30 credit hours for face-to-face course.
- The course provides:
- Generic teacher training skills
Course Summary
In this 30-hour course, participants will build their confidence and develop the knowledge and skills they need to train teachers working in different educational contexts. They will learn how teachers learn and develop, how to evaluate, design and run training sessions, and how to observe teaching and give feedback.
The course is designed for experienced teachers and draws on participants’ existing knowledge of the classroom to assist in their progression from teacher to trainer. Participants each receive a copy of the Cambridge Professional Learning book From Teacher to Trainer, which acts as a resource and reference during the course, and as a source of continued guidance once the course has ended.
Who Should Take This Course?
This course is designed for:
- Experienced English Language Teachers who want to transition into training roles.
- Teacher Trainers looking to enhance their skills in mentoring and professional development.
- Academic Coordinators and Heads of Department responsible for teacher training and quality assurance.
- School Administrators and Educational Consultants who oversee teaching strategies and curriculum development.
Eligibility Criteria:
- have a B2 level of English or higher.
- have 5+ years of varied and current classroom-based experience as a teacher;
- deliver, or plan to deliver, training workshops for teachers (online or face-to-face);
- conduct, or plan to conduct, classroom observations of teachers;
- Support, or will support, teachers in their role as a manager or mentor.
Benefits of Taking the Train the Trainer Course
- Internationally Recognized Certification
- A Cambridge qualification, respected globally in the education sector.
- Boosts career prospects in schools, training institutions, and language centers worldwide.
- Transition from Teacher to Trainer
- Prepares educators for teacher training, mentoring, and coaching roles.
- Develops leadership skills essential for professional development in education.
- Mastery of Training & Facilitation Techniques
- Teaches how to design, plan, and deliver engaging training sessions.
- Focuses on adult learning principles to enhance teacher development.
- Strengthened Classroom Observation & Feedback Skills
- Provides structured methods to observe lessons and evaluate teaching quality.
- Equips trainers with strategies to give constructive feedback that helps teachers improve.
- Expanded Career Opportunities
- Opens pathways to roles such as teacher trainer, academic coordinator, curriculum designer, and educational consultant.
- Recognized by international schools, universities, and teacher training institutions.
- Contribution to High-Quality Education
- Helps raise teaching standards by training educators with modern methodologies.
- Leads to improved student engagement and learning outcomes.
- Professional Growth & Global Networking
- Connects participants with a global community of Cambridge-certified trainers.
- Encourages continuous learning and professional development.
Admission Process:
Step 1: Fill in the application form. You will receive a copy of your form via email.
Step 2: Qualifying applicants will receive an offer letter. Submit the course fee £1000 (accepted in PKR as well) within 14 days of receiving the offer letter. (The due date may change if you apply closer to the course dates)
Please note: There are limited seats on the course and only the initial candidates qualifying for the course will be registered.
Resource material will be provided by ICD during the course.
For further reading see the list of references below:
The Training Class/ Analyzing and Designing Training Sessions:
- Ways of Training by Tessa Woodward-
- Training Foreign Language Teachers by Michael Wallace – Cambridge University Press.
- Loop Input by Tessa Woodward – Cambridge University Press.
- Train the Trainer Journal –IATEFL Visit here.
- Teacher Training and Education SIG Newsletter by Tessa Woodward – IATEFL Visit here.
Delivering Training Sessions:
- ETL Journal.
- Cooperative Development by Julian Edge – Longman
Observing Teachers and giving feedback:
- Second Language Teacher Education by Jack C. Richards and David Nunan- Cambridge University Press
- Classroom Observation Tasks by Ruth Wajnryb- Cambridge University Press
About Cambridge:
Cambridge Assessment English is part of University of Cambridge (UK). It is ranked amongst the top 10 universities of the world as per QS World Ranking – followed by HEC Pakistan and International education community.
Peter Lucantoni:
Peter Lucantoni is the author and co-author of a range of popular course books for students, including Cambridge IGCSE English as a Second Language and Introduction to English as a Second Language. He is also co-author with Matthew Ellman of From Teacher to Trainer, all published by Cambridge University Press. Peter regularly speaks at ELT conferences and trains teachers internationally in both the public and private sectors.
https://www.cambridge.org/la/cambridgeenglish/authors/peter-lucantoni
https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-lucantoni-bb213597/
Missy Blanchard:
Missy Blanchard is an International Educator Training Consultant and globally recognized CELTA tutor and assessor. She has trained teachers and assessed courses in over 50 countries. She founded the Accelerated Learning Program (ALP) Teacher Training Academy to provide training to Syrian refugee children in the informal education sector. She is sought out by international language institutes, nonprofit organizations, and NGOs.
Cristina Nicolaou:
Cristina Nicolaou has been working in ELT for the last 15 years and is a qualified CELTA trainer as well as a Cambridge examiner for different exams such as IELTS, BEC and FCE. She hold a Master’s in TESOL from the Manchester University and is currently doing research for her PhD. She strongly believes that classes should be a place where learners enjoy coming back to, a place that is student-centered and aims at improving communication between learners and the world.
Gerald Bagge:
Gerald Bagge was born in Switzerland and has been a trainer on Cambridge English CELTA courses since 1994. He gained his teaching qualification in 1989 and is in the process of completing an MA Dissertation on the topic of phonology - the teaching of which has been a passion for a considerable amount of time. Leaving Switzerland in 1996, he spent longer stretches living and working in Canada, New Zealand and China. Since 2019 he has been a freelance trainer, now based near Bournemouth, UK. Outside of teaching commitments, he is a keen, if not particularly fast long-distance cyclist, who this year is aiming to complete a full loop of the UK that started in Edinburgh a couple of years ago.
