Description
Vantage was established in 2007 and is Thailand’s highest rated TEFL program. They offer a 120-hour, In-Class TEFL course, with 6 hours of observed teaching practice in Thai schools.
Vantage provide expert job support. They’ll craft your own Power Resume that make an impact in the six seconds hiring authorities typically spend reading them. They’ll coach you on interviewing techniques, handling objections, and job search strategies.
Vantage is unique in having two major footprints in Asia. They’re Bangkok-based and they have agreements with the largest Thai recruitment agencies that place hundreds of teachers in Thai schools every year.
In their TEFL Silk Road program, they offer a guaranteed job in China through their partner institute that has 90+ academies in 18 cities.
Vantage run small class sizes so they can give personalized attention both to individual teacher development and the subsequent job search. You can read their review in the definitive book, “Teaching in Thailand—A Practical System.”
They also offer a 120-hour Hybrid Combined Course, which blends online curriculum study with the observed practices of live classroom teaching of non-English speaking students. Vantage graduates are successfully teaching English throughout Thailand, in China and around the world.
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I had originally signed up for the combined course which due to unforeseen circumstances I could not complete in the allocated time. I emailed the course director, Kevin, to ask if I could attend the in-class course which began at a later date. I was delighted to be accepted on this course. Kevin also answered any questions I had about the course.
The trainer for the course, Chris, was knowledgable and made the class enjoyable. We were a small group of trainees which made for a nice atmosphere.
The practice lessons were at a local military school and a nursing college. The military school was quite challenging for our first lessons due to the age of the students (5-6 years) and the class size (over 30) but there is something to be said about being thrown in at the deep end as the rest of the lessons seemed easier in comparison.
Kevin also helped with resume writing, interview and job hunting tips.
Overall it was a great learning experience and a challenging one. I can go out into the teaching world confident in my abilities.