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.
They also offer Virtual Vantage– designed for training in an era of social distancing. This program combines online coursebook study with live streamed observed teaching practices in online classes. It’s a full TEFL course with a practicum done from the safely of your home.
Vantage provides 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 have agreements with innovative English education provider 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.”
Vantage graduates are successfully teaching English throughout Thailand, in Asia, China and around the world.
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This course was outstanding!
Even though I have previous teaching experience, there were a lot of new techniques I learned during this course that opened my eyes. During the first week I was introduced to the ESA methodology that can me a whole new framework on how to prepare a class lesson.
Before when I taught my private classes, I would just follow a course book. Now I have a whole new way of structuring my classes so my students get much more speaking practice and learn more from their lessons.
We first worked in a traditional classroom with young Thai students. We got great feedback after each class which we would put into practice in our next class. I felt I got better with each class.
Vantage really prepared us for all kinds of teaching. We also taught college aged students online. A lot of what I learned in the classroom was valuable for online teaching. But I had to also learn new techniques for internet teaching and I had to prepare excesses and activities would be most effective in an online platform. Not everything that works in a classroom can be done well online.
This program included a foreign language component where I took the role of a student which was also very valuable! We also covered cultural issues—the do’s and don’ts of what you can do in a Thailand classroom.
My class finished on a Friday and the following week I was working with them on developing my resume, job support and formulating a personalize job strategy.
Vantage will go the extra mile to ensure you’re getting started in a good job with a reputable school.
I would heartily recommend Vantage to anyone interested in a teaching career overseas.