Teach English, become TEFL certified and gain career development opportunities

Before you become TEFL certified you start your training with an instructor, focusing on lesson planning and teaching techniques, practicing your new found skills in the evenings where you will teach English to local students in a small classroom setting.

The 100-hour course is run in the first four weeks of the initial teacher training . The end result provides high quality teachers who can use their skills to teach in a range of environments, from communities with few resources to commercial TEFL posts. GVI is listed as an Institutional Member of the International Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language (IATEFL), and the 100-hour TEFL course also complies with the  College of Teachers code of conduct (CoT). 

Once you become a qualified TEFL teacher you will have a two week break where you will have the chance to get involved in other projects, such as teaching in local schools and on environmental education projects, before teaching an additional four week term in the Ao Luk community. You will then begin your work placement within the community, where you will take and lead your own English classes, further building upon the skills you have learned. Those placed in Ao Luk will have the opportunity to take on extra lessons within the community, as well as using their knowledge and experience to assist new volunteers through their training. Although rewarding, your days can be long as you learn and develop alongside your students.

Your accommodation for your first 12 weeks will be at our base in Ao Luk in basic but comfortable surroundings with cold running water and electricity. Rooms are dormitory style with shared amenities and duties around base. During your placement your accommodation will depend on where you are placed; it may be at the base in Ao Luk, in a homestay with a Thai family, a guesthouse or your own independent rooms.