Train the Trainer

Important information

Train the Trainer course (online and face-to-face) will be retiring on 28 February 2023. We are no longer accepting new courses and entries or providing support.*

If you are looking to gain the skills and experience to develop the training skills of language teachers, From Teacher to Trainer combines theory with practical guidance to explore a range of techniques and strategies that can be applied in any training context.

*Support for China, Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan will be available until 28 February 2023.

Develop English teacher training capacity.

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Train the Trainer is a face–to–face course for experienced teachers.

Participants develop the knowledge and skills they need to train English language teachers working in primary and secondary schools. They learn how to run training sessions, observe teaching and give feedback.

Teachers who successfully complete the Train the Trainer course are qualified to train teachers on the CELT-P and CELT-S courses.

Train the Trainer is at Proficient to Expert stages on the Cambridge English Teaching Framework.

Key facts

Format:	Face–to–face
Assessment:	Practical tasks and assessed portfolio of work

With Train the Trainer, teachers show that they:

have developed skills for designing and delivering teacher training sessions and courses
have deepened their understanding of key issues in planning and delivering training courses
have developed an understanding of good practice in observing and giving feedback to course participants
have identified strategies for their further development as a trainer.

Reasons to choose Train the Trainer:

Develop skilled local teacher trainers using Cambridge English expertise.
Build sustainability into teacher development programmes.
Enables delivery of the CELT-P and CELT-S courses, but can also be delivered as separate trainer training.
Gives experienced teachers the opportunity to extend their skills and experience.

I believe in the lifelong learning process. If you attend a training session, even if you think you know that subject, there is always something you will learn from every session. It was very useful and fruitful for me. I developed myself, and learned new activities and strategies.

Bülent Özcan,
Teacher
Türkiye

Interested in Train the Trainer for your teachers?

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