The Trinity College London Level 6 Certificate for Practising Teachers (RQF) (Online study mode)
An internationally accredited qualification for experienced educators
If you are an international teaching professional with over 6 months of classroom experience, and you want to take your classroom work to the next level, the CertPT qualification from Trinity College London is for you.
The Level 6 Trinity CertPT is designed for teachers with a language level of B2+ who want to combine their work and professional development through online study. The course is focused on the design and use of effective teaching materials, and aims to develop lesson planning, classroom delivery and reflective skills through its assessed tasks.
This qualification is regulated at level 6 on the UK Government Ofqual Regulated Qualifications Framework (RQF), making it equivalent in level to the final year of a bachelor's degree at university. (International Higher Education institutions may accept this qualification as course credit towards a degree-bearing programme.)
There are two focused specialisms to suit your needs and a choice of studying over 5 or 10 weeks, we understand the need for flexibility in an ever changing world.
Which CertPT is right for me?
The CertPT for English Language Educators
If you are a second-language speaker of English and you want to develop what you are doing in the classroom, you can apply to join the CertPT course with other language teachers around the world. With course groups of 6 to 10 participants, you will receive personal tutoring and feedback to course assignments, and the opportunity to meet your colleagues from every corner of the globe.
Course content
Pre-course preparation: 20-30 hours
Unit 0: Course introduction - 12 study hours
Expectations for the course
Overview of Assessed Tasks 1-4
Defining and stating lesson aims
initial lesson observation (optional)
Live online tutorial 1 - goal setting
Unit 1: Evaluating published teaching materials - 15 study hours
Introduction to Assessed Task 1
Learner needs and preferences
Principles of materials design
Approaches and methods in TESOL
Principles of Task-Based learning
Staging content for effective outcomes
Live online tutorial 2 - Unit 1 feedback
Unit 2: Adapting published teaching materials for your learners - 15 study hours
Introduction to Assessed Task 2
Classroom management
Principles of task design
Types of language task
Focus on your teaching setting
Context-language relationships
Live online tutorial 3 - Unit 2 feedback
Unit 3: Designing original materials for your learners - 15 study hours
Introduction to Assessed Task 3
Top-down and bottom-up approaches
Linguistic purpose in teaching materials
Writing effective task instructions
Differentiation in materials delivery
Designing a feedback instrument
Live online tutorial 4 - Unit 3 feedback
Unit 4: Delivery of self-designed materials - 20 study hours
Introduction to Assessed Task 4
Presenting new language
Checking meaning
Monitoring and error correction
Effective post-task feedback
One observed lesson (optional)
Live online tutorial 5 - Unit 4 feedback
Total study time: 100 hours
The CertPT for Online Educators
If you are making the transition to teaching online, or if you already teach online and want to develop your resource design and delivery skills, the CertPT for online educators is for you. This course is run and managed by highly experienced e-learning professionals, and offers the chance to explore different approaches to online learning and try out a range of online resources to enhance your online delivery in the context where you work.
Course content
Pre-course preparation: 20-30 hours
Unit 0: Course introduction - 12 study hours
Expectations for the course
Overview of Assessed Tasks 1-4
Defining the online context
initial lesson observation (optional)
Live online tutorial 1 - goal setting
Unit 1: Evaluating online resources - 15 study hours
Introduction to Assessed Task 1
Exploring available online environments
Investigating theories of e-pedagogy
Benefits / challenges of online contexts
Live online tutorial 2 - Unit 1 feedback
Unit 2: Adapting online teaching resources - 15 study hours
Introduction to Assessed Task 2
Transferable pedagogical theories
Unit 2 group tutorial: digital literacy skills
Developing academic skills online
Principles of online materials design
Live online tutorial 3 - Unit 2 feedback
Unit 3: Designing original online resources - 15 study hours
Introduction to Assessed Task 3
Designing purposeful resources
Rationalising aims effectively
Integrating online and offline learning
Designing a feedback instrument
Live online tutorial 4 - Unit 3 feedback
Unit 4: Delivery of self-designed materials - 20 study hours
Introduction to Assessed Task 4
Review: features of online resources
Top-down and bottom-up processing
Confirming achievement of outcomes
Online lesson planning tutorial
One observed lesson (optional)
Live online tutorial 5 - Unit 4 feedback
Total study time: 100 hours.
CertPT for institutions
If you are a school, centre or institution with a group of teachers who would like to attend this course, contact us for further course options, including specialisms to meet the needs of your teachers, and our institutional rates.
The Certificate for Practising Teachers is designed to be as flexible as possible in terms of course content.
If your institution has a specific area of teaching and learning that you would like to explore on the course, this can be designed into the course content, or even become the main focus of the course for your teachers.
Course specialisms include:
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Content-Language Integrated Learning (CLIL)
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STEAM subjects in English
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Subject-specific content taught in English
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Teacher training and education
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SEN and learning differences
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English for Academic Purposes
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Online provision for HE institutions
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Teaching English to Young Learners
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Teaching ESOL examination classes