I want to work in...Teaching English as a Foreign Language
This list of links and resources has been carefully compiled by our Careers Consultants and Careers Information Team to provide you with the key knowledge you need if you are considering a career in this line of work. All the links are reviewed regularly to ensure the source is reliable and the information is accurate and relevant.
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Sector overview
Overview of the education sector
Typical job profiles
Teacher of English as a Foreign Language
Useful online resources
British Council Types of qualification, careers, vacancies
Cactus TEFL Info & advice, courses, jobs
Eslbase About TEFL, courses, jobs, directory of English language schools
INTESOL TEach Abroad Getting Started Teaching English
Love TEFL Jobs - jobs board and practical information
Training
Internationally recognised qualifications
Cambridge ESOL Teaching Awards CELTA/DELTA
Course providers in Glasgow
Glasgow Clyde College CELTA course
The TEFL Org (Incorporating TEFL Scotland) BAC, SQA, OFQUAL and ODLQC accredited TEFL courses throughout Scotland and online
Other course providers / course-search websites
Basil Paterson College CELTA training in Edinburgh
Dundee & Angus College Cambridge CELTA full-time summer courses and part-time courses
Cambridge ESOL Teaching Awards centres (search for CELTA/DELTA course providers and exam centres)
Find a Trinity TESOL course (see "Related resources" for link to provider brochure)
UK-TEFL (short TEFL courses only, occasionally in Scotland)
SGI St George International
Active Language Trinity Diploma course run in Cadiz
TEFL Toulouse IATQUO course in Toulouse
Job sites and specialist recruiters
Ambassador Year in China - non-profit programme
Chatteris Educational Foundation (Hong Kong)
EPIK (Korea)
Jet (Japan)
Nova (Japan)
Language schools in UK - Find accredited schools via English UK, English in Britain, British Council, ABLS
Professional bodies
British Association of Lecturers in English for Academic Purposes
International Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language
Scottish Association for the Teaching of English as a Foreign Language
To find out more about what it's like to work in this career, use the LinkedIn alumni tool to make contact with Strathclyde alumni working in this area.