BRITISH COUNCIL RECOGNITION

The British Council is the UK's international organisation for educational opportunities and cultural relations abroad.

Why is British Council acceptance important to you?

In three words - MORE JOB OPPORTUNTIES.

The Advanced Certificate in TESOL that EBC awards will open doors to jobs with language schools around the world and with the British Council. The British Council is a prestigious international organisation that has schools in 109 countries around the world with good pay and conditions.

1. The Advanced Certificate in TESOL is one of a select few certificates that meets British Council standards and is truly internationally recognised.
2. The Advanced Certificate in TESOL will enable you to apply for teaching jobs in British Council accredited schools in 109 countries.
3. The British Council will ONLY hire teachers that have a certificate that meets its requirements.
   

Just about any country you want to teach in will have a British Council accredited school in it somewhere. Many language schools around the world use the British Council's requirements as their own standard for hiring.

You don't have to be British to work for the British Council!

Just because its called the British Council does not limit your ability to work for them if you are not British. We have had course graduates hired to work in British Council schools that came from the USA, Canada, Singapore and Australia.

Don't limit your job choices!

British Council teaching English certificate recognition

In a recent statement regarding recognition the British Council in London wrote:

"Currently we consider reputable ELT validating bodies to include UCLES, Trinity College, any UK University and the College of Teachers."

The following statement from the British Council teaching English Accreditation Unit refers to their acceptance of the College of Teachers Advanced Certificate in TESOL. EBC comments regarding points 2. and 3. shown in square brackets [].

The College of Teachers does validate courses which we recognise. However you will need to ensure the course that is validated by them also fulfils our other criteria, points 2 and 3: 2. contain at least six hours supervised teaching practice (i.e. teaching practice where a qualified assessor observes the trainee teacher teaching real students and gives feedback on his or her performance) [The EBC course meets this requirement] 3. contain at least 100 hours of ELT/TESOL input. [The EBC course meets this requirement] Kind regards, Amy Rogers Coordinator, Marketing and Communications Accreditation Unit British Council English Language Teaching Group Bridgewater House, 58 Whitworth Street, Manchester M1 6BB, UK