Starting my own training centre.

[tigertiger]

I am about to embark on something new. I will be starting a training centre in Asia initially employing 3-4 teachers, and I will be paying them properly.

The main reason is that I work and live in Asia and am not happy with the local management style, I can do better for staff and students alike.

I want to be able to evaluate student needs/requirements and provide tailored courses to corporate clients. I will be employing others teachers who will have experience in curriculum development, but I also must have knowledge. I am considering CELTA, TESOL, TEFL and other intensive courses to help equip me in the short term.

I want advice on courses that would best equip me for what I need to do. I am looking for tools not just a piece of paper.


I already have a dodgy TEFL certificate, 60 hrs online- 20 hrs classroom.
I have been teaching English to corporate clients for over a year at one of the big global brand language schools. This has been using their set course materials, so I have not done any real lesson planning.
However I have also been managing at this establishment for a year and have learned a lot about the business, how to run/not run the business.

I have previous management experience. To wrap up my MBA (Open University) I did the Leadership and Management in Education Course (60 units/9 months study). I am now transferring these 60 credits towards an MA (180 credits) in Education (Applied Linguistics). My next course starts in February, Teaching of English to Speakers of Other Languages Worldwide (60 units).

The complication is that I will be starting my own business about then.

Any advice on couses, texts, or other info is much welcomed.

[Marcethebest]

i can just wish you the BEST!!!