Accreditation and Quality Assurance
Accreditation by ACTDEC
ACTDEC is the Accreditation Council for Tesol Distance Education Courses. It is based in the UK and has a world-wide reputation for assuring the quality of Tesol / Tefl teaching certificate courses studied by distance methods.
The English Training Centre Tefl /Tesol courses leading to the Certificate in Theory and Methodology of Tesol (250 hours) and Certificate of Educational Studies in Tesol (150 hours) are accredited by ACTDEC. The course materials and assessment methods have been evaluated and approved by a recognized independent validation body.
Institutions accredited by ACTDEC are required to adhere to a rigorous code of practice covering areas ranging from publicity to course structure as well as content, administration, course evaluation and quality assurance.
If you are enrolling on a Tefl / Tesol course, make sure that you spend your money wisely by choosing a teacher-training course that is professionally accredited.
ACTDEC is a not-for-profit, independent body established to advance professionalism in Tesol / Tefl by maintaining and improving standards of distance education programmes.
A copy of the ACTDEC Code of Practice can be found on the ACTDEC website.
If you are interested in adding teaching practice to your distance learning course, you can do this through the ACTDEC Teaching Practice Portfolio Scheme.
Accreditation by the College of Teachers
Our Teaching Business English course is accredited by the College of Teachers. We are the only training provider to have been awarded accreditation by the College for a course on Teaching Business English. This accreditation guarantees the professional quality of this programme.
Tefl / Tesol Certification
The English Training Centre Tefl / Tesol certification is highly respected. We provide Tefl / Tesol Certificate courses at different levels and the Teaching Business English certificate - all fully validated and accredited by independent, accreditation bodies. As well as the Tefl / Tesol certificate that ETC gives, you get a separate Tesol certificate from the external validating body.
Quality Assurance
When you enrol with the English Training Centre, not only is the quality of your distance learning course assured; our quality assurance procedures guarantee high standards of customer focus, administrative procedures, recordkeeping and support systems and means that you can be confident you are enrolling with a reputable, responsive and reliable Tefl / Tesol course provider that will provide you with ongoing support and feedback throughout your course.