CPD Training Calendar

CPD Training Calendar

CPD Training Calendar

CPD Calendar

Our TESOL teacher training department offers an exciting range of continuing professional development (CPD) and information sessions for current and prospective teachers in Hong Kong.

Attendance at any of our teaching skills workshops is $200. All taster sessions are free of charge. Teaching skills CPD attendees will receive a certificate of attendance that includes the number of teaching hours.

Click on a session below to join a workshop.

5th January, 5:30-7:00: CertTESOL Taster Session - Teaching approaches & methods
10th January, 3:00-4:30: CertTESOL Taster Session - Lexical approach to vocabulary
18th January, 3:00-4:30: CertTESOL Taster Session - Introduction to the Phonemic Alphabet

8th February, 5:30-7:00: Teaching Skills - Creating engaging grammar lessons
21st February, 3:00-4:30: Teaching Skills - Helping students retain vocabulary - Recycle, Reuse, Retain

6th March, 5:30 – 7:00: Teaching Skills - Exploiting Stories (Young learners focus)
20th March, 5:30 – 7:00: Teaching Skills - Making the most of reading & listening activities

4th April, 3:00 – 4:30: CertTESOL Taster Session - Learner centred approach to language teaching
26th April, 3:00 – 4:30: CertTESOL Taster Session - Teaching grammar

3rd May, 5:30 – 7:00: Teaching Skills - CLIL and Subject specific language teaching
31st May, 3:00 – 4:30: Teaching Skills - Comprehensive speaking & writing lessons

5th June, 5:30 – 7:00: CertTESOL Taster Session - Teaching approaches & methods
14th June, 5:30 – 7:00: Teaching Skills - Effective vocabulary teaching
27th June, 5:30 – 7:00: Teaching Skills - Exploiting songs & music (Young learners focus)

4th July, 3:00 – 4:30: Teaching Skills - Designing & adapting teaching materials
11th July, 5:30 – 7:00: DipTESOL taster session
19th July, 5:30 – 7:00: Teaching Skills - Puzzling it out - Cognitive activities for language learning
26th July, 3:00 – 4:30: DipTESOL taster session

9th August, 3:00-4:30: Teaching Skills - Generative approaches to vocabulary teaching
15th August, 3:00-4:30: Teaching Skills - Working with SEN students (Young learners focus)
23rd August, 5:30-7:00: Teaching Skills - Situational and topic based language teaching

12th September, 5:30-7:00: Teaching Skills - Making the most of reading & listening activities
20th September, 3:00-4:30: DipTESOL taster session
27th September, 3:00-4:30: Teaching Skills - Knowing vs Doing: Process and Product in ESOL Examinations

3rd October, 3:00-4:30: CetTESOL Taster Session - Learner centred approach to language teaching
16th October, 3:00-4:30: DipTESOL taster session
30th October, 5:30-7:00: Teaching Skills - Increasing student interaction in grammar lessons

7th November, 3:00 – 4:30: Teaching Skills - Teacher & student talk: Investigating classroom discourse
15th November, 3:00 – 4:30: Teaching Skills - Speaking and writing games and activities

5th December, 3:00 – 4:30: Teaching Skills - Unlocking second language listening skills
13th December, 5:30 – 7:00: Teaching Skills - Activities for large classes