Who is TEFL Ireland?
Weekend & Online TEFL Course Accreditation
Media Information
TEFL Ireland History

Who is TEFL Ireland?
TEFL Ireland is an accredited, award-winning TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language) training organisation dedicated to providing high quality teaching certification courses. Offering courses with the best quality, length and price combination value, TEFL Ireland doesn't just train you as a successful English teacher, it hands you an internationally recognised qualification making you an invaluable asset to a wide variety of employers worldwide.

Education is a €3.5 billion industry, the world's third largest market and the English language is its most popular and widespread feature. Whether you are drawn to teaching Tibetan monks in Nepal as a volunteer, helping China prepare for its 2008 Olympic debut or earning as you travel the world the TEFL teaching method opens cultural, social and national borders for you. TEFL Ireland is there for you providing tailored courses, the support of superbly trained and experienced TEFL tutors and access to 8,500 worldwide job contacts. Whether you're seeking to launch into a rewarding and challenging career or just want a sabbatical from daily routine, becoming a TEFL teacher is your ticket to a unique life experience.

For over 13 years i-to-i has trained thousands of native English speakers of all ages (17 and up) to teach English internationally. We currently hold regular weekend classes at convenient locations in Dublin, Waterford, Cork, Limerick, Galway, Athlone, Belfast, Carlow, Wexford, Tralee, Dundalk, Kilkenny, Letterkenny, Carrick-on-Shannon, and Cavan.

Our energetic and dynamic TEFL instructors all hold a minimum of the Royal Society of Arts (RSA) certificate or the Cambridge Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (CELTA) and at least 3 years of recent teaching experience abroad, to give our students the highest quality instruction. Additionally, both our weekend and online courses are certified by the Open and Distance Learning Quality Council (ODLQC), so tutees can be assured of a comprehensive and thorough curriculum.

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Weekend & Online TEFL Course Accreditation
i-to-i has been training students in TEFL for over 13 years. Since opening its doors in 2002, the TEFL Ireland office remains unrivalled in pioneering Irish TEFL certification training. It has won the Waterford County Enterprise Board Business of the Year 2005 Award and has recently received FÁS accreditation as a training institution.

It's important for you to know that the course you take has been evaluated externally by educational professionals so you can be sure you are studying a first-rate programme and investing your time and money wisely. i-to-i is the only TEFL course provider to have achieved accreditation by the ODLQC (Open and Distance Learning Quality Council) for over 4 years and is affiliated to a number of recognized external organisations including but not limited to:

• Our approved Training Programmes and Trainers have been placed on the FÁS/EI National Register of Trainers.

  

You could also get up to 70% funding for your i-to-i TEFL course, subject to FÁS eligibility requirements.

• IATEFL: TEFL Ireland is an institutional member of the International Association of English Language Teachers of English as a Foreign Language (IATEFL). Founded in the UK in 1967, it now has over 3,500 members in 100 different countries throughout the world. (http://www.iatefl.org/)

• SQMS: the Scottish Quality Management System awarded the i-to-i organisation its SQMS Quality Standards stamp of approval in September 2005. The award certifies that upon national evaluation, SQMS rules i-to-i's educational products and services consistent in demonstrating high quality business practices. (http://www.sqms.co.uk/)

• Investor in People: Elevated since April 2002 to Investor in People status, this UK national standard of the National Training Task Force judged i-to-i as a model organisation providing the highest quality of service while demonstrating good practice in the training and development of people to achieve business goals. (http://www.investorsinpeople.co.uk/IIP/Web/default.htm)

• Year Out Group: an association of leading year organisations formed in 1998, Year Out Group elected i-to-i as a member for promoting the concept and benefits of well-structured year out programmes, advocating models of good practice and helping young people and their advisors in selecting suitable and worthwhile projects. (http://www.yearoutgroup.org/index.html)

• USIT: TEFL Ireland is the sole provider of accredited TEFL courses for USIT, Ireland's student, youth and independent travel organisation.

Media Information
TEFL Ireland, Ireland's leading TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language) provider, is dedicated to providing quality and convenient TEFL courses to everyone from students, holiday makers, retirees and career breakers. In the last 12 months they have trained 10,000 people in TEFL and assisted them in their job search overseas as well as here in Ireland.

TEFL is for everyone as being a native English speaker; you don't need any sort of qualification or experience. In fact anyone from 17-70 years old can take part. The courses are offered year round countrywide for people to study at their own convenience. This will not only give them certification to teach English privately in Ireland, but never-ending possibilities to work abroad. The service is not over when the course is as the TEFL Ireland team will offer their expert guidance and resources to get a job with a database of over 8,500 contacts worldwide.

As TEFL becomes a popular educational tool we have been featured in many major papers regarding this hot topic. For more information about TEFL Ireland or to arrange interviews please contact PR coordinator Megan Hogan at +353 (0) 58 40050 or email Megan.Hogan@i-to-i.com.

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TEFL Ireland History
i-to-i was originally founded with the purpose of offering shorter, better value TEFL qualification courses for the avid traveller. Former volunteer, TEFL teacher and world explorer, Deirdre Bounds was inspired to create i-to-i after following a month-long, £1,000 TEFL course and teaching in China. Working alongside colleagues with little to no teaching qualification she invented the "Weekend TEFL Course" so English speakers could familiarise themselves with the basics of teaching in a single intensive weekend course. This resulted in a 20 hour, 2 day course which extracts the most practical elements of the longer course, adds first-hand job search advice and provides an internationally recognised certificate. Since its 1994 inception in the UK, the i-to-i course has climbed in popularity and prestige, expanding its course selection to better cater to its clients needs. As most schools abroad are willing to hire a fluent English speaker with teaching enthusiasm, the i-to-i TEFL course is designed with the traveller in mind. It is perfect for those seeking to travel and earn money teaching, though thanks to globalisation trends and population mobility TEFL teachers are creating a job market here in Ireland.

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