Top Teachers - Education Co. Ltd.
The orientation commences on arrival in Thailand. It seeks to acquaint new arrivals to Thailand with their immediate environment and prepare them to teach in the schools in which they will be placed.

THE TOPICS BELOW ARE INCLUDED IN THE ORIENTATION.

Accommodation

  • Suratthani, utility offices and essential buildings

The local area
  • Essential / Useful Purchases
  • Opening a bank account and banking procedures
Teaching English at TESOL-ASIA
  • Disseminating information
  • Background to TESOL-ASIA Group
  • Code of Conduct in TESOL-ASIA
  • Dialogue classrooms and the local network.
  • The Cambridge ESOL courses
  • Dialogue, its syllabus and resources
  • Visit to Associate Schools
  • Visit to Oonrak. Introduction to the local network and online syllabus
  • Planning for Semester 1
Documentation
  • Collecting documentation and signing contracts
In-service Training
  • Skills Audit
  • Training targets
  • CERTIFICATE OF THAI CULTURE, THAI LANGUAGE AND THE PROFESSIONAL CODE OF ETHICS FOR NON-THAI TEACHERS.  

If time permits, a day at a beach, national park or place of historic interest.