ECC (Thailand) offers CELTA, YL Extension to CELTA and TESOL TEFL, TESL and Certification Courses for Teachers who want to gain a TEFL or TESOL Certificate and teach English abroad. ECC is the largest private language and computer school in Thailand, with more than 50 branches in Bangkok and all over Thailand, from Chiang Mai in the North to Hat Yai in the South. It’s also the most active private language school and runs a wide variety of courses from general conversation to specialized test preparation. Our students range in age from young children to retirement age adult learners, and in ability from absolute beginners to advanced.

Despite my father’s good advice to never become a teacher I found myself teaching for the first time in Thailand. His advice was not purposely unheeded. Growing up with a teacher I had seen first hand the numerous downfalls of this life in the British schooling system. I.e. the increasing stress, pressure and paperwork. However, this was a different country and to put it bluntly, I needed to earn some money.more

After over 25 years in London, the last seven as a civil servant, it was really time to shake off the cobwebs. Having seen the advertisement for ECC’s Train and Teach programme on the web I decided to get on the plane to Bangkok with just one suitcase and my trusty laptop. more

When I first learned that my husband had accepted a job in Bangkok, I embarked on an adventure that would change my life. I gave up my corporate career back in the States and began teaching English on a volunteer basis. After discovering how much I loved teaching, I decided that it was time for some formal training, so I stopped into the local ECC office to find out more about the Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults or CELTA course.more