What is the Combined Certificate Honours Program?
This unique program allows participants to be trained and certified as English Teachers (E.F.L -English as a foreign language) while combining T.E.S.O.L. studies with studies from the Faculty of International Studies and Technology. International TESOL Certificate Combined Honors program.

Candidates for the combined Certificate Honors Program will be those who are seeking employment or service internationally, and would like the advantage of double qualifications- in teaching E.F.L. and as International Professionals in their own discipline or domain.

Graduates from the combined Certificate Honors Program will not only have achieved training and certification as E.F.L. Teachers, but will be able to capitalize on previous education and training in their own professional or technical discipline.

Graduates will clearly have a strong competitive advance in attaining international employment or service positions, and will be prepared to successfully undertake positions that require either or both concentrations. Graduates of the International TESOL College TESOL certificate Honors or Enhanced programs are eligible to broaden their credentials BEYOND TESOL to qualify them to work with thousands of organizations worldwide. Application of the TESOL Certificate -Combined Honors The Combined Certificate graduate will have work opportunities with similar organizations and fields as graduates of the Combined Bachelor of Education program. The positions available to the combined certificate holder will be commensurate with their overall education, experience and qualifications for position sought. Following achieving the Combined Certificate, a graduate might accept two international positions- one as E.F.L. Teacher at a Language School or Institute, and the other in their own professional discipline or domain- for example- laboratory technician, human resources, environmental technology, tourism, industry and manufacturing, etc.

As a second alternative, the graduate would also be seen as a highly attractive candidate for an organization that requires a skilled teacher and a skilled professional or technician. Clearly this would be a tremendous asset for those who wish to teach in their professional or technical field internationally.

Another option would be for the graduate to be able to earn an income as an E.F.L. Teacher while participating in an unpaid position of personal or professional interest – such as an unpaid professional internship, or a volunteer service position.

In short, the Combined Certificate Honors program opens a whole new world for those wishing to combine strong teaching skills with the knowledge and skills of their professional or technical training, in an international context.

Combined Certificate Program Selection:
Depending of their own previous qualifications, Candidates for the combined Certificate Honors Program will select either
International Professional Executive
(Noting Professional Discipline / Designation as applicable)
or
International Professional Technician
(Noting Technical Discipline / Designation as applicable)
to be combined with T.E.S.O.L. (Teacher of English to Speakers of Other Languages.)

Combined Certificate Graduation Requirements:
The Combined Honors Certificate requires that one of the 2 following programs of study be completed.

Option 1:
From the Faculty of TESOL
Completion of the TESOL Honors program or equivalent. The main TESOL course must be completed either in class or online, plus the online grammar course and a minimum of 4 specialization courses.

PLUS

From the Faculty of International Studies
A minimum of 3 Common Core mandatory courses from the Faculty of International Studies.

OR

Option 2:
From the Faculty of TESOL
Completion of the TESOL Enhanced program or equivalent. The main TESOL course must be completed either in class or online, plus the online grammar course and a minimum of 1 specialization course.

PLUS

From the Faculty of International Studies
A minimum of 5 Common Core thread courses ( 3 mandatory, 2 optional)

Transfer of External Credits
Candidates may transfer credits from previous TESOL training to the Combined Honors certificate program from International TESOL College or from any other external equivalent program.

Details on each of the 2 faculty programs can be found in the relevant certificate program.