The following courses are funded by the EU. Funding is subject to EU application. Your school or University can apply for EU funding. It is common practice, that participating teachers manage the EU funding application.
We are happy to answer questions regarding the EU application process, we do not offer submitting the application on your behalf.
Cultural Programme Ireland
Each teacher course in Ireland include several cultural activities which are either included into the course curriculum or offered as an additional leisure programm to you. Some activities are icluded in the price, some have to be paid extra at cost price when you get there (such as restaurant visits, extra excursions)
Dublin and Cork have several walking and orientation tours throughout the city. Dublin has evening activities, get togethers such as Pub and Restaurant visits (participants pay for their own meals and drinks) or to traditional irish music sessions or conversation afternoons.
Cork offers several bus tours and excursions to interesting places in and out of the city.
Galway on Ireland’s ‚Wild Atlantic‘ Coast: Due to the smaller size of the city, participants will have ample opportunity to learn about the cultural heritage of both Ireland by just walking around the local area. Included in the teacher courses are a guided historical walking tour of Galway city, and afternoon social and cultural activities.
Teacher courses (except fort he GEN courses) in Galway include a full-day cultural tour to a local area of scenic and heritage value.
The staff of each school are happy to suggest other tours and events to enjoy during your stay.
Advanced Language & Methodology (ALM)
Teacher refresher course – for English language teachers and educators
1 and 2 week intensive course
Target: English teachers, secondary, vocational (teachers further education), university lecturers
PML/ALM – Primary Methodology & Language:
This course is very similar to the ALM course above, but specifically for teachers of students aged 6-14. You will improve your own language skills and learn creative methods for teaching this age group. Requirements: English level minimum: B1. Teachers with basic to intermediate English skills.
Training for English teachers who teach students aged 6-14 – for middle school and primary school teachers
Modern Irish Culture for Erasmus+ Projects
Educators, teachers, university professionals, event organisers within the vocational training sector.
2 week course
Who is the course suitable for:
Individual teachers: Check set coursedates for Galway and Dublin
Groups: Tailormade course in Kerry, see below “Irish Culture in Kerry”
There are no school requirements; this course is suitable for elementary, middle, high school and vocational school teachers as well as school staff. Requirement: Minimum knowledge of English: B1/B2
Irish culture course for individual teachers in Galway and Dublin: The course includes mainly classroom lessons but also some excursions and practical workshops.
Irish Culture in Kerry – only for your group 6 teachers or more:
“Irish Culture and Integrative Transformative Practice for teachers (ITP)”
This course can be tailormaid to suit your needs and/or your EU project. It contains less theory and more “hands on” irish culture. You will do excursions, meet many interesting irish people. Learn about music, culture, enviornment. Modern and traditional culture…
You also learn theoretical topics similar to the above for individual teachers.
This special course takes place in the Ring of Kerry, on the famous Skelling coast, in a town less developed by tourists. A mystical place.
Only for groups of 6 or more teachers (you have to organise your own group) Coursedates can be arranged to suit your needs, from Mai – September.
GEN: General English for Educators, Teachers, and Professionals
In this course educators will:
• Focus on improving their own reading, writing, speaking, listening, and pronunciation skills
• Improve on and learn new grammar
• Receive feedback and learn new teaching methods Start date: Any Monday
Class size: 10-16, levels from A1(Elementary) to C1 (Proficient)
Minimum stay: 1 week. Recommended: 2 weeks or longer in order to immerse into an intensive program.
New! Learning through Irish Music – Galway
Learning Through Music shows how teachers can integrate music into their teaching practices to stimulate learning, improve cognitive performance, and build connections. As a teaching tool, music has the potential to support language development, strengthen memorization, and enrich classroom dynamics.
Mindfulness & English Course for teachers: theory and practice
Mindfullness – or translated “mindfulness” can improve and strengthen well-being as well as critical thinking, performance, creativity and empathy. These are all valuable life skills that can also be transferred to education professionals so that they can in turn pass it on to their students.
CLIL (Content and Language Integrated Learning)
Teaching a subject in the English language – bilingual teaching
• 1 or 2 week courses
• 20 lessons per week
• Group size: 12-16
Who is this course for?
Teachers: secondary, vocational (further education), university lecturers.
CLIL is aimed at those who teach a subject such as science, history, geography, or vocational subjects such as business, science, management, IT, or trades using English as a foreign language.
Climatic change – Creating Green Classrooms – Galway
If you would like to incorporate positive ‘green’ practices into your teaching, this is the course for you. Teachers play a key role in communicating a progressive ‘green’ message to younger generations.
Green Classrooms is designed to show how teachers can bring lessons about sustainability and positive climate action into their everyday teaching.
New! Social & Emotional Learning – Galway
Social and emotional learning
English Language development:
This course is dedicated to the further development of language skills and that participants are also corrected e.g. using tools such as leading and leading negotiations, public speaking, debates, workshops, etc. This course is similar to the GEN course, but specifically for Teachers and other education employees.
Prerequisite: B2. If you have a lower language level, it is best to take a GEN course.
Blended Learning Technology– Dublin
The aim of this course is to prepare teachers to effectively integrate technology into their teaching. This course gives teachers the confidence to successfully integrate technology into most of their classes. It gives teachers who already have experience with technology in the classroom the ability to use technology in the classroom even more effectively and to teach optimally.
The course also includes Language Development (see above)
Important information – all courses and bookings:
New courses/combination courses:
Many courses are combined with General English or Language Development. As a rule, there is a 1 week English language course or language development and the 2nd week is pure teacher training. Depending upon your wishes, this can be the other way around.
Are the courses the same in all course locations?
No. The course content of the various schools or course locations differs slightly from each other, but sometimes only slightly. This is also the reason why, for example: the Tech/Media/Blended learning courses have different names but similar content. Should this be an issue for your EU project, we are happy to send you the course curriculum before you book.
Please note that cultural events, excursions planned outside of the training rooms, but also other course teaching can change at short notice due to Corona or other conditions. World Wide Qualifications or your schools or training centre in Ireland therefore reserve the right to make price and program changes at any time without notice.
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