Top-notch teacher training courses

Since 1987, HDEE (Helen Doron Early English) teacher training programs have prepared suitable candidates to take advantage of an exciting and rewarding new career as qualified Helen Doron teachers worldwide.

Serious training can be fun

Although we're serious about providing you with the highest level of expertise in our methodology, Helen Doron training courses take place in a responsive and engaging environment, designed to fully expand your joy of teaching.

Visit our Calendar of Teacher Training Courses to locate the HDEE training course nearest you.

Work that's interesting and well-paid

Your work as a qualified Helen Doron Early English teacher can be both fulfilling and lucrative. It's a perfect lifetime career that allows you the freedom to be as flexible as you want; work full-time, part-time, from home, in community centers or learning establishments anywhere in the world.

General course details

Training Courses run for 5, 6 or 7 days, depending on the country. Remember, all HDEE trainers are highly competent professionals, with years of experience and proven success teaching our unique learning methodology to suitable candidates.

Training courses are implemented in two stages:

• Stage A : Introduction and evaluation - 2 days

• Stage B: Intensive practical training - 3, 4 or 5 days (depending on course length)

  Stage A:  Your first two days on the course are an important opportunity to get a closer look and feel for the work ahead. At this stage, you decide if it's truly a career choice you want to pursue. At the same time, the Helen Doron trainer determines your suitability.

  Stage B:  This stage is comprised of candidates considered suitable for training. However, only trainees who successfully meet our standards in practical demonstrations, written assignments and general attitude at the end of this stage, may go on to qualify as fully-fledged HDEE teachers.

Teacher training courses limited to a maximum 12 participants only!

Small course sizes ensure you'll receive optimal personal attention and practical experience. During the course you will receive:

• Teaching kits, including innovative books and CD's
• Teacher guides, flashcards, assortment of teaching aids
• Press files, media kits, promotional tools
• Practical information on running your own business

Requirements:

An excellent grasp of spoken English is required. You must enjoy working with children. Those with previous experience in childcare are also preferred. Applicants with a teaching certificate, background in education or a language certificate are good candidates.

Graduation:

Our teacher training courses are extremely intensive. In addition to the hours in which you participate in the course, a minimum of 1 hour outside class each evening will be required to prepare for the next day's session. The submission of a written essay - two to three pages long - is compulsory. Good performance on practical demonstrations and a satisfactory essay are essential to graduating.

Remuneration:

How much you earn largely depends on you. A few key factors such as workload, location and pricing will influence profitability; however opportunities are wide-ranging and potentially very rewarding. Contact your national or regional office for information specific to your area. If no Learning Centre or Master Franchise is available in your country, please contact our International Head Office.

Agreement:

As a qualified HDEE Teacher you will be required to sign a franchise agreement with your local Helen Doron Franchisee (area representative), who will supply you with all your teaching materials, promotional tools and support services. If no local Helen Doron Franchisee is available in your region, our International Head Office will contact you to sign the franchise agreement and provide the necessary materials.

Royalty fees:

We offer assistance to our qualified HDEE Teachers with a range of valuable services including business guidance and support. In this way you benefit from our proven expertise in growing successful teaching franchises just like yours. For these services, you are charged royalty fees, which you pay as a percentage of the turnover received from your lessons. As a Helen Doron teacher, you are entitled to all of the support services listed below.

Support Services

Pedagogic:

• Seminars - Day seminars occur on a regular basis, and explore exciting new learning materials and new applications for existing materials.
• Annual conference - The perfect venue for showcasing new materials and ideas to enhance your teaching skills and helping you maintain the high standards expected of all HDEE Teachers. You'll enjoy a fun day, a gala lunch, a great learning experience, and the opportunity to make friends with many other HDEE Teachers from all over the world.
• Email forum - Links you with our worldwide forum of HDEE teachers to pose questions, exchange views and give and receive important feedback. Networking is a big part of what we do, and Helen Doron herself often interacts personally in these forums.
• Teacher web portal - Gives you instant access to document downloads for the latest in learning material updates, guidelines and other valuable tools for your lessons.
• Teacher prop site - Let's you get in on the fun and games! View and download games, props and a host of creative teaching aids developed by other teachers to spice up their lessons.

Organizational and Financial:

• Area meetings - HDEE Franchisee's sponsor regularly scheduled meetings, designed to help area teachers improve organizational skills, confront important marketing matters such as attracting more students, and develop relationships with other teachers by sharing experiences and ideas.
• Newsletters - Bringing you up-to-date on organizational issues, important pedagogic advisories, and practical tips for enriching your teaching career.
• Referrals - You can increase your business by way of referrals provided by your local franchisee.
• Information Management System - This administrative tool is designed to help your business run more efficiently and provide the latest news from your franchisee and HD Headquarters. It allows you to register and organize students, keep track of royalties, and know when to order materials and view past orders. The HDEE calendar gives you event schedules, seminar registration and even important personal information such as students' birthdays etc.

Promotional:

• Posters and brochures - A wealth of media-rich promotional material will be available as soon as you've qualified as a HDEE Teacher. Delivered straight to your training course or learning centre, you'll receive our attractive promotional posters or brochures already printed with your business name and phone number for effective advertising. Additional promotional materials may be purchased at cost, whenever needed.
• Website - Our website is the perfect resource for parents, and is dedicated to addressing questions they may have about the content and value of our international early English teaching system. It also provides a detailed overview of the Helen Doron organization as a whole, complete with client references and case studies.