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Teacher & School Head

Development

Certificate Course Programs for

Teaching Professionals & School Heads

SixSigmaAssociates.co.uk/SixSigma

“When a colleague referred to SSA Centre of

Educational Excellence as 'the mothership' of teacher training, I knew it was the place for

me... I'll leave Karachi, with a new take on

how skills and systems can be taught, and

some very fond memories.“Tabraiz–TDPL-

Karachi, Pakistan.”

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Our Approach

General Certificate Course for IGCSE / O-LevelTeachers

Certificate Course for IGCSE / O-Level English Teachers

Certificate Course for IGCSE / O-Level Math Teachers

Certificate Course for School Leadership ( For Heads only) - Creative thinking and team building skills. - Classroom skills for school teachers.

Certificate Courses for Teaching Professionals:

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Our approach

It’s your career…

There is no single teaching method used in SSA Islamabad but all of our teaching techniques are based on extensive experience of working with students and teachers. Our Teacher and trainers are committed and passionate and will ensure you have a motivating learning experience.

Which course should I study?

Use this guide along with the latest course news and information find a course to help achieve your goals.

General course information

Class group size is max18 people.

Who will be my trainer?

SSA Islamabad trainers have a wealth of language teaching and teacher training experience in the PK and middle east. We select trainers with the expertise to match group or individual requirements.

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Certificate Courses for Teaching Professionals

General Certificate Course for

IGCSE / O-Level Teachers

Course length: 4 weeks (40 hours)

Days: Fri ,Sat, Sunday

Fees: PKR 45500 / delegate

Dates in: Feb, March, Apil, May, June , July,August

Maximum group size: 18

Overview: The course will help participants become

creative and effective classroom facilitators.

They will learn to incorporate the best

teaching practice including a variety of

resourceful methods to meet the different

learning needs, styles and abilities in the

classroom. The course emphasizes the

balance between lessons verbally conveyed

by a teacher and classroom conducts.

Participants are given equal opportunities to

learn from hands-on activities like role plays,

small group activities, teaching exercises,

case studies, etc.

What does the course involve?

This course gives you practical

Techniques for teaching IGCSE /

O- Level students and will also help you

to understand: • To be or not to be… A Teacher!

• Understanding Learner’s Perspective

• Managing Different Learning Styles

• Teach Less! Learn More (Lesson

Plan Construction)

• Challenging Creativity in

Classrooms

• Teachers are also Managers

• What to do with Classroom Bullies?

• Other Teaching Related Skills

What are the course benefits?

By the end of the course participants

Will:

• Develop critical and creative

thinking skills and practice

• Establish an interactive and

motivating classroom atmosphere

• Create/ innovate new teaching

strategies based on identified

learning problems

• Achieve personal and professional

development

Entry requirements: You will have previous teaching

experience and have a detailed idea about

IGCSE / O- Level UCLES course Framework.

Aim: Develop and deliver effective o-level teaching

with a focus on handling differentiation and

using new teaching approaches based on

innovative learning theories.

The Trainers on this course

are great , always adapting

their material to our

needs.The resources used in

the training are top-notch. Nida

O-level Teacher, Lahore,PK.



Certificate Course

For IGCSE / O-Level

English Teachers







You will develop your classroom teaching skills and learn practical techniques and approaches for teaching English as a second language. Course features include:

• Developing IGCSE / O-LEVELS

students’ speaking, listening, reading and

writing skills

• Teaching using a task-based learning

approach • Computer assisted language learning

(CALL) • Using songs, games and videos • Developing activities for teaching pronunciation • Preparing students for examinations


You will learn to use new teaching techniques, adapt materials for different environments and build your confidence in the classroom. By the end of the course you will:

• have shared teaching ideas from your own

classroom experience

• have prepared a pack of teaching ideas

• have learned to adapt materials to your own

teaching circumstances

Aims: • Illustrate how the examination papers are

marked.

• Offer advice to teachers preparing candidates

for examination.

• Encourage the sharing of experiences of

preparing candidates for examination.

• Discuss assessment methodologies.

• Reflect upon your approach to assessment in

the light of the approaches of others.

• Attempt to improve the performance of students

throughout their IGCSE / O-Levels English

course.

Entry requirements:

You will have a minimum 6 months’ teaching experience and an adequate

Academic English Level.

Who is this course for?

You’ll be a teacher of IGCSE /

O-LEVELS English with 6 or

more months’ experience and

want to update your teaching and take back new ideas to your school

and students.

This course is designed for the

teachers looking to develop new

skills for teaching and delivering

the material for IGCSE /

O-LEVELS English.

In this certificate course many of

the techniques and ideas discussed will be useful.

“All in all, great input, lovely ideas and loads of useful material. I only hope I can use it all!”

Sabbhat

IGCSE English Teacher, Isbd, PK.



Certificate Course

For IGCSE / O-Level

Mathematics Teachers

Course length:

4 weeks (30 hours)

What does the course involve? You will gain a deeper understanding

of the teaching methodology of IGCSE

/ O-LEVELS Mathematics and learn practical techniques through:

• Task-based learning • Syllabus design • Testing and examinations • Motivation theories and motivating

learners in the classroom

• Teaching large/mixed ability groups

• Technology and language teaching

“In this course the most resourceful,

dynamic, trainers I have ever met in any

field. I am really glad that I could

participate and I am leaving with a long

list of refreshing ideas for my classes."

Sabrina – Head TDPL, Isbd –PK.


You will learn to use new teaching techniques, adapt materials for different environments and build your confidence in the classroom.

By the end of the course you will:

• Have shared teaching ideas from your

own classroom experience

• Have prepared a pack of teaching ideas

• Have learned to adapt materials to your

own teaching circumstances

• Have developed an ability to critically

examine and evaluate IGCSE / O

–LEVELS mathematics trends in

context with your own teaching

• Have acquired a range of practical

teaching ideas and materials

Entry requirements:

You will have a minimum 6 months’

IGCSE / O-LEVEL mathematics teaching

experience and having detailed know how

of UCLES Course Framework.


Fees:

PKR 38500 / delegate



Aim: • Illustrate how the examination

papers are marked.

• Offer advice to teachers preparing

candidates for examination.

• Encourage the sharing of

experiences of preparing candidates

for examination.

• Discuss assessment methodologies.

• Reflect upon your approach to

assessment in the light of the

approaches of others.

• Offer advice to teachers preparing

candidates for examination.

• Attempt to improve the

performance of students throughout

their IGCSE / O-Levels Mathematics

course.



Certificate Course for Language Development and Teaching Skills

Course length FACE TO FACE

3 weeks ( 30 hrs)





You’ll be an experienced or new teacher of young and

Adult learners, including: • subject teachers who need to

teach in English or who want to

gain language teaching skills

• English language teachers

working in a second, third or

further additional language

• experienced teachers who want

to improve language standards.

•You will be an experienced

teacher with an upper

intermediate level of English.

•You’ll be looking to develop your

English or perhaps change

direction in your teaching e.g.

from younger learners to adults.


This course gives you practical techniques

for teaching English while also helping

you to:

• Clarify grammar

• Develop fluency and pronunciation

pronunciation

• use classroom language and

•Use class room language and manage

classroom activities

• Plan effective lessons for different types

of learner

• Learn techniques for introducing a new

language

• Use different media resources



• Have improved their language and language

skills

• Have explored some of the principles of

English language teaching

• Have experimented with classroom

techniques through peer teaching

• Have increased your awareness of the four

Skills of English language.

• Have a stronger awareness of learners’

language needs and ability to respond

• Be better prepared to progress to advanced

teaching qualifications.

Entry requirements:

You will have previous English language

teaching experience and have an English

Level equivalent to B2.

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Certificate Course for School Heads

Certificate Course for School Leadership

Course length:

4 weeks (50 hours)


Fees:

PKR 85000/delegate



Overview: This course will help develop your

strategic leadership skills by

introducing you to ideas and exercises

through a range of experiences.

Exposure to effective role models,

developing familiarity with

theoretical leadership models,

personal reflection. Which will allow

you to expand on your existing

skillset and develop your leadership

strengths and skills.


You will gain a deeper understanding of

the school leadership and learn leadership

techniques through:

- Understanding strategic leadership

- Understanding yourself

- Creating direction

- Leading others

- Communicating and being visible

- Creating results


Objectives of the course:

This workshop is designed to enable you to:

- Analyze the impact of decision‐making

processes on the behavior of people in

organizations

- Use sociocratic governance principles in both

your personal life and your work place.

- Gain power by sharing it

- Use sociocracy to improve the financial,

marketing, and social health of your

organization.

Use sociocratic governance as a means to:

-Gain respect for who you are

-Develop team spirit in your organization

-Manage difficult situations

-Make decisions that can be implemented

rapidly with support of your teammates

-Support the development of leaders at all

levels of your organization

-Stay firm in direction while supporting self

determination of working teams

-Create the conditions for authentic community

-Explore different strategies to implement

sociocracy in your environment

“Leadership is not about

one person, it’s about

building a shared

commitment and building a

leadership team.”

“Kati Haycock”

This School Leadership Program ensures that

school leaders have the professional capacity

required to lead an institution in an national /

international environment, to embed global

dimensions in the curriculum and philosophy of

the schools, and to benchmark their experience

against high standards around the world.



Creative Thinking

& Team Building

Aim:

Generate effective methods to nurture

creativity in the classroom and build a

cohesive synergistic team.



Fees: PKR 32500/delegate



Overview: This course equips teachers with

practical and easy-to-use tools in

nurturing creativity in the classroom.

It also provides a good interactive

environment for the participants to

learn, understand and experience the

methods in applying the techniques

of creativity.

Contents:

• Introduction to Creativity

• Removing Barriers to Thinking

• Teambuilding

• Effective Decision Making

• Creative Problem Solving


You will work with course participants

to produce a wide range of materials

and activities which you can use as part

of a CTTB Curriculum.



• Learn the stages in team building

• foster effective communication among

team members

• understand conflict management and

negotiation

• know creative problem solving.

Classroom skills for

School Teachers

Course length:

3 weeks (30 hours

Days:

Fri ,Sat, Sunday


Dates in: Feb, March, Apil, May, June , July,August Maximum group size: 18

management techniques • exploiting materials and activities (storytelling; games; songs) • ways of introducing and practising new language • encouraging learner independence • motivating students • maintaining discipline


By the end of the course participants will:

• have developed and raised awareness of methodology related to teaching primary school children. • have been introduced to a variety of practical teaching activities and materials. • have improved their classroom management skills. • have focused on issues relating


You’ll be an experienced or new Teacher with an upper intermediate level of English equivalent. You’ll teach English to 10- 16 year olds as part of the general curriculum for schools. This course is designed for native and non-native speakers.

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to discipline and motivation. • have improved their language skills in relation to teaching. • have experienced a variety of media for teaching students.


You will focus on methodology and techniques which allow you to implement your teaching plans most effctively. You’ll gain a deeper understanding of the following areas:

• effective use of classroom language • effective classroom


About SSA – Centre of Educational Excellence

SSA is a Certification Body of ISO Standards for educational excellence, Academic Quality Assurance and Personnel

Certification & Training company. SSA is an Award Winning company on Educational Project Management, Training & Development from Prime Minister of Pakistan. SSA currently offers ISO 9001 QMS for educational excellence,

Academic Quality Implementation services, personnel certifications on teacher training. Six Sigma educational Quality

Standards, Lean Management Standards, 5S, KAIZEN, JIT, TQM,QC, Educational Project Management,

Entrepreneurship, Bench-marking, Leadership Communication Skills, HRM , Risk Management, Information &

Security, Office Management & Support, Personal Effectiveness , End User IT Programs and Soft Skills to public and

private companies in all developing and developed sectors. SSA is now a turnkey solution for many corporate

organizations. SSA offers more than generic services. Over time, SSA has diversified its product offering to include

web-based e-learning. SSA has training and products that cover all facets of the certification & training function.

OFFICIAL LICENSE AFFILIATIONS OF SSA :

- Applaus VELOSI - UK.

- NPO - Ministry of Industries & Quality, Govt.of Pakistan.

- IQMS , UK.

- PECB ( ANSI Accredited, USA.) , Montreal, Canada.

- UQMI, California, USA.

- Brainmeasures Solutions, Texas, USA.

- Pyzdek Institute LLC, USA.

- Ten Directions Pte Ltd, British Council Certified & Registered.

- TOEIC, ETS, USA

- PTE, UK.

Official Memberships:

•Corporate Member IQF (International Quality Federation), USA.

•Corporate Member IIBA (International Institute of Business Analysis), CANADA.

•Senior member of Quality & Productivity Society of Pakistan, QPSP.

•Associate member Lean Enterprise Institute, Cambridge,USA. •Productivity Association of Pakistan (PAP), Ministry of Production & Industries, Govt. of Pakistan. •Associate member Change Management Learning Center (CMLC), USA.

•Affiliate member of Computer Society of Pakistan (CPS) •Associate member of Human Resource Forum(HRF) of Pakistan.

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