Terms and Conditions.

6-Job Guidance Program. The ITTO Job Guidance Program aims to place its graduates with job interviews within two weeks of successful academic completion of the course. In order to achieve this, the trainee must participate fully in all aspects of the Job Guidance Program and provide any relevant documentation that may be required. ITTO can only guarantee employment to successful candidates in certain destinations as specified by ITTO.
7-Travel Arrangements. ITTO strongly recommends that travel arrangements should not be made until course placement has been confirmed. ITTO does not accept liability for costs incurred for travel arrangements made without prior acceptance on that course. Travel costs are not included in the advertised course prices. ITTO is not responsible in any way for trainee’s general safety or health/well being. ITTO is not responsible for any of trainee´s personal property or belongings that are lost, damaged or stolen.
8-Airport Transfer. If you have requested the homestay option, please be advised that the families cannot receive you after 21:00 p.m. local time. Please contact ITTO course Administration should you be unable to arrive before this time to arrange alternate accommodation for that night. This will be at an additional cost.
9-Cancellation Fees.
Please note that all outstanding course fees are due in full on the morning of the first day of the ITTO TEFL course. Non-payment of said fees at this time will result in the suspension of tuition until such time as full payment has been made, ITTO cannot be held responsible for any detrimental effect this may have to a trainee’s studies. Cancellations made less than 60 days before the program start date, deposits and program fees are non-refundable however, the date of the program may be changed for up to one year at no charge.
Should a trainee wish to withdraw from the course at any time, they should be aware that this amount is refundable only in exceptional circumstances at the discretion of ITTO’s management.
The remaining costs, may be refunded dependant on the length of time the trainee has participated in the ITTO TEFL course.
These are as follows: (refunds are invalid if for any reason the trainee is ejected from the course for any of the reasons outlined in Section 13)
Week 1: 50% of remaining fees may be returned.
Week 2: 25% of remaining fees may be returned.
Week 3 and beyond: 0% of remaining fees will be returned.
10-Payment of deposit. A deposit of $200.00 US is required to secure a place within the ITTO course and should be paid at the time of application. This deposit is part of the course fee and as such is deducted from the final amount due. It is non-refundable, but is transferable to a later course for a period of up to two weeks before the start date of the course applied for. Once this period has elapsed, or the course has commenced the deposit cannot be transferred to a later course. A place on an ITTO course cannot be reserved without payment of the deposit. In exceptional circumstances, a place may be held prospectively on an ITTO TEFL course at the discretion of, and for such a period of time as specified by the ITTO Applications Center. Deadline dates for payment, should they be set, must be adhered to in order to guarantee placement within the program. If the deadline is not met by 16:00 p.m. GMT on the set date, then ITTO cannot guarantee that the place will be held.
11-Special Needs. If you require any special assistance, you must inform ITTO ahead of your application submission to ensure that your need may be met. Please call ITTO course Administration immediately if you are at all in doubt.
12-Health Matters.
ITTO strongly recommends that health insurance is purchased prior to travel. This is not provided in the course fee. ITTO does not accept responsibility or liability for any health matters that may arise during the period of the ITTO TEFL course.
Should a trainee be forced to withdraw from the course for health reasons over the duration of the course, ITTO, on receipt of doctor’s sick note, will be happy to place the trainee onto a later course at the same location at no further cost (excepting travel costs and accommodation). Such placement must be made at the discretion of ITTO course Administration.
It is agreed that the option of obtaining health insurance or traveller’s insurance is available to trainee outside of ITTO and that ITTO does not provide any such insurance. Any insurance to cover health, accident, lost/damaged/stolen property and death is completely the trainee´s responsibility. It is fully understood and agreed that trainee (or any third party) can in no way hold ITTO responsible financially or in any other manner for trainee´s health, well being, lost/damaged/stolen property, or death at any point. It is understood that although ITTO may provide a list of recommended insurance providers, ITTO is in no way associated with these insurance providers and assumes no responsibility for any business or transactions that take place between trainee and any of these recommended insurance providers. Also, it is agreed that ITTO provides a list of recommended insurance providers to clients as a service, but this should not be taken by trainee as an endorsement of any particular provider. Trainee understands that trainee is free to choose any provider for his/her insurance at his/her own discretion.
It is understood that as a foreign student, trainee may be legally required to obtain a level of medical insurance to cover any potential medical expenses or costs that could be necessary in the event of injury or death. Trainee hereby agrees to abide by any proscribed laws that apply to him/her, and obtain a sufficient level of insurance to satisfy all applicable laws of the country where trainee will be living. Trainee agrees to disclose to ITTO in advance any medical condition or problem that could adversely effect his/her training at ITTO’s school or the training of any other students. It is agreed that if an undisclosed medical condition that could impede trainee’s learning or the learning of others, ITTO reserves the right to withdraw trainee from any/all courses trainee is taking with ITTO and refund part/all of trainee’s payment for those courses according to ITTO´s Cancellation and Refund policy.
13-Failure to Complete the ITTO TEFL Course
Should a trainee unsuccessfully complete the ITTO TEFL course for either academic or attendance reasons, no monies are refundable. If the failure was for academic reasons, it may be possible to retake the course at no additional cost, excepting travel expenses and accommodation. Placement for a retake of the ITTO TEFL Course must be made at the discretion of ITTO Course Administration.
Should a trainee withdraw of their own volition from the ITTO TEFL Course, then a partial sum of the course fee may be refundable. Please see Section 9 of this document for more details.
Under certain exceptional circumstances, a trainee may be ejected from the ITTO TEFL Course.
These are outlined below:
if a trainee falls below the required number of course input hours during the course through fault of their own. If a trainee fails to attend any of their allocated teaching practices, through fault of their own. if the trainee is found to be inebriated or under the influence of any intoxicating substance, while at the school site.
if the trainee is discriminatory in any way (for example: racially, sexually, gender, mentally, physically or verbally) to any member of staff, other trainees, students, teachers or persons on the school premises or in accommodation recommended by ITTO.
if the trainee is verbally or physically in any way to any member of staff, other trainees, students, teachers or persons on the school premises, partner schools or in accommodations recommended by ITTO. Under these exceptional circumstances, the ejected party is not entitled to any form of monetary compensation.
Under these exceptional circumstances, the ejected party is not entitled to any form of monetary compensation.
14-General Safety Terms. Although ITTO may provide information and suggestions to trainee regarding travel, excursions, outside of class activities, teaching destinations, teaching conditions or other subjects that may be of interest to trainee, it is agreed that it is ultimately trainee responsibility to obtain relevant information and to decide what information/suggestions or travel, excursions, outside of class activities that are given to trainee she/he will decide to use. Trainee hereby agrees that she/he cannot hold ITTO liable or responsible at any point for any information/suggestions or any outside of class activities provided to her/him. Trainee realizes that any information or suggestions provided to her/him by ITTO are recommendations based on previous student experiences, but that there are no guarantees implicit in any of the information/suggestions.
15. Teaching Assignments: When requesting a teaching assignment by a trainee, five preferred locations must be specified. These five locations must be in different regions, not same metro area and in mid-sized (100,000 +) to major cities. Written submission of a request for a teaching assignment must be received by ITTO at least two months prior to the desired teaching start date. If trainees are in Guadalajara you are welcome to schedule an appointment where your written request may be discussed in person.
16. Force Majeure: Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, neither party shall be liable for any delays or failures in performance resulting from acts beyond its reasonable control including, without limitation, acts of God, acts of war or terrorism, shortage of supply, breakdowns or malfunctions, sabotage, strikes, epidemics, riots, labor difficulties or civil unrest. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event of such an occurrence, each party agrees to make a good faith effort to perform its obligations hereunder.
17-Photo Authorization. Trainee authorizes ITTO to take, use, publish and reproduce photographs, slides or video of the trainee for its records and publications.
18-Acknowledgement of terms and conditions.
Trainee acknowledges that she/he is fully responsible for her/his own insurance. Trainee has read and understood ITTO’s refund and cancellation policy.

Guaranteed Lifelong Job Placement Policy:

Yes. The International Teacher Training Organization will fulfill its commitment to Guarantee Job Placement in Mexico and Provide Employment Contacts Worldwide indefinitely to its graduates, provided that:
Graduates have fulfilled ITTO´s previous employment assignments.
Graduates have not been dismissed for justified reasons from previous employment assignments.
Graduates have not breached employment contracts with schools provided by ITTO
ITTO strongly recommends that you peruse all issues having to do with your upcoming teaching assignment and consult with ITTO staff if anything is not clear on any job offers made by ITTO. Clarify anything before starting to teach, once you have started your assignment you are expected to respect the length of the contract as well as any other contractual conditions.
ITTO is under obligation to provide and Trainee is under obligation to accept job offers that fulfill the conditions advertised on ITTO´s website. It is understood and accepted by Trainee that ITTO will have fulfilled its Guaranteed Job Placement policy once two different offers have been made to Trainee, provided that these offers fulfill ITTO´s advertised statements.

Online courses:

ITTO will reimburse payments for online courses for any reason on request, but the reimburse request must be made to ITTO via email followed by a checking Phone call within 48 hours of the payment submission. If for any reason you subsequently wish to cancel your place in the course after the 48 hours has expired, ITTO cannot provide a reimbursement. The course organizer’s decision is final. The fees paid can be used as payment for another course at a later starting date, subject to course availability.
Plagiarism detection will result in disqualification from the course.
ITTO reserve the right to reproduce any work submitted by online course participants on our websites and/or publicity materials.
ITTO may terminate the services for a TEFL course at any time if:
1.- you do not meet our criteria for levels of English language competence
2. you do not, provide us with information that is necessary for us to provide the TEFL courses, for instance: your prior academic and professional qualifications
3.- you disrupt a course or are abusive to tutors or other students or appear likely to cause damage to property or not to be in a fit state to study and participate;
4.- you do not make any payment to us when it is due
You have up to 1 year to complete the course at your own time and pace. However, if you are planning to be absent for long periods of time, please contact your tutor and let him/her know about this. Accounts unused by students for more than 365 days without prior notification are automatically unenrolled. If you do not complete your course by your deadline, you may add a 6-month extension for $50 USD
You have 12 months to finish any TEFL course and 6 months to complete any Specialty Certificate Course. If you need more time or if your account has expired, you can purchase a 6-month extension for $50 USD. You are intitled of two 6 month extension. After two 6-month extension have been provided you can re-enroll to any Online TEFL course for only 200 USD, and again you will have 1 year for completion.
Accounts inactive for more than 365 days are automatically unenrolled. Due to these facts, you will actually have to start the course again but instead of paying the full fee of $325 USD, you will be given $125 USD off, which means, you will just have to pay $200 USD
Please send your ITTO Online TEFL TESOL Application again: HERE, and mention “RE-ENROLLMENT” under Special Request, and your payment of $200 USD. After this point students will have to purchase the full course again.

These courses are designed to be learned at your own pace. We will conduct discussion forums with cyber classmates and you will be receiving a 1 on 1 assessment from your tutor. Each unit will be graded by your tutor. He/She will provide a grade, feedback and suggestions to improve your progress. Then, you will proceed onto the next unit.

Also, one of the advantages of taking our courses is having the option of completing them at your own time and at your own pace in the lapse of a year , meaning, you may go as fast or as slow as desired, with access to your course 24/7.
For example, for the 140 hour certification:
If you wish to finish in 1 month, you will have to do 5 hours a day. If you wish to finish in 2 months, you will have to do 2.5 hours a day. If you wish to finish in 3 months, you will have to do 1.5 hours a day. If you have a date in mind, we will be more than happy to help you figure out the amount of time to spend.

Additional conditions to Virtual Live Practicum Teaching Program:

Due to the complexity of scheduling, Teacher Trainees must commit to teaching practice hours in five-hour (5-hour) increments. These hours will be at minimum one (1) hour per day, each day for one (1) week, Monday through Friday. Time slots can be requested by the Teacher Trainee on the application, but each time slot will be the same time each day for the duration of the week.
THE PARTNER SCHOOL will endeavor to make available additional practice hours should Teacher Trainees seek additional hours for their own personal or professional development. These additional hours will be offered based on availability. For additional hours, Teacher Trainees will use PARTNER SCHOOL-designed lesson plans, will not be given written feedback, and will not be able to review additional recorded classes.
THE PARTNER SCHOOL will issue a digital certificate of the 10 practice hours completed. Additional teaching practice may be arranged, and the PARTNER SCHOOL will issue a digital certificate for any additional hours completed as requested and completed by Teacher Trainee.
Obtaining classroom recordings will be provided on a cloud-based platform.
Privacy: THE PARTNER SCHOOL takes very seriously the Privacy rights of all individuals taking part in any programming. Student names will be shared on a roster for Teacher Trainees, but all communication to Students will be managed by The PARTNER SCHOOL. Any individual accessing video recordings will be required to sign the separate Privacy and Non-Disclosure Agreement. These Privacy Policies are critical to THE PARTNER SCHOOL’s compliance with the GDPR Law which protects all European Union citizens.
Background Checks: THE PARTNER SCHOOL may, at its sole expense, run background checks for any Teacher Trainee, with any US address, upon matching the Teacher Trainee with a class. Any Teacher Trainee without a US address may need to provide to THE PARTNER SCHOOL a background check, at the Teacher Trainee’s sole expense, before being allowed to perform practice hours at PARTNER SCHOOL. THE PARTNER SCHOOL reserves the sole right to accept or reject any Teacher Trainee based upon an unsatisfactory completion of their background check.

Considerations:

Private schools are usually for-profit organizations and require a strong sense of commitment from their teaching staff. Teachers do much more than standing at the front of a classroom talking. Teachers as in any English Speaking Country have the responsibility to the progress and education of the learners they teach, and this includes assessment and administrative work.
EFL teachers are usually required by schools to use a range of course books plus a variety of ancillary materials; a communicative approach to teaching by using dialogue, role-playing, language games and literature are also used. Formal exercises and assessment will also be part of the curriculum. There is a strong emphasis on Attendance, Punctuality, Attire and Rigorous Ethics in general.
The content of lessons varies depending on the reason why the students are learning English, e.g. whether it’s general English for either adults or young learners, ESP for professionals, business English for adults, school work for children, and so on .
Typical tasks that are usually carried out include, but may not be limited to:
• evaluating students´ class work and assignments
• preparing classroom materials, homework assignments, and handouts
• recording and maintaining accurate student attendance records and grades
• classroom management
• planning, preparing and delivering lessons to a range of classes and age groups
• preparing and setting tests, examination papers, and exercises
• marking and providing appropriate feedback on oral and written work
• devising, writing and producing new materials, including audio and visual resources
• organizing and getting involved in social and cultural activities such as sports competitions, school parties, dinners and excursions
• attending and contributing to training sessions
• participating in marketing events for the language school
• preparing information for inspection visits and other quality assurance exercises
• advising students on career issues
• developing English lesson plans in line with the National Curriculum
• maintaining discipline in the classroom
• creating a vibrant teaching atmosphere
Under general school policy the following will most certainly be considered justified causes for immediate dismissal;
1. Become Romantically Involved with a Student: Highly unethical and also illegal depending on the students’ age. Steer clear of romantic relationships of any kind with anyone in your class, your school, or under the age of 22 just to play it safe.
2. Lie on Your Resume: To become an EFL teacher, you need A TEFL Certificate and in some countries other qualifications. Lying is cheating.
3. Job Hunt at Work: While you’re at work, focus on your students and school. If you are looking for a job, do it outside the school walls and off school equipment. Worse than that, your colleagues or students might find out about your job search and stop trusting you and question your level of commitment.
4. Gossip: The teachers lounge is not the place to air your dirty laundry. A student story you might find funny others could view as highly inappropriate and grounds to call you untrustworthy, unprofessional or unethical. Whatever you do, don’t gossip about a student’s abilities or another teacher’s skills.
5. Taking Personal Calls while Teaching: Limit phone calls in class to absolute necessities- like calling a parent for an emergency.
6. Excessive Use of Internet: Most schools prevent teachers from “free” surfing by blacklisting all non-school related websites. Schools see this as a good idea to keep teachers focused on school during school hours. If you need to do a little surfing at lunch, do it quick.
7. Harass other Staff Members: teaching really is a team sport. Don’t be overly negative or difficult with other faculty members. Administrators keep files on every faculty member, and you don’t want your file to be filled with grievances about the difficulty you have working with others.
8. Forgetting to Double-Check Your Grades: Grades are serious business for students, and sometimes even more so for parents. If you can’t back up your grades with hard evidence of recorded grades, you could be in big trouble.
9. Mixing Personal and Professional Life: It’s not a good idea to hang out at your students’ houses or become extremely social with parents. You might let your guard down and say things that only school staff should be privy to.
10. Inappropriate Behavior: Only common sense, but still worth mentioning. As in any other job there are the obvious: Below standard performance, drinking, tardiness, absenteeism, etc.
When requesting a teaching assignment, five preferred locations must be specified. These five locations must be in different regions, not same metro area and in mid-sized (100,000 +) to major cities. Written submission of a request for a teaching assignment must be received by ITTO at least two months prior to the desired teaching start date. If trainees are in Guadalajara you are welcome to schedule an appointment where your written request may be discussed in person.
Trainee has read and understood ITTO’s refund, cancellation and job placement policy.
Trainee has checked and understood all information on this form before submitting.
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