Initial and refresher courses for language teachers: ESL Quality , Teachers

Experience and skills for a first-rate service!

A unique service

Those small essential details that offer you peace of mind.

The majority of our customers comes to us by 'word of mouth', as a result of a friend or colleague's recommendation.

A wide choice of destinations & renowned teacher training centres

We believe that there is no substitute for being surrounded by the language you teach. By offering teacher training and development courses in some of the world’s most exciting and interesting destinations, we aim to combine the best teaching standards with the pleasure and value of travel.

Selection of the best teacher training centres

For your complete satisfaction, ESL selects the best partners according to precise and demanding criteria. The centres that we offer you have been established partners for several years and are internationally recognised for the quality of their teacher training provision. Many have decades of experience in language teacher training. Affiliated to federations and/or professional associations, they are accredited by reputed quality control institutions and are regularly visited by members of our team.

Competent and personalised advice service

All of the members of our team have a background in the area of tourism or in the area of language teaching. We regularly visit the cities and schools we offer... it’s a tough job, but someone’s got to do it!

Administration and enrolment free of charge

We organise all of the administrative steps of enrolment, booking and communication with the school and the place where you will study. And this without any additional charge!

More than 15 years' experience

With more than 15 years' experience in the organisation of language studies abroad, we have built solid links with our partner schools. We are proud to note that the majority of participants contact us through the recommendation of a friend or relative having already benefitted from our services, in this way attesting to the quality of our services. As well as travel, our company background is in language teaching and we own language schools in France, Germany and Switzerland.

ESL Accreditations

Although the most important validation of the quality of our services is the satisfaction of our customers, numerous international organisations have also chosen to put their confidence in us and to officially certify our organisation's activity and the conception of our language holidays:

SALTA

Experienced group leaders to accompany you!

ESL is a member of the Association of language travel agents in Switzerland: SALTA. Founded in 2003, the main objective of SALTA (Swiss Association of Language Travel Agents) is to establish precise and uniform quality standards and to check that they are adhered to. The members of SALTA guarantee the greatest possible security in terms of the quality and reliability of their services and that of the proposed language schools.

Quality English

This label is given to independent schools offering quality programmes that meet strict standards and are of excellent reputation. They are all accredited by the British Council and English UK. ESL is an official Quality English agent for the representation of these schools.

http://www.quality-english.com

ICEF

ESL Education has been recognized by the world leader in event organisation for international education professionals.

http://www.icef.com

IALC Partner

ESL is an official partner of the members of the IALC association, which includes a selection of independent, high-quality language schools, spread over more than 25 countries.

http://www.ialc.org

Low prices guaranteed

Original prices and low prices guaranteed You will be refunded 100% of any price difference with regard to other agencies. At ESL-Language studies abroad, we work exclusively with the original prices of our partner schools. In this way, you pay the same price as you would by contacting the school directly. This allows us to guarantee you the most attractive prices on the language travel market! If, for the same school and the same conditions, you find a cheaper offer in other agencies, we refund you the difference! This excludes additional services such as flights and insurances. In addition, we organise all of the enrolment, administrative and follow-up steps of your stay without any additional charge.

WYSE Work Abroad Association

Sister association of WYSETC, WYSE brings together those active in the organisation or promotion of work abroad programmes. It sets high quality standards that its members must respect and works with governments to promote work abroad programmes.

http://www.wyseworkabroad.org

WYSETC

(The World Youth Student & Educational Travel Confederation) This organisation was founded in 2006 following the fusion of two larger international federations for professionals active in the field of youth travel: the FIYTO (Federation of International Youth Travel organisations) and the ISTC (International Student Travel Confederation). This organisation includes more than 500 members in 118 countries.

http://www.wysetc.org/

ALTO

(Association of Language Travel Organisations) The ALTO association includes 180 organisations in 40 countries on all 5 continents. This organisation brings together associations that organise language studies abroad and work according to a common ALTO quality charter.

http://www.altonet.org

LABEL OF QUALITY FOR SWISS TOURISM (Level 1)

The label of quality for Swiss tourism was set up by several Swiss tourism insitutions including the Swiss Tourism Federation (FST), the Swiss Tourist Office (ST) and the Swiss Association of Tourism Directors (ASDT). ESL has fulfilled the necessary conditions for obtaining the level 1 label of quality.

http://www.myswitzerland.com