Online Language Teacher Training – teach with confidence.

The qualification is suitable both for aspiring language teachers and for professionals who are already teaching and would like to further develop their didactic skills.

This training is ideal if you …

• want to start teaching
• are already teaching but lack structure and confidence
• would like to work professionally as a career changer
• want to visibly improve the quality of your teaching

No. Teaching experience is not a prerequisite.
If you are motivated, enjoy working with people, and are willing to engage with teaching methodology, you can enter the program very well.

Not necessarily. However, it is important that you have a confident feel for the language you would like to teach and that you are able to conduct lessons spontaneously, clearly and confidently.

You need a confident command of the language you plan to teach.

Language of instruction: German or English, according to your preference. You teach your own mini-lessons in the language you plan to teach. Input from the course leader is in German or English, depending on the trainer; English skills at B1 level are therefore useful.

For the required reading in Part 1, you may choose between English and German literature.

Yes, absolutely. Language of instruction: German or English, according to your preference. You teach your own mini-lessons in the language you plan to teach. Input from the course leader is in German or English, depending on the trainer; English skills at B1 level are therefore useful. Your own mini-lessons will be in German.

Yes. The entire teacher training takes place 100% online, so you can participate from anywhere.

Yes, absolutely. The methodology applies to teaching any language – whether you teach English, German, French, Spanish or another language.

The course is conducted in small groups.
The exact course structure, duration and distribution depend on the number of participants.
All details can be found clearly here.

The total learning workload is approximately 60–80 hours, including self-study, preparation and supervised teaching practice.

Part 1 – self-study and assessment conversation
Allow approximately 30–40 hours for the flexible preparation phase. Most participants complete it over four to six weeks. Part 1 concludes with a personal assessment conversation before the live practice phase begins.

Part 2 – online teaching practice
The live group sessions combine short teaching sequences, observation and structured feedback. Between sessions, allow time to prepare your own mini-lessons and reflect on your teaching.

The focus is not on perfection, but on practice, feedback and steady professional growth.

Successful participants receive preferred access to internal internships or freelance teaching opportunities at Sprachschule Schneider. Any collaboration depends on current demand, your demonstrated teaching competence and a good mutual fit.

You will receive a certificate that clearly documents your acquired teaching competencies and provides a solid, practice-oriented foundation for your work as a language teacher.
Our training is based on real adult classroom situations. Practical teaching experience is at the centre.
How strongly a certificate is weighted depends on the requirements of the respective institution. Many language schools value practice-based qualifications, particularly for entry-level positions or as a complement to existing experience.

No – our Teacher Training is not a formal qualification such as SVEB (Switzerland) and not an internationally standardised Cambridge qualification such as CELTA. It is also not a national subject-specific diploma such as DAEFLE (French as a foreign language), DITALS (Italian as a foreign language), formal ELE (Español como Lengua Extranjera) certification programmes or comparable standardised teaching diplomas.
Our training is deliberately designed as a compact, practice-oriented qualification with a direct focus on classroom competence.

The diplomas mentioned above are formal, partly state-regulated or internationally standardised qualifications.
SVEB is broadly oriented towards adult education and includes institutional, administrative and educational policy aspects. CELTA is internationally standardised and highly intensive. It includes extensive written assignments, formal assessment systems and a clearly defined evaluation structure. DAEFLE, DITALS and ELE diplomas are subject-specific qualifications for individual languages and may include examination-based, theoretical and curriculum-defined modules depending on the provider.
Our training follows a different approach. We focus exclusively on the concrete teaching skills required in real language classrooms, such as

• clear lesson structure
• methodological confidence
• classroom management
• error correction
• learning objectives and progression
• confident teacher presence

In short: Other diplomas are broader and more formal. Our training is focused and directly classroom-based.

Because we consciously focus on what truly matters.
Our goal is not to offer the most complex diploma, but to build real teaching competence. We train the skills you need to teach professionally – and leave out everything that is not directly related to classroom practice.

We deliberately do not include:

• extensive theoretical add-on modules
• formalised examination systems
• administrative or institutional training components
• costly international standardisation procedures

As a result, the program is more compact, more efficient, more practice-oriented and significantly more affordable.

You can start Part 1 as soon as your booking is confirmed. Registering early gives you more room to work through the self-study phase at your own pace. Each training card shows the recommended latest registration date for that specific practice phase.

By completing the online booking and payment, your place is bindingly reserved.

Yes. All practical sessions are recorded as part of VideoReplay™ and made available to you afterwards. This allows you to review content — and, most importantly, to observe your own teaching and learn from it in a targeted way.

Yes — during the practical phase, having your camera switched on is required. This applies both when teaching your mini lesson and when participating as a trainee. Visibility enables real interaction, targeted feedback and a realistic teaching situation — an essential part of the training.