20-Hour Thai Professional Ethics and Culture Course

It is now mandatory for all foreigners that wish to teach in Thailand take this course. There are no exceptions! The purpose of this course is to familiarize one with the general “ins and outs” of the Thai culture, and how to apply it in and out of the classroom. This class is a wonderful insight to the Thai lifestyle and customs, and after having taken it you will be glad you did. One must have the certificate of completion before the Ministry of Education will issue a teacher’s license or a work permit.

At this time there are very few places to take this course, and about half of them at this time are universities.

“The Teacher and Educational Personnel Council Act (BE 2546) stipulates that teacher profession shall be a regulated and licenced profession.
Thailand’s Teacher Council created the training program to equip foreign teachers teaching in schools in Thailand with knowledge and understanding of Thai culture and teacher professional code of ethics…Thus teaching as a licensed profession shall guarentee and provide protection for the public to obtain quality education as well as to develop and upgrade the teaching professional standards in the country”

TLS Language School and her sister school CTLS are one of the government approved training agents for the 20 hr Thai Culture Course

For training information in Bangkok email:- tewiaeiou@hotmail.com

For training information in Pattaya email:- tlslanguageschool@gmail.com

Thai Language,Culture and Professional Ethics Training Program Curriculum.

Course Description

Thai Society 4 hours

Conditions of Thai Society in the past and present; social structure, Thai way of life, Thai government and politics; enviroment and Thai wisdom.

Thai Language and Culture 6 hours

Thai Language in daily life, belief, values and characteristics of Thai people, clothing, food and entertainment of Thai people, and Thai conducts based on Buddhism.

Thai Manners 2 hours

Thai Manners about respecting by standing in formal, walking and sitting. Manners related to rising and stand straight, Wai (paying homage), prostrating oneself to the Buddha's image and to senior persons, meeting with respected persons, receiving things from and presenting things to respected persons.

Thai Arts and Music 2 hours

Thai folk arts in various regions, aesthetic values and local identities and characteristics and identities of Thai music, Thai dance, Thai literature and sport.

Teacher Professional code of Ethics Component.

Professional standards and professional code of Ethics, essence of the Teachers and Education Personnel Council Act B.E.2546 (A.D.2003), Importance of professional code of ethics, conducts based on the code of ethics towards oneself. code of ethics towards the profession, code of ethics towards ethics, code of ethics towards colleagues, and code of ethics towards society.

Thai Language, Culture and Professional code of Ethics Training Program Curriculum

Thai Language and Culture 14 hours
- Thai Society 4 hours
- Thai Language and Culture 6 hours
- Thai Manners 2 hours
- Thai Arts and Music 2 Hours

Teacher Professional code of Ethics Component 6 hours

Total length of Course 20 hours

Some of our students