Services Apollo provides on arrival
When you arrive in Vietnam
Once you have confirmed your flight arrival times with Human Resources, the welcome committee stirs into action…
We will book a hotel for you, based on recommendations from other teachers who have stayed there. Hotels will usually be based close to the school or close to the centre of the city. We will help you choose a hotel based on the budget that you give us based on the availability of hotels at reasonable prices.
We will meet you at the airport and take you to your hotel.
You will receive a welcome package including;
- A map of the city you’ll be living in
- A guide to the city you’ll be living in – what the Lonely Planet doesn’t tell you, including supermarkets, markets, doctors and chemists
- Some fantastic Apollo goodies!
- A welcome letter detailing your induction timetable.
- Info of lunch/dinner/drinks meeting to get to know other teachers
When you arrive at school
We will
- organise an induction, observation and teaching schedule for you.
- take you to buy a mobile phone sim card for Vietnam and advise you on the best phone networks to use.
- contact housing agents - a Vietnamese member of staff can visit possible accommodation with you to help you negotiate with landlords and agents to help you get the best possible deal on your accommodation.
- Apollo induction where you’re shown around the school, introduced to people, meet HR and the administrative staff.
- academic induction where we will go through your registers and classes with you.
- observe some young learner and adult classes before you start teaching to get an idea of how we teach and what students are like.
- Give you an induction folder containing everything you need to know about Apollo, examples of lesson plans, cultural awareness information and a whole resource bank of teaching strategies, games and activities for young learners and adults.
We provide free Vietnamese lessons dependent on demand and even include a Vietnamese/English CD and mini phrasebook of functional phrases with your extensive Apollo Induction Pack.
We provide regular training sessions based on teachers’ needs and wants. Some training that has been provided recently includes business writing, YL activities, placement testing, pronunciation, ways to get students to speak, listening activities and pronunciation with younger learners.
We also provide external accredited training such as
- International House Certificate in Young Learners
- Cambridge Oral Examiners training for young learners
- BULATS examiners
- ICFE examiners
- IELTS examiners (held externally and self-funded)
- Other IH training (see IHWO site for details)
* Please see the training section of the website for further information on training
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