Background
English is regarded as being a core element in Thailand’s education system almost thirty years on since it was made a compulsory subject in primary schools and is now widely viewed as the main foreign language in Thailand’s schools.
'ReBoot’ is the name of a new online moderated course, based on the flagship large-scale face-to-face Regional English Training Centres (RETC) “Bootcamp” Project held in Thailand between 2016-2018. This intensive teacher development training reached 15,268 teachers across 20 cohorts in 19 centres nationwide. A three-week long, in-person course, it was delivered between 2016-18 in collaboration with the Ministry of Education. Bootcamp underwent complete remodelling, from a fully face-to-face model to a fully online model as a transformation of RETC/Bootcamp as a digital, online offer.
In the first cohort of the English ReBoot, which developed English language teaching in the southern border provinces, the project was implemented in four deep south provinces: Songkhla, Yala, Pattani, and Narathiwat.
In the next coming cohort, the project expands from the initial focus on the four deep south provinces to all 14 provinces across Southern Thailand, ensuring that teachers across the region have equitable access to training and learning resources to enhance the quality of English language teaching.
Objectives
- To develop teaching skills for primary school teachers in Southern provinces.
- To develop training and facilitating skills for local teacher educators for primary school teachers from Southern provinces.
- To develop teacher development model/resources for schools .
- To expand high quality sustainable CPD programmes led by local teacher educators to support ELT teachers in Thai education system
Eligibility Criteria
- Be a primary school English teacher or a primary school homeroom teacher who teaches multiple subjects, working in a primary school or a small- to medium-sized extended opportunity school (โรงเรียนขยายโอกาส) located in any of the 14 provinces of southern Thailand, and teaching students within Thailand’s formal education system.
- Commit fully to completing the programme, actively participating in all scheduled activities, and submitting all required assignments.
- Be available to attend both onsite and online training between October 2025 – January 2026.
- Have access to a mobile phone, tablet, laptop, or computer with a stable internet connection for online learning.
- Possess basic digital skills to use online learning platforms such as Zoom or Microsoft Teams.
- Be willing to share knowledge with other teachers in their school or network, and participate in a Professional Learning Community (PLC).
- Complete the free English Placement Test (link provided to shortlisted applicants before the programme starts).
- Obtain consent from school or supervising authority to join the programme.
Application process
Interested applicants must submit online application form by Wednesday 10 September 2025 (12.00 noon).