Cambodians Developing Cambodian Teachers
A team of 50+ Cambodian education professionals
improving teaching quality from the classroom up,
embedding proven methods directly into the national education system.
Real reform doesn't happen in a meeting room,
it happens in the classroom.
Our Pathway from implementation to independence:
We Implement
We train teachers in new teaching approaches directly in their classrooms.We Validate
We gather proof that these approaches improve teaching practice and student learning outcomes.We Institutionalise
We embed these approaches into national in-service teacher training structures.We Transfer
National Insitutions deliver independently. Our role becomes obsolete by design.Two elements drive this pathway
In-Service Training
Working with Practising Teachers
TDSO works with teachers already in classrooms, not
pre-service training. This in-service focus allows us to address the immediate realities teachers face—limited resources, large classes, diverse student needs—and generate solutions that work in actual Cambodian schools.
Our Approach:
- Direct classroom coaching and observation
- Peer collaboration and learning communities
- Immediate application with students
- Ongoing support throughout the school year
- Career-long professional development
- Evidence based refinement
This classroom-based implementation generates the practical expertise we then institutionalise through national training programmes, ensuring what we scale has been proven to work.
TPA™ Framework
Transferable Pedagogical Approaches
We train English teachers using Communicative Language Teaching (CLT), a student centred methodology requiring active participation, peer interaction , and practice based leaerning. As teachers master CLT for language teaching, they discover these pedegogical approaches transfer powerfully to other subjects.
TPA is our framework for these transferable approaches, proven in English classrooms and applicable across the curriculum.
Framework Components:
- Practice-Based Learning
- Peer Collaboration
- Systematic Progression
- Subject-Specific Application
- Continuous Coaching and Support
- Evidence-Based Refinement
Teachers master CLT through English teaching, then transfer these pedagogical approaches across all subjects thet teach, becoming change agents throughout their schools .
English Teaching as the Foundation
We train teachers to teach English effectively. As they master student-centred methods in their English classes and see their students engage and progress, they gain the confidence and skills to apply these approaches across other subjects.
Teachers apply these student-centred approaches across all the subjects they teach, becoming change agents throughout their schools.
Why TDSO?
Cambodia’s leader in teacher professional development
- Evidence-based methodology
- Proven track record
- Integrated with MoEYS strategy
- Transferable pedagogical framework
Our Programmes
Building teaching quality through training, capacity building, and systemic support
Teacher
Development
From Foundation to Mastery
Systematic, practice-based professional development supporting teachers throughout their careers.
THE PATHWAY
→ Pre-Base Training
Foundational preparation in English and IT skills
→ Base Training (6 months)
Intensive pedagogy: 20 workshops + coaching
→ Continuous Professional Development
Advanced workshops, seminars, and specialisations
→ Professional Learning Communities
Sustained peer learning networks
Teacher Educator
Development
Building System Capacity
Developing coaches, facilitators, and lecturers at Teacher Education
Colleges
PROGRAMMES
→ Coach Development Programme
Training expert classroom coaches
→ Peer Facilitator Training
Developing teacher leaders
→ Support for Teacher Education Colleges
Strengthening capacity at all levels.
→ Master Trainer Development
Building training expertise
Supporting
Programmes
Systemic Support
Specialised services and school partnerships that support and extend our training programmes.
SERVICES
→ Expert Services
Curriculum development, assessment design, research, evaluation, and policy advisory
→ Practice School
500 students learning English daily in our demonstration classrooms
→ Model School Support
Ongoing coaching and capacity building for partner schools
How we work
Building capacity locally, scaling nationally, sharing expertise globally
Siem Reap Centre of Expertise
Cambodia's Hub for
Teacher Development
Our Siem Reap Centre serves as Cambodia’s centre of
competence for teacher professional development, providing
training, research, and innovation.
CENTRE ACTIVITIES
→ Teacher Training Programmes
Foundation and advanced courses
→ Practice School
500 students learning daily in demonstration classrooms
→ Research & Innovation
Developing and testing new pedagogical approaches
→ Materials Development
Creating resources for nationwide use
→ Model School Partnerships
Direct support to partner schools in Siem Reap
National
Network
18 Provincial
English Teacher Centres
TDSO supports English Teacher Centres at all 18 Provincial
and Regional Teacher Training Colleges across Cambodia.
NATIONWIDE REACH
→ 18 English Teacher Centres
One at each Provincial/Regional Teacher Training College
→ Local Teacher Training
Delivered in each province by trained facilitators
→ Coach Development
Building provincial coaching capacity
→ Professional Learning Communities
District-level peer learning networks
→ Ministry Partnership
Collaboration with MoEYS for system integration
International Programmes
Supporting Teacher
Development Globally
TDSO shares its expertise internationally, supporting
local initiatives to strengthen teacher development systems.
GLOBAL SUPPORT
→ Technical Assistance
Expert support to international education initiatives
→ Capacity Building
Training teacher educators in other contexts
→ Methodology Transfer
Adapting TPA framework to local needs
→ Research Collaboration
Contributing to global evidence base on teacher development
→ South-South Learning
Facilitating knowledge exchange between countries
Our Impact
Transforming teaching quality across Cambodia
The latest news
TDSO – National University of Management | Student Learning Exchange
TDSO welcomed students from the National University of Management for a learning exchange focused on communication, confidence building, and English education. The visit created meaningful interaction between NUM students and TDSO practice school learners and opened the way for deeper cooperation. Both institutions are exploring future joint activities to strengthen educational practice and student development.
Test welcome to LAos
When TDSO began training English teachers in rural Cambodia, the goal was practical: help teachers work effectively with limited resources. Over 1,000 teachers later, that work has produced something unexpected—a pedagogical approach now crossing borders.
On 6 December, 20 Laotian teachers graduated from an intensive programme using Transferable Pedagogical Approaches (TPA), a framework built from Cambodian classroom experience. Officials from Cambodia’s Ministry of Education and Laos’s Department of Teacher Education attended, signalling this work is becoming embedded in regional educational infrastructure.
For TDSO, this represents proof of concept: methodology built for Cambodian classrooms can travel.
Nationwide rollout of Primary School Teacher Training Programme
TDSO has launched a new national programme to build English teaching capacity in Cambodia’s public primary schools. By training both teachers and teacher trainers across ten provinces, we are extending proven methods from Siem Reap into the wider education system. Working in partnership with MoEYS and provincial training colleges, the initiative aims to embed effective, scalable approaches that strengthen classroom practice and drive sustainable, system-wide improvement.