Teacher Development
Systematic professional development for practising teachers across Cambodia
TDSO provides comprehensive professional development supporting teachers throughout their careers, from foundational skills to advanced pedagogical expertise. Our structured pathway ensures systematic progression with ongoing support at every stage.
The Pathway
Pre-Base Training: Foundation for Professional Growth
Before engaging with pedagogical training, many teachers need to develop English language competency and digital skills. Our English for Teachers (EFT) and IT for Teachers programmes address these foundational needs through blended learning that combines independent study with practical application. Both programmes are recognised by MoEYS within the national professional development framework.
Base Training: EPPS (English for Public Primary Schools)
Our flagship English Practice for Primary Schools (EPPS) programme trains teachers in Communicative Language Teaching (CLT) methodology through 20 intensive workshops over six months, combined with ongoing classroom coaching.
Teachers master student-centred, practice-based approaches and discover these methods transfer across all subjects they teach.
Duration: 6 months (20 workshops + coaching visits).
Focus: CLT methodology, classroom application, TPA discovery.
Delivery: Workshop sessions + in-classroom coaching.
Upon successful completion, teachers receive:
Continuous Professional Development (CPD): Advanced Pedagogical Expertise
Following Base Training, teachers access advanced workshops, specialised seminars, and subject-specific training. CPD programmes deepen pedagogical expertise, introduce advanced CLT techniques, and support teachers in applying TPA approaches across their full teaching practice.
Focus: Advanced methodology, subject-specific applications, specialised techniques.
Delivery: Workshops, seminars, mentoring sessions.
Access: Open to Base Training graduates.
Professional Learning Communities: Sustained Peer Learning Networks
Professional Learning Communities provide ongoing spaces for teachers to collaboratively refine practice, share experiences, and support each other’s professional growth. PLCs create sustained peer-learning networks that persist long after formal training ends, embedding continuous improvement in teachers’ professional lives.
Focus: Peer collaboration, practice refinement, ongoing support.
Structure: Regular peer-led meetings, lesson study, action research.
Participation: Voluntary, teacher-led with TDSO facilitation support.
Edubox: Digital Resource Library
All Base Training graduates gain access to EduBox, TDSO’s comprehensive digital resource library. EduBox provides lesson plans, teaching materials, classroom activities, assessment tools, and professional development resources supporting ongoing practice improvement.
Teachers access EduBox materials throughout their careers, ensuring continuous support beyond workshop sessions. The library grows as teachers contribute their own materials, creating collaborative resource development.
Specialist Programme Contexts
Beyond EPPS, we deliver adapted programmes for specific contexts: SEED for secondary STEM teachers using CLIL methodology, and ITTSR for early-career teachers in NGO and community schools.
How We Deliver
Training follows a systematic approach: intensive initial workshops introduce new methods, follow-up coaching embeds practices in real classrooms, and ongoing support through PLCs ensures sustained change. We measure progress through classroom observation and teacher performance data, not just training attendance.
Teachers access our programmes through their Provincial or District Offices of Education. We do not recruit teachers directly; enrolment follows government structures that ensure training aligns with system needs.