Certify your professional development with the Certificate in Online Teaching (CertOT) qualification, the formal qualification and assessment element of the Trinity Teach English Online course. Designed to be taken after the 10 Teach English Online self-study units, the CertOT assessment unit enables you to submit work to be assessed for the CertOT.

CertOT assessment unit

The assessment unit uses the same system as the Teach English Online course. The assessment unit will give you guidance about how to complete and submit your CertOT assessment.

As a natural progression from the 10 Teach English Online unit portfolio tasks that are built into each Teach English Online course unit, the four CertOT assessments allow you to demonstrate your ability to: 

• Identify the different features of a successful online lesson
• Plan lessons for an online environment
• Select and give a rationale for your online resources
• Plan your ongoing professional development

The three-hour self-study assessment unit is designed to be completed at a time convenient to you. You can access the assessment unit at any time and you don’t need to do all three hours at once – you can re-enter the unit as often as you like for 12 months. The online assessment upload tool is at the end of the unit and can only be accessed via the online CertOT assessment unit.

We recommend that teachers have a CEFR B2 level of English to complete the unit and CertOT assessment. Although it is still possible to take the qualification if your level is below B2, it may take you longer than 20 hours to complete and we would recommend checking your language before you upload your assessment.

Assessment to the CertOT is restricted to people who have registered for the assessment unit as part or as part of the bundle with the Teach English Online course.

Key features

• 100% online delivery: Access the CertOT assessment unit and submit the qualification assessment within a timeframe that suits you, supporting your professional development in online teaching.
• 50 hours’ total qualification time: 30 hours’ guided learning (minimum) for the Teach English Online course plus 20 hours’ self-study to complete the online assessment unit and the four CertOT assessment tasks.
• Four assessment tasks: Practical tasks designed to consolidate your learning from the Teach English Online course, making this a qualification valued by employers around the world.

Download the CertOT qualification specifications. 

For more information about the course and qualification, visit Trinity Teach English Online.

Technical requirements 

To access the training resources, you will need:

• A desktop or laptop computer 
• A reliable internet connection 
• Headphones or speakers (built-in or external)

For more detailed information on this, please check these system requirements.