William T. Kennedy

QUALIFICATIONS
Cambridge/RSA CTEFLA (Certificate in the Teaching of English as a Foreign Language to Adults) Pass B Standard	University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate/Royal Society of Arts
Certificate in Teaching English to Japanese Students Pass with Merit	Oxford University Press/David English House
Introductory Certificate in Teaching English to Children	Heinemann ELT/David English House
RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
Get English School Osaka, Japan January, 1997 - March, 2010	Teach private, group, and company lessons to students of all levels. Assist in hiring, orientation, and training of new teachers. Develop original materials for classroom use. Design and implement new courses. Develop forms and systems for administration.
Instructor / Senior Teacher Toza Gaigo Gakuin Osaka & Tokyo, Japan January, 1994 - January, 1998	Taught private, group, and company lessons. Managed teachers at the local level. Assisted the sales staff in presentations and gave demonstration lessons. Consistently achieved high scores on evaluations by students.
Curriculum Manager	Observed and evaluated teachers' lessons. Managed lesson content. Planned and conducted monthly meetings. Developed original lesson materials and outlines for usage.
Teacher Trainer	Coordinated and conducted new teacher orientation and training. Conducted general follow-up training and training for new courses.
Instructor / Manager of Instructional Development International Education Services Osaka, Japan January, 1993 - January, 1994	Taught business English courses at major corporations in the Kansai region. Conducted various types of intensive seminars. Planned and conducted orientation and initial training for new instructors. Assisted coordinators and management in various administrative duties.
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Business Administration University of Georgia Athens, Georgia, U.S.A.	Major in Marketing Major in Risk Management and Insurance
Continuing Education	Earned certificates in various aspects of commercial insurance underwriting.
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
English Teachers in Japan	Member since 2000
LANGUAGE SKILLS
Japanese Language Proficiency Test	Passed level 3
Kanji Aptitude Test	Passed level 6 (up to 825 of the jouyou kanji)
COMPUTER SKILLS
Working knowledge of the Windows and Macintosh operating systems and various productivity applications; basic HTML and JavaScript ability.