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On this page you will find my Curriculum Vitae - this will be updated periodically


Curriculum Vitae

Name                          Alan Norman Ford

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Nationality                Australian

Date of birth              10 September 1967

Marital Status            Married

Education Professional Qualifications

May 2014-May 2015 – TAE 411 Learning Literacy and Numeracy – ITTA

December 2014 – Certificate IV Adult Learning Literacy and Numeracy (incomplete) MW Training

November 2011 Certified IELTS Examiner

August 2011             Certificate IV TESOL Teach International

August 2011            Certificate IV Training and Assessment Liv Training Perth

January 2006          Foundation Certificate TESOL Teach International Canberra

1990                          NSW Teaching Certificate

1989                            Diploma of Education   University of New England Armidale

1986-1988                   Bachelor of Economics University of New England

Employment History
August 2015 - present - Casual IELTS Examiner UWS Westmead Sydney Australia
January 2014-  July 2015– return Anhui College of International Economy to further support and teach

in the Australian Universities Foundation Programme and further curriculum  

development.

September 2013- January 2014 – Hefei Foreign Language School. Middle School Teaching. Teacher

Training. Curriculum Development for IELTS and Academic English

September 2012 – June 2013 Academic Supervisor for the JESIE International Universities Pathway

Program

                                 Curriculum development. Academic support and supervision of teachers in ESL,      

                                  IELTS, Academic English and A Level Critical Thinking

July-August 2012 – Professional Teacher Training in Jiangsu Province for JESIE

January 2011- June 2012 – Academic Coordinator 3 Plus 1 Programme Anhui College of International Economy – Ongoing teaching and professional development and guidance of Foundation Teachers

November 2011 –present – IELTS Examiner in for Shanghai Office – Hefei and Nanjing

July 2011-present – Teacher training and sessional lecturer at the University of Science and Technology of China in Hefei

November 2011 –July 2012 – IELTS Examiner in for Shanghai Office – Hefei, Nanjing, Hangzhou, Shanghai, Suzhou

May 2010 – September 2011– IELTS Invigilator Hefei Exam Centre

October 2010 – Speaker at annual IIBT Teacher Training Seminar – Australian Culture Course

August 2010 -           Perth Australia – Curriculum Development Australian University Foundation Programme

January 2008 – December 2010  Anhui College of International Economy. Australian University Foundation Teacher. Mix of General English. IELTS preparation classes. Coordinating Practice IELTS Exams. Tutoring students in Australian University Academic Units, Curriculum and resource development especially for the Australian Culture Course. Leading Teacher in the Programme mentoring colleagues. Regular contributor of articles to the IIBT monthly newsletter for IIBT Foundation Teachers.

January-February 2010 – Staff English Training at the 5 star hotel  Holiday Inn Hefei

October 2009 – Speaker at Annual IIBT Teachers conference on Australian Culture Course

July-August 2009- Assisted in the development of 3 plus 1 work requirements for English and Australian Culture Course for the Australian Universities Foundation Programme.

January 2009          Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua Zhejiang Province Ran a 10 day intensive IELTS preparation course for the Australian Universities Foundation Programme

July  2008                 Xuzhou No. 3 Middle School Summer English Camp for Middle and Senior School Students

2007                           Jiangsu University 301 Xufu Road Zhenjiang    Jiangsu China   Foreign English Teacher. Taught English Majors Oral English. Business English and worked with Post Graduate Students assisting some with IELTS Preparation. Regular contributor to English Corner and spoke at various events by invitation.

July –August 2007   Summer English Improvement Program for Teachers, Suzhou Jiangsu China

1992-2006                Narrandera High School Elizabeth Street Narrandera NSW 2700 Australia. Classroom teacher of HSIE

1990-1991               Hillston Central School Hillston NSW 2675 Classroom teacher

Skills    

Certified professional teacher of Adult Education and TESOL. I am a certified IELTS examiner. I was a high school teacher with 17 years teaching experience in NSW Government schools. I have over 7 years teaching experience in China ranging from teacher development, running intensive IELTS preparation courses, Academic English, curriculum and resource development for university foundation programmes, summer schools teaching with middle school students. Assisted Chinese colleagues in becoming IELTS Invigilators.

Chinese Drivers Licence. Basic Chinese. Management skills from running a small farm and orchard.

Other Interests                   

 Bike riding, international travel. Horticulture and viticulture. Small-scale farming. Foreign language learning. While in Australian organised and ran various excursions for the youth in Narrandera on weekends. Computers and Internet. My wife’s family.

 

Referees

Arial Zhang             details supplied upon request  

 

Margaret Harris        details supplied upon request

CLICK HERE you will find my professional letter of introduction

CLICK HERE for my academic qualifications

CLICK HERE for my certificate qualifications

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