Training Students on English Speaking Skills and Knowledge for Access to Higher Education and Global Opportunities

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.MDF's works in community development are expanding to also promote equal participation, enhancing human rights awareness, and supporting the government and the UN in achieving their development goals, particularly the Sustainable Development Goal 4 (SDG 4) of ensuring inclusive and equitable quality education and promoting lifelong learning opportunities for all.

To that end, MDF intends to implement new initiative that enables young people and volunteers from its community coming from diverse background to have the required skills allowing them to get access to better education opportunities. One of the activity is where MDF plans to conduct online IELTS and TOEFL training sessions to improve the speaking and writing skills of foreign, national students and/or volunteers from its community as English is identified as one of the most essential requirements for young people to get better access to higher education. These students and volunteers are eager to improve their English language proficiency, thereby this collaboration with Online Volunteers will equip them with necessary skills, learning and practice, and eventually, support a better access for them to higher education and international opportunities.

The task requires the Online Volunteer to develop and conduct an online IELTS and TOEFL training program for both foreign and national students or volunteers, in alignment with MDF's mission to empower young people and promote equal participation in community development initiatives.

The training will be delivered through online oral tutoring sessions or training sessions using Zoom or other available platforms, as designed by MDF in collaboration with the online volunteers trainer, to ensure maximum benefit for all parties involved in this project.

The volunteer must have relevant Masters Degree or a Degree in IELTS and TOEFL oral training and must have more than 5 years of work experience. The volunteer must be able to be consistent and willing to work towards a deadline agreed by all parties. The volunteer must also have skills in teaching Essay Writing for students speaking English as their second Language.