At Ascend we recognise that our most important resource is our teachers. Our teachers are committed to Ascend, since we share the same values and understand the need for high standards of professionalism in delivering our service. Ascend ensures that its teachers will have considerable previous teaching experience, are Ministry of Education approved, hold at least a diploma and a postgraduate qualification relevant to teaching English language to foreign students, such as the CELTA, TEFL, TESOL or a diploma/masters degree in Applied Linguistics.
Director of Studies
Colin Wilson
Colin Wilson is from Scotland in the UK and he has been teaching English for over 8 years in Japan,teaching general, business and academic English. Colin holds a Cambridge CELTA, has a joint honours degree in Human Resource Management with Political Science and is aiming to complete his DELTA teaching qualification this year.
Colin in his free time enjoys traveling, sports and eating out.