Supporting the goal of a bilingual population

with improved teacher training and development

Ministry of Education Panama

Teachers are supported during the course by expert

instructors – these are experienced Panamanian
teachers who have successfully completed the
Cambridge English Train the Trainer course, an
internationally renowned course designed to
develop the skills required to plan and deliver
teacher training programmes.

In 2018, findings from an impact study performed

by Cambridge English showed that the project was
received positively by teachers and trainers, and
was seen as an important professional development
opportunity. 95% of teachers reported increased levels
of confidence in their teaching abilities, and increased
levels of engagement and motivation among learners.
Cambridge Assessment English has been working
in partnership with the Ministry of Education in
To date, 596 Panamanian teachers hold a CELT-P
Panama (MEDUCA) to upskill English language
(primary) or CELT-S (secondary) certificate, and 84
teachers across Panama since 2016.
experienced teachers are qualified teacher trainers.
Cambridge English continues to support the work and
MEDUCA offers a programme of long-term
vision of MEDUCA with annual iterations of the teacher
continuous professional development to English
training and development project.
language teachers to raise standards of English
language teaching and improve English language
learning. The Panama Bilingue programme was
developed to support a national strategy set by the
government with the aim of developing a bilingual
‘‘This course was an excellent way
population for increased economic development
to reinforce knowledge and to learn
and employment opportunities.
new techniques that I adapted in
my classroom.”
As part of the Panama Bilingue programme, Cambridge
English and MEDUCA have been collaborating to Teacher feedback from the evaluation

introduce new techniques and methodologies in the

classroom for the radical improvement of national
teaching standards.

Every year, a new cohort of teachers is enrolled on

a 200-hour blended methodology course to gain
an internationally recognised qualification from
Cambridge English. The Certificate in English Language
Teaching (CELT) focuses on developing the practical
skills required to teach English effectively.

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