Programs usually focus on the TESL to immigrants rather than on TEFL to foreign students overseas. Some programs include little or no hands-on training with foreign students. Although the program currently is not well known to employers, it is likely to gain widespread recognition because of SIT's reputation as a provider of quality MA programs. Courses usually last 1-2 weeks, and they provide practical training in the specific method used in the group's schools. Courses are short.
Courses are often inexpensive.
Training may lead to a job in one of the chain's schools. Courses are too short to permit really effective training. The training is not recognized by other employers. The standard of training provided by these centers varies enormously as does the extent to which their certificates are recognized by employers. Courses usually cost less than more recognized programs.