ILA Vietnam Reviews

Thank you for your review and service to ILA and our students. Though I have to agree about the Math and SAT offices, I would disagree about TAs. They, and all other staff at ILA, are paid at competitive market rates (or they wouldn't be here). I think teachers make the mistake of comparing TA pay to their own salary, but forget that, as qualified expats, they earn more per month than the average Vietnamese manager, and for half the hours! It's understandable that some expats don't think local pay rates are fair, but they wouldn't think it was fair if they were paid at local rates either. Jonathan Bird - Director of Teaching and Learning, ILA Vietnam

Thank you for your review and service to ILA and our students. We try to create the best possible environment for teachers to develop and grow so I'm happy to read that you found it so. While I wouldn't describe our working hours as unusual, rather as standard for the ELT industry, I certainly agree that scheduling needs a review. The more variety that can be introduced for class times, the better for everyone and it's something we'll hopefully have a solution for soon. Jonathan Bird - Director of Teaching and Learning, ILA Vietnam

Thank you for your review and service to ILA and our students. Jonathan Bird - Director of Teaching and Learning, ILA Vietnam

Thank you for your review and service to ILA and our students. Jonathan Bird - Director of Teaching and Learning, ILA Vietnam

Many thanks for your review and service to ILA. Jonathan Bird - Director of Teaching and Learning, ILA Vietnam

Many thanks for your review and service to ILA. Jonathan Bird - Director of Teaching and Learning, ILA Vietnam

Thank you for your review and service to ILA. If you are a teacher who wants to develop and have a long career in ELT, this is a great place to work. We provide extensive support to our teachers to enable them to create the best possible lessons for our students. The pay of all employees is regularly benchmarked against competitors, and while some expats complain that TA pay is low, it is consistent with other schools. For TAs, ILA is a great place to build their English language skills and make friends with people from around the world. Jonathan Bird - Director of Teaching and Learning, ILA Vietnam

Having been employed by ILA for 1-2 years you should know that we don't just hire anyone. ILA has clear standards for hiring, over and above those of other language schools, and carefully follows the Vietnamese labour law as regards recruiting English language teachers. This specifies as required a university degree and teaching certificate in English language teaching. In addition, any teacher that comes on board gets a significant amount of training to ensure they can deliver the best possible lessons for our students. As regards to your comment 'Too many to list, but most are center based', we are always open to constructive suggestions on how we can improve so I'd welcome further feedback to act on. Jonathan Bird - Director of Teaching and Learning, ILA Vietnam

It sounds like you enjoyed your time at ILA but there is an element of doubt and mistrust with regards to the management and CEO. ILA has grown rapidly and just like any company needs to compete and grow. However, this doesn't mean that teaching standards are considered less important. Quite the opposite. As the the number of classrooms has grown, so has the product department and young learners team, which shows our investment in teaching, in particular standards, syllabus and new ideas/projects, so it's fun for our students. This summer school involved LEGO, which shows that the size of the company can also have a positive impact in the classroom.

Thank you for your review and service to ILA. We work hard to ensure we provide a positive and supportive environment in which are teachers can develop and grow and give the best possible lessons to our students. As the premium provider of English Language, Math, and other supplementary teaching in Vietnam we must always put our students first, and the changes to the adult program, including a move to blended learning, have been driven by student needs. Both university students and working adults gave us a lot of feedback on our courses and greater flexibility was one of the key requests. The result of this has actually been more adult classes across the school and, as you mention, teachers taking additional classes. Undoubtedly, this ongoing growth of the adult program is of benefit to us all. The salary and benefits of all staff at ILA are regularly benchmarked against other key players in the supplementary education market. This ensures the fantastic work put in by the team at ILA is fairly rewarded. However, we're always open to feedback, so thank you for your comments in this area. Our goal is to make ILA the best for students and staff. Jonathan Bird - Academic Director, ILA Vietnam