The ELTIS project from AusAID has achieved remarkable results since starting in 2007. Schools, teachers and students across three target provinces are already benefting from the project and the support from the Australia Indonesia Partnership.

ELTIS (English Language Training for Islamic Schools) was established in 2007. It is an AusAID program in Indonesia and is under LAPIS (Learning Assistance Program for Islamic Schools). What is the aim of ELTIS? Caroline Bentley, Team Leader for ELTIS, is a great friend of KGI. Caroline told KGI about the aims of her program.

ELTIS aims to develop the English language expertise and teaching capabilities of Madrasah Tsanawiyah (MTs or Islamic Junior Secondary School) teachers from selected districts in East Java, NTB, and South Sulawesi. All ELTIS programs are working towards the improved language ability of girls and boys in Madrasah Tsanawiyah, to equip them with a key skill for entering higher education and the professional workforce. This is achieved by working intensively with their English language teachers through a series of English language upgrading courses and teaching methodology modules.

What has ELTIS achieved?

The achievements of ELTIS are wide-ranging but here are just a few. ELTIS has trained 63 Master Trainers (MTs) through the Cambridge ESOL ICELT (In-service Certificate in English Language Teaching) and Training of Trainers course, and 64 District Trainers through a Teacher Training and Cambridge ESOL Teaching Knowledge Test (TKT) Preparation course.

Master Trainers have been training over 800 teachers in the three ELTIS target provinces (East Java, NTB and South Sulawesi) through a series of up to four 10-day English Language Upgrading (ELU) Courses and 5 Modules of Communicative English Language Teacher Training (CELTT).

ELTIS has also trained over 600 Madrasah Principals and Supervisors through 3-day School-Based Management Workshops. Each ELTIS school receives a Resource Pack and training on its use and these materials are also available in a downloadable format on the ELTIS website - www.lapis-eltis.org

Be sure to check the ELTIS website for ALL of the information about their work with schools and teachers.

Kang Guru Indonesia has been working with ELTIS by supporting the ELTIS teacher workshop program. Sue and Ayu have presented 12 full day workshops since 2008. These workshops reviewed listening skill development in classrooms and provided information on Kang Guru materials and merchandise available for teachers. And by the way, ELTIS provided all of their teachers with complete sets of KGI SMP teacher materials.