Africa
Kenya's private schools and international schools in Nairobi and Mombasa hire Montessori-trained early-years teachers, and Montessori ECDE courses are well known.
You can study APTTI's Montessori teacher training online from Kenya: the Certificate (120 hours), Diploma (200 hours) or PG Diploma (240 hours). Fees are USD 170, 325 or 475. Entry is 10+2 or a degree. The certificate is APTTI's own: widely used for private preschool jobs, but not a local teaching licence.
Job titles to search: Montessori teacher, ECDE teacher, pre-school teacher, Montessori directress.
Keep your KCSE and any ECDE or teacher-education certificates ready; employers ask for both.
It is accepted by many private schools as Montessori training. It is not a TSC-registrable qualification.
Yes. The course is online and self-paced.
No. The course is online. APTTI's head office is in Kolkata, India.
Preliminary · online
The preliminary level. It introduces the Montessori philosophy, the prepared environment and the core areas of the 3–6 classroom for people starting out in early childhood teaching.
USD 170 international fee
Advanced · online
The advanced level and the usual choice for classroom roles. It concentrates on the Montessori apparatus and methods of instruction, and you plan Montessori lessons of your own.
USD 325 international fee
Postgraduate level · online
The most extensive level. It covers Maria Montessori's methodology in depth, compares it with other preschool approaches, and adds lesson planning and case studies.
USD 475 international fee
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Can I teach abroad with a Montessori diploma? You can, but a Montessori diploma is usually one part of what overseas employers need.
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