Parents FAQ

Our centres at Ekamai 10 and Phuket offer 3 programmes, life skills, preparation for the future, and transition to employment, and work with learners generally for age 14 and up, with no age limit.

Our centre at St Andrews International School 107, offers a hybrid programme where learners 14-21 years of age can access our 3 programmes as above, alongside joining mainstream sessions. It will be discussed with your family during the trial day which mainstream sessions are best suited.

We work with trainees (our word for learners/students) typically from the age of 14 yet we know that regardless of age, some trainees just aren’t ready, but what’s important is that they are on an outcomes based pathway and begin to experience work in a supportive environment. Their confidence, self-esteem and transferable skills grow quickly and they begin to explore the future at a pace that suits them.

Our UK accredited curriculum, ASDAN, has a diverse range of programmes which can cater to those with an academic focus. We also run BTEC which is a higher-level qualification that has a university pathway and that can be run alongside the IB. In the case where ASDAN and BTEC are not suitable, we have our in-house accredited curriculum that focuses on expanding the strengths of the learner and preparing for the real world.

All of our trainees are on individualised programmes because we respect and understand that each trainee has their learning style, motivations, and goals. Our graduates have entered into university foundation and bachelors programmes both locally and internationally.

That’s absolutely fine as we utilise the coffee shops (7 in Thailand) and our other social businesses as platforms to learn transferable skills such as communication, interaction, following instructions and problem solving. The trainees understand they are practicing essential skills for their futures and that they aren’t expected to be a barista.

Depending on where they are in the programme, their day will be split between hands-on learning in our work simulation and real work environments, collecting evidence of their learning for their portfolio, preparing their own lunch, and going out into the community to learn how to open a bank account.

Before joining the programme, we invite all new trainees for a trial day (2,500 baht) during which they will try a range of different activities and meet their peers whilst our team of specialists complete a pre-assessment of their strengths, possible pathway, and suitability for our programme. A report will be shared and discussed in person with each family.

This depends on each child’s individual strengths and challenges but for those over 18, we endeavour to have them work ready in 12-18 months. For our younger trainees, they tend to stay with us until 18 and then transition into employment within 6 months. We see much better results when trainees join us from a younger age, typically because their self-esteem and confidence has been less impacted, though that is not the case for every learner.

We will always try our best to employ in-house and have grown rapidly to offer as many opportunities as possible. That being said, we have a capacity and also want to support as many graduates to find meaningful work with our employment partners.

Again, this is dependent on the person. For some, part-time alongside mainstream school works well, for others they really need to be with us full time to benefit. A recommendation will be made during the trial day.