Teacher Certificate Scholarship Program (TCSP)

The Teacher Certificate Scholarship Program (TCSP) invests directly in practicing teachers already working in Jordanian public schools, equipping them with formal pedagogical preparation many never received on entering the profession, a gap common across the region and one that research shows can be a genuine turning point in a teacher’s career. Delivered by the Queen Rania Teacher Academy (QRTA) in partnership with the German Jordanian University (GJU), the program is highly competitive, with a limited number of seats filled each cohort, and centers on QRTA’s STEAM Higher Diploma, blending theoretical grounding with an extensive school-based practicum.

The certificate combines three components: pedagogies for learning and teaching, covering learning objectives, outcomes, and assessment design; subject didactics, examining teaching approaches from other contexts and applying them to the trainee’s own subject area or Early Grades curriculum; and school experience, where trainees plan lessons alongside a school mentor and gradually take on full classroom responsibility, evaluating their own practice as they go. Together, these prepare teachers to treat their classrooms not simply as instructional space but as places of innovation, leadership, intellectual curiosity, and civic engagement for young people, while offering beneficiaries a community of shared practice and passion for teaching. Recognizing that many participants come from underserved backgrounds, TCSP also provides a stipend to help cover transport and related costs throughout the program.