As an internationally certified CELTA and DELTA trainer, he is widely recognised as a leading expert in English language teacher education. He has served as Director of Studies at International House UK, as well as Director of CELTA assessment and task design, contributing significantly to the development of high-quality teacher-training standards worldwide. As a core expert in Cambridge University’s teacher-training framework, he has played an essential role in English teacher qualification programme design, earning a strong reputation as a highly respected and influential trainer in the global education community.

In addition to his training expertise, he is also an accomplished author, having written the widely used Build Up to IELTS and co-authored the internationally acclaimed IELTS Advantage: Writing Skills. With over 10 years of IELTS teaching and research experience, he has worked in major international English-teaching institutions across the UK, Spain, France, Italy, Russia, and Ukraine. As a specialist in the Cambridge English Qualifications (CEQ) assessment system and one of the UK’s most prominent advocates of innovative language-teaching methodologies, he continues to shape modern English education through research, teaching, and high-impact professional training.