Henry Badenhorst

Training facilitator & lecturer

Pretoria, South Africa | +27-73-272-4624 | henry.edumax@gmail.com
edumaxsolutions.weebly.com/

Experienced lecturer, Training facilitator, Educator, ESL teacher and Education manager seeking a
permanent position in the eld of Higher Education. Tertiary Quali cations include: a professional law
degree and post-graduate degrees in Development Studies and Education Management, law and policy.
Majority work experience lies within the education sector speci cally Teaching ESL/EAP/ESP and
lecturing law, Development Studies and Business-Studies in a Higher Education setting. Extensive
working experience in various countries, including: South Africa, Oman, Sudan, Somali-land, Saudi
Arabia, Taiwan, China and the UK.

WORK HISTORY

2015 - PRESENT Training facilitator

Edumax Solutions
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2015 - 2015 ICT & ESL lecturer

ESG Saudi Arabia
Candidate was involved with the Year 1 foundation programme as an English (ESL)
and ICT teacher at the ESG vocational college in Al Quwayiyah, to prepare the
students for the in-depth vocational studies that will be taught in Year 2 and Year
3.Duties included: Lesson preparation (including adaptation of existing materials and
the creation of new ones); The preparation, supervision and marking of progress
tests and examinations; Content development; and the pioneering of learning
materials and educative classroom environment.

2013 - 2014 EAP, Law & Development Studies lecturer

Pearson Institute for Higher Education (South Africa)
Candidate lectured LLB law modules, Development Studies, and Management and
Leadership in NGO's and CBO's (2013). Candidate lectured Academic English and
Business English to pre-degree B-Com and IT Students as part of a Higher Certi cate
program as preparation for the degree program (2014).

2011 - 2012 ESL/EAP & Business English lecturer

Oman Ministry of Higher Education (Oman)
Candidate lectured ESL (English as a Second Language) at the Rustaq College of
Applied Sciences (Sultanate of Oman) and Prepared Omani college students to reach
a 4.5 IELTS level, to enable them to study their majors (Education, I.T & Business
Studies) in English. He taught Listening, Speaking, Grammar, Reading, Writing and
Study Skills to foundation year students. In addition, he taught EAP (English for
Academic Purposes) to second year Business Studies students. The EAP course
focused on developing writing, listening, reading and speaking skills of students with
majors in Business Studies. Texts and materials had Business Studies related
vocabulary and focus.

2009 - 2011 ICT & E-learning facilitator

Learnthings Africa (South Africa)
 Duties included: Basic PC literacy training on MS Of ce, Facilitating the training of
teachers regarding the integration of ICTs into teaching and learning, and training
teachers how to digitize learning content. Achievements include: Installing e-content
at 30 schools in the Eastern Cape; MTN project: MS training and ICT integration
(North-West, Mpumalanga and Eastern Cape); MS Classroom management solutions
(Vodacom Millionnaires project); E-Content Development course.

2008 - 2009 ESL lecturer

CfBT Education Trust (Oman)
Candidate lectured ESL (English as a Second Language) at the Ibri College of Applied
Sciences (Sultanate of Oman) and Prepared Omani college students to reach a 4.5
IELTS level, to enable them to study their majors (Communication Studies, I.T,
Design and Business Studies) in English. Candidate taught Listening, Speaking,
Grammar, Reading, Writing and Study Skills to foundation year students.Duties
included: Lesson preparation (including adaptation of existing materials and the
creation of new ones); Maintenance of work records; The piloting of new materials;
The setting and marking of homework; The preparation, supervision and marking of
progress tests and examinations; Participation in assessment exercises; The
counseling and mentoring of students on study-related matters, the writing of
reports on students and the maintenance of Student records.

2008 - 2008 EFL/ESP Trainer/Teacher & Assistant Director

Winner Language Institute (Sudan)
Responsible for marketing ESP designed courses with companies and ministries in
Khartoum; Designed ESP (English for Speci c Purposes) courses to suit clients'
needs; and taught ESP designed courses to various companies and ministries. Most
companies were in the oil and telecommunications industry.

2007 - 2007 School Educator

High School CR Swart (South Africa)
Duties: Teaching English and Afrikaans to grade 8 and 9 high school students (senior
phase); The setting and marking of homework; The preparation, supervision and
marking of progress tests and examinations; Extracurricular activities: managing the
under-16 girls so ball team; and attending cluster meetings: moderation,
assessment and training.

2005 - 2006 ESL/EAP & Business English lecturer

Delter-Telfort International Business Institute (China)
Duties: Teaching Business English, Legal English and Conversational English to
Chinese college students: Around several locations (branches) around China: Nanjing
(Jiangsu province), Wuhu city (Anhui province), Liuzhou (Guangxi province) and
Shanghai; The preparation, supervision and marking of progress tests and
examinations; and teaching conversational classes and workshops on topics of
interest.

2004 - 2005 ESL Teacher

Junior Oxford Bi-lingual school (China)
Teaching English as a second language to Kindergarten aged children.Extra income:
Developing & facilitating tailor made ESP (English for speci c purposes) courses to
companies. Extra income: Private tutoring to individual students.

2003 - 2004 ESL Teacher

Teaching ESL in Taiwan
 Taught ESL to children with various levels and age groups (Kindergarten up to High
School) at two Language Institutes in Luodong, Taiwan, namely: Cathys American
School and Koala Educational Institute. Responsibilities included One on one
tutoring and teaching small groups. Lessons designed to make the learning
experience as entertaining as possible by using games and fun activities. Duties
included: the setting and marking of homework. Private tutoring to individual
students.

2002 - 2002 Education specialist

HOPE worldwide New York (Somali-land)
Education aid and relief worker. Involved with development projects for the
Hargeisa Orphanage and maternity hospital in Hargeisa, Somalia. Smaller projects in
Nairobi and Addis Ababa. Achievements: Drastic improvement of the educational
and medical facilities at the orphanage and hospital and the construction of the rst
national educational playground in conjunction with UNICEF for the orphanage.

2001 - 2001 Researcher in Public law

University of Pretoria (South Africa)
Research assistant for International law, Human rights and Criminal law. Library
assistant in Legal section of the Merensky Library, at U.P. (extra income). LLM
scholarship program. LLM module in corruption passed with distinction.

1999 - 2000 Candidate Attorney

Jones & Marx Attorneys (South Africa)
Serving articles; Court appearances on behalf of principal in criminal matters; Debt
collection; Maintenance, Divorce and Estate matters.

1997 - 1998 Working Holiday maker

Champney's Health Spa
Worked as a kitchen porter at various locations across the UK.

EDUCATION

2014 - 2016 B Ed (Hons) Education Management, law & policy

University of Pretoria
Modules passed: Management and leadership in Education; Introduction to
research; Quantitative research; Education law; Values-driven Education; Policy in
Education, Financial Management in Education; and Human Resource Management
in Education.

2010 - 2012 BA (Hons) Development Studies

UNISA
Modules passed: Contemporary Development Debates and Issues; Sustainable
Development Policy and Practice; Human Security and Development pass with
distinction; Gender and Development; Research Methodology; Research Report (Acid
Mine Drainage).

1993 - 1996 B-Proc law

University of Pretoria
Professional law degree - 4 years; 35 modules; 5 distinctions.
2004 - 2004 TEFL Certificate
ITTT
Pass with Grade A; Subjects: Classroom management, Teaching skills, Language
awareness, Phonology, Lesson observation, Course material analysis.

2012 - 2015 ODETDP certifications

ETDP SETA (South Africa)
Skills Development Facilitation (SAQA US ids 15227, 15228, 15232, 15217,
15222, 15221, 15218); Facilitate learning (SAQA US: 117871), Conduct OBE Assessment
(SAQA US: 115753).

SKILLS TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT HIGHER EDUCATION

Training facilitation Lecturing

HIGHER EDUCATION HIGHER EDUCATION

Mentoring Conducting Research

HIGHER EDUCATION EDUCATION

Lecturing law TESL/EAP/ESP

EDUCATION EDUCATION

Outcomes-Based Assessment Content & Assessment Development

EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY COMPUTER LITERACY

E-learning MS Office

EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY BUSINESS MANAGEMENT

Integration of technology into teaching Administration, Time management &

& learning Organization

COMPUTER LITERACY COMMUNICATION

Social Media marketing Report writing

COMMUNICATION LANGUAGES

Proofreading & Editing Bi-lingual: English & Afrikaans

LANGUAGES

English proficiency

IELTS Band score: 8/9