Upon its founding in 1977, LADO International Institute already had a rich academic history. The institute’s founder, Dr. Robert LADO, was one of the foremost pioneers in language teaching. His achievements include: founding Georgetown University’s Department of Languages and Linguist

 The LADO TEFL Certificate was the first TEFL Certificate developed and is a 135-instructional-hour professional teacher training program that provides the necessary skills and experience to teach English to Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL). The course is internationally recognized,