Andrii Pigariev

Andrii has been in ELT since 2006, teaching in a wide range of contexts — from secondary schools to ESP and exam prep courses. A graduate of Krivoy Rog Teacher Training University, he later completed CELTA and Delta, and became a certified CELTA and CELT-P/S trainer.
At Grade Education Centre, Andrii works as an Academic Director, teacher, teacher trainer, workshop leader, and international Speaking Examiner. He’s passionate about teacher development, creating meaningful materials, and helping others grow — with a bit of ice-skating and psychology on the side.

Education

• Krivoy Rog Teacher Training University (MA in Philology, English and German)

Qualifications

• CELTA (Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults)
• Delta (Diploma in English Language Teaching to Adults, all modules)
• TKT (Teacher Knowledge Test, all modules)
• IELTS Certified Trainer by IELTS Principal Examiner Andrew Thomas
• International Speaking Examiner
• IELTS (8.5)
• TOEFL (116)
• CAE (Cambridge English: Advanced, C2)
• CPE (Cambridge English Proficiency, C2)
• Participant of Cambridge English Teacher webinars, IATEFL Ukraine Conference
• Speaker at IATEFL Ukraine Conference