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Travin Matthew Pletschke

Travin Matthew Pletschke

English Instructor
Tochigi

Summary

Professional instructor with a background in English instruction. I maintain a high standard and support the needs of my clients. I have developed my skills to personalize my teaching and instructions to best suit growing and correcting areas of the clients speaking and understanding of English. I give a cultural perspective unique to my experiences while maintaining an understanding of and adapting to the cultural dynamics of Japan. I am activity involve with Japanese cultural activities, such as training karate under the guidance of Kanzaki Masayuki shihan, Shoshinha Shitoryu Kenshikai. I engage in personal activities of mountain hiking with my personal Japanese mountaineering mentor.


In South Africa, I worked as a technical skills laborer and have experience with manufacturing and employee skills development in skilled labor.

Overview

4
4
years of professional experience

Work History

English Instructor

NOVA - Holdings
03.2023 - 07.2025
  • Employed diverse teaching approaches to help students of all abilities understand material.
  • Developed English understanding and abilities of adult learners, elementary school learners, kinder aged learners.
  • Focused on business level English and overall speaking ability, pronunciation coaching, posture and body language coaching and comprehension of English registers.
  • Improved student performance by defining clear goals and communicating performance metrics.
  • Evaluated students' abilities and grasp of English language, keeping appropriate records and preparing progress reports.

Electrical Panel Builder

Aspercon Pty Ltd
09.2021 - 02.2023
  • Consistently met or exceeded company targets in terms of both quantity and quality of completed panels.
  • Promoted a culture of continuous improvement within the team by actively seeking feedback from colleagues and implementing suggestions for enhancing productivity and quality.
  • Collaborated with the lead engineer to ensure accurate design specifications and adherence to project deadlines.
  • Inspected equipment and materials to verify safety and quality standards.
  • Cut bent, and formed sheet metal and other materials to create metal works.
  • Trained new assembly personnel on proper use of equipment.

Education

Bachelor of Commerce in Business Management - Business Management

University of Pretoria
South Africa, Pretoria
04.2001 -

Skills

Online teaching

Coaching and mentoring

Teaching english

Lesson planning

Speaking practice

Error correction

Pronunciation coaching

Time management

Timeline

English Instructor

NOVA - Holdings
03.2023 - 07.2025

Electrical Panel Builder

Aspercon Pty Ltd
09.2021 - 02.2023

Bachelor of Commerce in Business Management - Business Management

University of Pretoria
04.2001 -
Travin Matthew PletschkeEnglish Instructor