Maksym Achkasov Work experience

1 Feb 2026 to present

Teacher of English as a Second Language to Adults - English4real Language Courses

Self-employed private online language teaching activity (Privater Online-Sprachunterricht), with a focus on Business English, professional communication development, international exam preparation, and adult learners.
6 Sep 2023 to 14 Jun 2024

Language Skills (LINC) Instructor - YMCA of Southwestern Ontario

Planned, prepared and delivered lessons both online using Avenue.ca (LMS) / BigBlueButton technologies and in-person (four groups of 16 to 20 students at CLB 2-3, 3-4, and 5-6 levels); kept track attendance in HARTs; developed curriculum; prepared classroom and coursework materials; designed PowerPoint Presentations and handouts; prepared, administered and set Listening, Speaking, Reading, and Writing assessments; marked tests/papers to evaluate students' progress and provided feedback; provided blended learning opportunities using laptops to foster learners digital literacy skills; tracked total number of successful artifacts each learner achieved to date (Artifact Tracking Form); kept track of learners artifacts by uploading their assessments and entering all related metadata to their individual ePortfolios; completed and submitted detailed month end reports.
From April 2007 to June 2023

Business English Teacher - Language School English4real

Planned, prepared and delivered lessons to students both online and in-person (including flex/hybrid classes); prepared classroom and coursework materials, homework assignments, and handouts; prepared and set tests, examination papers, and exercises; marked and provided feedback on oral and written works; taught groups and one-to-one; did administration work - enrolling students, keeping attendance records, awarding certificates on completion of courses.
From December 2008 to June 2023

Teacher of Russian as a Foreign Language - Language Courses Russian4real

Planned, prepared and delivered lessons to students one-to-one online; prepared classroom and coursework materials, homework assignments, and handouts; prepared and set tests, and exercises; marked and provided feedback on oral and written works.
From August 2006 to April 2007

Business English Teacher - Nikitova LLC

Planned, prepared and delivered lessons to students; prepared classroom and coursework materials, homework assignments, and handouts; prepared and set tests, examination papers, and exercises; marked and provided feedback on oral and written works; taught groups and one-to-one.
From June 2005 to May 2006

Educational Research Analyst - Euro-Asian Accrediting Association (EAAA)

Planned, prepared and conducted surveys; designed questionnaires; collected, categorized and analyzed data; took interviews; designed charts, graphs and tables; delivered final reports on "The Effectiveness of Theological Education in Ukraine", which was later published at Theological Reflections #7, 2006.
From September 2002 to August 2005

Theology Teacher - Ukrainian Evangelical Theological Seminary (UETS)

As teacher of Systematic Theology (Bibliology, Theology Proper, Christology, Pneumatology, Anthropology, Soteriology, Ecclesiology, Angelology, and Eschatology), Apologetics, Ancient Hebrew: Planned, prepared and delivered lessons to students; prepared classroom and coursework materials, homework assignments, and handouts; prepared and set tests, examination papers, and exercises; marked and provided feedback on oral and written works; taught large and small groups.
From March 2002 to June 2002

English Second Language Teacher (internship) - Regents English Language Centre

Prepared and delivered lessons; marked and provided feedback on oral and written works; taught small groups.

Volunteer Experience


18 Dec 2025 to present

Instructor of Practical Theology - Barnabas Institute of Practical Theology

Volunteer-based, part-time teaching role in Practical Theology. Responsibilities include delivering classes, developing materials, designing assessments, evaluating research papers, providing feedback, and maintaining the learning management system (Moodle).
September 2024 till now

Curator of a resource hub supporting Canadian LINC instructors

Curator of clb12.com, a structured resource hub supporting Canadian LINC instructors through level aligned access to publicly available ESL teaching materials.
November 2023

Teaching English for the workplace

A volunteer instructor for “Teaching English for the workplace” at the South London Neighbourhood Resource Centre (Newcomer Settlement Services, Canada Connects), London, On - www.slnrc.org
From October 2018 to present

Online English Grammar Course Teacher - www.english4real.com - Kyiv, Ukraine

This is a 145-day English grammar course (B1) with video classes and exercises, which are personally checked by the teacher.
From January 2012 to January 2013

BESIG coordinator at IATEFL Ukraine

Co-ordinator of Business English Special Interest group (BESIG) at IATEFL Ukraine.
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