Accredited online TEFL courses
$49USD
Complete self-study: full video, scenario tasks and feedback on every task. 12 months.
$59USD
Adds a personal tutor and 2 graded written assignments that go on your certificate. 24 months.
$69USD
Adds 48 hours on young learners and adults, with your personal tutor. 24 months.
$79USD
Adds 40 hours of Business English. Three certificates, one tutor. 24 months.
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The honest answer
For most people who want to teach English abroad or online, yes, and it can pay for itself in your first few hours of teaching. But it isn't right for everyone. Here's when a TEFL certificate is worth it, when it isn't and what it really gets you.
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Rough hourly rates in US dollars, from our country guides. Online rates vary widely, so we've used a cautious figure.
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Every course meets the 120-hour standard, is accredited by OTCAC and comes with a QR-verified certificate.
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With every Practical course, a personal tutor grades 2 written lesson plan assignments with helpful feedback within 24 hours, and you can resubmit after feedback. Pass them and your certificate says "with Practical Assignments". Compare all courses
FAQ
For most people who want to teach English abroad or online, yes. Many employers and some visa rules ask for a 120-hour TEFL, so without one your choices shrink fast. An accredited online TEFL costs far less than a month's pay in most teaching jobs.
It can be. Without a degree, the TEFL is often the main thing employers check, especially for online teaching, Cambodia and parts of Latin America. Most of Asia and the Middle East need a degree for the work visa, though. See our guide to teaching English without a degree.
Yes, if it's accredited and meets the 120-hour standard. Online TEFL certificates are widely accepted, including for teaching visas in South Korea, China, Vietnam and Thailand, and they cost a fraction of an in-person course.
If you want to teach in public schools in your own country, you'll need a teaching license instead. And if you already have CELTA or a teaching license in ESL, a TEFL adds less, though some visas still ask for one by name.
Not always, but it helps a lot. Many platforms and private students look for a TEFL, and on italki it's one of the credentials you can use to apply for a Professional Teacher profile.
It depends on where you teach. Language centers in Vietnam pay about 450,000 to 650,000 VND an hour, full-time academy jobs in Spain pay about €1,200 to €1,600 a month and private lessons pay more. Our country guides have the details.
A 120-hour online TEFL is self-paced. Many people finish in a few weeks, and you get 12 or 24 months depending on the course.
There's a 14-day money-back guarantee on unused courses. A full refund isn't possible once you've gone beyond Unit 4. See the terms for details.
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