TEFL Institute is one of North America’s largest TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language) training organizations. Every year we certify over 1,000 students to teach English abroad. Each graduate receives pre-enrollment advice, an internationally recognized TEFL Certificate, free job placement assistance, and pre-departure support.

What is teaching English abroad?

English teachers are in demand around the world as English is the international language of business, education and travel. English teaching positions are available with private, public, and governmental organizations in over 80 countries including the USA and Canada. Native or fluent English speakers are needed to provide the model and typically teach in a full English immersion.

To learn more about the demand for English teachers, please read this section about Teaching English Abroad.

How does it work?

TEFL Institute TM offers TEFL training courses online and in-person at over 25 international locations. Students completing our TEFL Professional TM will complete 120 hours of training comprised of 100 hours of coursework and 20 hours of TEFL Practicum in the form of student teaching, tutoring or classroom observation with local ESL schools.

• In person TEFL Courses

TEFL Institute offers in-person training at over 20 international locations around the world. Typically, the class meets for four weeks and classes are full time and held Monday through Friday. There is ample time for sightseeing and other events in the evenings and weekends. This link is to our International TEFL Training Locations.

• Online TEFL Courses

TEFL Institute offers online training in a virtual learning environment taught by a university professor. Your class section will have 25 students facilitating peer to peer discussions and feedback via discussion boards. Students complete 100 hours of online coursework in addition to 20 hours of TEFL Practicum in the form of student teaching, tutoring, or classroom observation at local ESL classrooms in their community.

The Online TEFL course takes two months to finish. Online training is typically requires 12-15 hours of coursework a week and offers a flexible schedule to accommodate your current full time job.

This link will take you to our Online TEFL Professional Class description and curriculum.

• Job Placement Assistance

All TEFL Institute graduates and alumni receive free job placement assistance. If you are a native-English speaker or highly-fluent in conversational English you can be trained to teach English abroad. This is a link to our Job Placement Assistance section.

• TEFL Class Tuition

This is a link to our Dates and Tuition Costs of our TEFL Classes to view your various options.

How can we help?

TEFL Institute offers:

• Pre-enrollment advice from our staff that has traveled, lived and taught in over 70 countries.



• Internationally recognized TEFL Certification with 120 hours of TEFL training which is recognized as the worldwide standard.



• Lifetime job placement assistance and pre-departure support for all TEFL Institute students and alumni.

To learn more…..
When you fill out a contact form you will receive:

• TEFL Institute brochure (18 pages) describing the world English teaching market, interviewing process and types of TEFL courses available.
• A guest login to see for yourself how TEFL Institute TM provides online class training on the web platform used by most US Universities.
• Links to our TEFL class curriculum and syllabus.
• International country chart providing basic information about teaching English in the most common nations including typical wages, hiring cycles, educational requirements, visas, and hiring procedures.
• You will be assigned a TEFL Advisor to speak with you to discuss your questions and options available in the teaching market and TEFL Certification that are best for you. This Advisor is an expert in living abroad and TEFL Certification, and can help make your dreams of living and working overseas a reality.

Your next step is to contact us for more information or to call us and learn how easy it can be to fulfill your dreams to live overseas and see the world while teaching English abroad.