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Teaching English abroad is your ticket for the journey of your life and a good TEFL certificate will open a lot of doors for you. Whether you are a complete beginner or already have some teaching experience, a TEFL qualification is definitely a plus to vouch your competence in the ESL industry.
In spite of the global economic upheavals for the past years, the demand for English teachers around the world today remains very high especially in countries such as South Korea, Japan, China, Taiwan, South East Asia and the Middle East. So for the foreseeable future at least, you will never be short of a job if you choose to follow a career path in English teaching.
With the influx of ESL teachers coming from various non-teaching fields, more and more language schools and institutions around the world value a TEFL certificate. In fact, Korean public schools nowadays have indicated that they will only hire applicants with a teaching license and or with a TEFL certificate. Some schools do accept untrained teachers, but be prepared to accept a lower salary without training, and perhaps to be taken advantage of. Without a respected TEFL certificate, your job opportunities are limited. Don’ts settle for an average low-paid teaching job. Be TEFL certified so you can work anywhere you want.
At Language1st, we will provide you with the tools that you need to become an independent, creative and confident TEFL teacher.
So why procrastinate? Be TEFL certified anywhere you are. Enroll in our TEFL online courses and be trained to teach worldwide!
Very quickly. Even the world’s most widely acknowledged TEFL certificates take only about 4 weeks if you do them as intensive course. There are other TEFL certificate courses that can be accomplished in less than 4 weeks or some can be done part- time over, say , six months or within a year. In our 120 TEFL certificate course which is taken online, ideally it can be finished in 45 days or even a month depending on your study habits and how much time you put into the course.
Yes, there are and this method is becoming increasingly common and popular due to the advantages in prices and convenience as you may take the course anywhere around the world provided you have an internet line and a computer. At Language1st, you can have a TEFL certificate through our online courses.