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The TEFL Academy is the world's most awarded TEFL course provider, and offers the most accessible and affordable Level 3 and Level 5 TEFL courses!

  • Ofqual (UK government) regulated
  • DEAC-approved (U.S. government recognized)
  • Same level as CELTA/Trinity CertTESOL
  • Qualification levels
  • Diploma
  • Learning hours for Level 3 course
  • Learning hours for Level 5 Diploma
  • Three top-up courses (90 hours total)
  • 24 weekly one hour webinars (join live or watch later)
  • The TEFL Handbook ebook
  • The TEFL Resource Pack ebook
  • Guaranteed pass (or your money back)
  • Average internship fee
  • China internship fee
  • The TEFL Academy
  • Yes
  • Yes
  • Yes
  • Levels 3 & 5
  • Level 5
  • 120 hours (up to 234 with free optional learning)
  • 168 hours (up to 282 with free optional learning)
  • Included FREE with all courses
  • Included FREE with all courses
  • Included FREE with all courses
  • Included FREE with all courses
  • Yes
  • R 2,087
  • No fee!
  • The TEFL Academy
  • Yes
  • Yes
  • Yes
  • Levels 3 & 5
  • Level 5
  • 120 hours (up to 234 with free optional learning)
  • 168 hours (up to 282 with free optional learning)
  • Included FREE with all courses
  • Included FREE with all courses
  • Included FREE with all courses
  • Included FREE with all courses
  • Yes
  • R 2,087
  • No fee!
  • i-to-i
  • Yes
  • Yes
  • Yes
  • Levels 3 & 5
  • Level 5
  • 120 hours
  • 300 hours
  • No
  • No
  • No
  • No
  • Yes
  • R 20,000
  • R 20,000
  • International TA
  • Yes
  • No
  • Yes
  • Level 5
  • No
  • No
  • 170 hours
  • No
  • No
  • No
  • No
  • No
  • No
  • No
  • Premier TEFL
  • Yes
  • No
  • Yes
  • Levels 3 & 5
  • No
  • 120 hours
  • 168 hours
  • No
  • No
  • No
  • No
  • Yes
  • R 22,000
  • No
  • Bridge TEFL
  • No
  • No
  • No
  • Levels 3 & 5
  • Level 5
  • 120 hours
  • 150 hours
  • No
  • No
  • No
  • No
  • No
  • No
  • No
  • TEFL.org
  • Yes
  • Yes
  • Yes
  • Levels 3 & 5
  • No
  • 120 hours
  • 168 hours
  • No
  • No
  • No
  • No
  • No
  • R 18,000
  • No
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    The TEFL Academy specialises in accredited Level 3 and Level 5 TEFL courses and nothing else. All of our trainers are EFL professionals. They have all qualified as TEFL teachers themselves, gained years of actual teaching experience and are now passing on their working knowledge to our TEFL course students. We offer a highly personable service and a support network while you study. We understand the importance of teaching others as well as experiencing and seeing the world. On completion of one of our TEFL courses, you will be fully qualified to teach children and adults, so you’ll have endless opportunities for employment across the globe.

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    • GoOverseas’s & GoAbroad’s Top TEFL Course Awards Winner 2019, 2020 & 2021!

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    The TEFL Academy was the world’s first TEFL course provider to receive official recognition from government regulated awarding bodies in both the USA and UK. This means when you graduate you’ll hold a globally recognised Level 3 (120hr) Certificate or Level 5 (168hr) Diploma, meaning you can find work anywhere and apply for jobs immediately.

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