TEFL COURSE - How to choose

TEFL is just a generic name nowadays. Every course you can do is therefore a TEFL course. The choice of TEFL courses is vast, but divides up nicely by duration & cost:

TEFL 4 weekers - Exam board recognised

A TEFL course that is externally moderated by University of Cambridge, or Trinity College London still stands out as being the "most internationally recognised" in the eyes of many commentators (and some school owners). TEFL teachers with one of the qualifications (Cambridge CELTA, Trinity CertTESOL) will unsurprisingly argue that they're the best ones to go for too.

TEFL 4 weekers - Other courses

High quality equivalent courses which offer face-to-face courses of anything from 100 to 160 hours which may be self regulated, but are well established and consistent.

TEFL Short Course

Shorter TEFL courses – anything from one-week courses to weekend TEFL certificates, designed to give you an insight and flavour of TEFL, and sometimes enough for you to secure casual work abroad.

Online TEFL Courses

Online TEFL Courses and Distance TEFL courses are ideal if you are short of time or you wish to spread your study over a longer period. They also might prove advantageous if you are a little low on funds.

FURTHER SUPPORT AND ADVICE

Volunteering. You can do much worse than to travel and teach around the world. Volunteering is a popular option which gives you the chance to "have a go" and build experience, whilst giving something back.

Find out more about volunteering:

www.serveyourworld.com

Life Coaching Support. If you're planning on a huge life changing career shift, or career break, then you might need some help with the transition too. Articles, advice and a complimentary life coaching session is available at:

www.StraightforwardCoaching.com