FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

 The Standard Courses are held in Belfast, Blackpool, Birmingham, Bristol, Brighton, Cambridge, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Exeter, Glasgow, Liverpool, London, Manchester, Newcastle and Southampton. To view dates and locations, click here.   

The  You must be aged sixteen or over to enrol on a UK-TEFL course.

 You don’t need any qualifications; as long as you can speak English fluently you can go on the Standard Course – even if you don’t have any teaching experience. For the Advanced course you must have any previous TEFL qualification, including weekend TEFL certificates, CELTA, Trinity TESOL and online TEFL qualifications.

 You don’t need to be an expert as some grammar will be covered on the course. Most people haven’t studied grammar since school so you won’t be the only one. If you do want to brush up, you can enrol on our English language awareness course or alternatively, you may want to purchase the A-Z of English Grammar Book to refer back to.

You can call us on 0871 222 1231 or apply online – just click here.

UK-TEFL courses are between £200 and £250 depending on the location and duration. This includes the course, refreshments and your course certificate.  

You can pay with all major debit/credit cards, via paypay or using a cheque or postal order. If your course is more than two weeks away you can pay a £50 deposit and, if you paid by credit/debit card, the remaining balance will automatically be deducted two weeks before the course start date .If you don't want this to happen, give us a call and we can arrange a way which suits you better. If your course is within the next two weeks you will need to pay the full amount.

 Yes, just call 0871 222 1231. One of our advisors will take all your details and your employer’s details. Your joining instructions will be issued and sent to you and we will send an invoice direct to your employer. 

 Yes, but if you don’t want that to happen, give us a call and we can arrange a way which suits you better. 

 You can book onto a course up until midnight the day before the course, but we highly recommend you book on at least two weeks in advance. 

The main difference is the 2 day course is held at weekends, and the 3 day course is held during the week. They cover the same content, but the 3 day course has shorter days. If it is possible for you to attend the 3 day course during week, we would recommend you do this, as you will gain an extra lesson practice and more one-to-one time with your trainer and, therefore, more hours of training on your certificate. 

 There are over six hours of peer to peer teaching on the course. More information on how the days will run can be found here.

You don’t need to buy anything to attend the course, although we would recommend purchasing The TEFL Starter Pack if you are attending the Standard Course. 

During the course you will be able to practice teaching with other students on the course. It will involve role play so you will know what it’s like to be a teacher AND a student. This will hopefully encourage you to put it into practice for real and to find a job.

Our classes have around 20 students. Numbers vary depending on the time of year, so classes may be smaller.

There is no exam as there is continuous assessment throughout the course.

 You can fail but it is the trainers’ job to get you through the course. In our experience the only people who do fail are not really suited to becoming a teacher. Our fail rate is less than one percent. 

You will be qualified to teach English as a foreign language in the UK and overseas. You will receive an accredited,  internationally recognised UK-TEFL certificate for the Standard TEFL course and an additional certificate on completion of the Advanced Certificate Course. 

When you complete the course you will be qualified to teach adults and children. If you are looking to specialise into Teaching Business English, Teaching Young Learners, One-to-One Teaching or Advanced Learners, follow up the standard course with the Advanced Course.

 If you successfully complete the course your certificate will be sent by standard delivery post within 10 working days. It will be sent to your address – if your address changes you need to tell the Administrator at UK-TEFL immediately by calling 0871 222 1231. If you wish to have your certificate issued quicker, we do offer a Fasttrack Service from £15. This will get your certificate issued the day after your course and delivered the following day.

As soon as you receive your certificate you can apply for jobs in the UK and overseas. Ask your trainer on the course for more information. Fast track your certificate and have it sent out the day after you pass the course!

Yes, UK-TEFL prides itself on its fantastic Paid Teaching Placement Service. We offer EXCLUSIVE opportunities to our graduates including short term contracts in Italy and long term placements in Spain, South Korea and Brazil.  We are currently recruiting for 40+ placements. The UK-TEFL Advanced Certificate Course also has placements which give preference to those who have passed the Advanced Course, for example in Japan and Saudi Arabia.

Our Advanced TEFL Certificate Course is the next step onwards from your Standard Course, and allows you to develop your skills further. This 2 day classroom based course comprises of four modules in teaching business English, young learners, advanced learners and one-to-one to build on everything you have already learnt, giving you specialised and in-depth knowledge. You will also gain additional teaching practice and the skills and confidence to adapt your teaching to suit a variety of ages and types of classes. Click here to find out more about the Advanced Course.

We do have very fair terms and conditions which we recommend looking at before applying for a course. If you need to change your date or location before the course there is a £20 charge up to two weeks before the course. After this date, the fee is £75. Please note that if you miss any day of your course for any reason and you wish to attend on an alternative date, you can do so for a fee of £50 per day.

 If you can't find what you are looking for then call one of our advisors on 0871 222 1231 

 UK-TEFL is the organisation that runs the TEFL courses with its accredited trainers. We work with some other organisations and agencies that sell spaces on our courses. After attending a UK-TEFL course, regardless of who you bought the course from, you will receive certification from UK-TEFL. 

CELTA stands for Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults. It has, traditionally, been the only route to gaining EFL employment in the UK or overseas. A CELTA course lasts four weeks full time, in a classroom. This is not to be confused with courses that have the majority of their training done online. A job asking for CELTA, or equivalent, will only accept those who have done a CELTA or a Trinity TESOL course.

 An employer is only interested in time spent in the classroom, therefore online and distance learning hours do not count as time spent in the classroom and will not enable you to gain employment. If a job is asking for 120 hours of training it will mean a CELTA or Trinity TESOL qualification. Untrustworthy TEFL organisations will try and claim that their courses are the equivalent of a CELTA course purely because they provide up to 120 hours of training but these courses are predominantly comprised of online study and should not be confused with a CELTA.

Accommodation is not included in the price of the TEFL course, so you will need make your own arrangements if you need to stay overnight in the course location. A suggested hotel is listed at the bottom of every course location page, to see agreed rates that we have with venues, please click here.

Yes, NCFE has awarded UK-TEFL with its Investing in Quality licence which gives formal recognition to our in-house programmes.  NCFE is a recognised awarding organisation.

The courses are held in 11 locations across the UK and dates can be found here.

You must be aged sixteen or over to enrol on the Advanced Course.

You can apply here, or call 0871 222 1231 to speak to an advisor.

The Advanced course covers four modules including teaching business English, young learners, advanced learners and one-to-one and aims to build on your existing TEFL knowledge. The course is designed to give you specialised TEFL skills and in-depth knowledge to fully prepare you for a career in teaching EFL. It is also a fantastic way to stand out to those all-important employers.

The Advanced Course is open to anyone with any TEFL qualification, including CELTA/TESOL/TEFL. It is also open to those with significant teaching experience.

The Advanced Course is priced at £200, which includes refreshments, full training with a highly qualified member of our UK-TEFL training team, along with an internationally recognised and NCFE accredited certificate plus access to our paid teaching placements.

You can pay with all major debit/credit cards, via paypal or using a cheque or postal order. If your course is more than two weeks away you can pay a £50 deposit and, if you paid by credit/debit card, the remaining balance will automatically be deducted two weeks before the course start date .If you don't want this to happen, give us a call and we can arrange a way which suits you better. If your course is within the next two weeks you will need to pay the full amount.

Yes, all you need to do is call 0871 222 1231 to speak to an advisor. You will need to provide all of your details, and an invoice will be sent out to your employer.

You can book up until midnight the day before your course, but we would recommend that you book at least two weeks in advance to ensure you get a place.

The standard course is your first step into TEFL, and is designed to give you a comprehensive knowledge of teaching EFL, incorporating topics such as grammar and phonetics.

The Advanced course is the next stage onwards, and is designed to build on the TEFL skills you will already have acquired, whilst equipping you with a more specialised and detailed knowledge, specifically related to the types of teaching scenarios you are likely to encounter. You will focus on business English, young learners, advanced learners and one-to-one and it is a great way to help you stand out to employers.

Your Advanced Certificate is a 20 hour qualification, which is internationally recognised and accredited by the NCFE.

You will be qualified to teach a variety of TEFL classes, from business English, to young learners, advanced learners and also one-to-one classes. You will have a comprehensive understanding of all aspects of TEFL and your range of skills will ensure you are highly employable.

As with the standard course, there is no final exam on the Advanced Course. You will be continually assessed throughout the course by your trainer, in relation to the way you handle the tasks you are given.

Although not essential, we highly recommend our Advanced TEFL pack which is one of our most popular products for those taking the Advanced Course. The pack includes a complete set of 30 lesson plans, covering various topics and proficiency levels along with a guide to teaching English privately.

Through our extensive experience in the TEFL industry, along with our worldwide recruitment contacts, we know that classroom-based qualifications are the only way that you will be able to secure EFL employment which is why we only offer these courses. In terms of finding work, online TEFL courses are worthless and are usually disregarded by employers. The skills required to teach EFL cannot be acquired througn online study, therefore we strongly advise you to attend a classroom course which will give you a widely recognised and accredited certificate and realistic employment opportunities.