TEFL Jobs

Once you have completed your TEFL course and gained certification to teach English as a foreign language you will be eligible for TEFL jobs in countries all over the world. There are many online resources of newly posted TEFL jobs, offering hundreds of new positions each day, and you will be provided with comprehensive TEFL job seeking training during the course. While attending our training course and throughout your English teaching career, we will guide you in finding TEFL or TESOL jobs which meet your specifications. With our reputation as a world leading English teacher training institute, you could be teaching English as a foreign language in the location of your choice in no time at all.

Many graduates of our courses worldwide have, with our assistance, secured English teaching positions before completing their training program. The highly regarded training you receive during the course gives you a head start when applying for TEFL or TESOL positions worldwide.

TEFL International

Our teachers are required all over the world, so it's never difficult to find a job that will suit you perfectly. There is a continued growing demand for qualified English teachers across the globe, as English is rapidly becoming the world's foremost international language. For examples of TEFL jobs in a range of diverse locations, please view our extensive list of postings.

Many resources advertise vacancies for TEFL jobs throughout the world, and we are confident that you will find a position to suit your requirements. Remember that the English language teaching jobs listed on the TEFL International web site are only an example of TEFL jobs currently available. You will be given comprehensive job seeking advice and tips during the TEFL course itself and for the duration of your teaching career. This advice includes; finding advertised jobs, what to look for in a job advertisement, questions to ask schools, questions schools may ask you, benchmarking pay and conditions, how to prepare for an interview and more.

Should you ever require assistance in your pursuit of your ideal TEFL job, we are always on hand to help you achieve your goals.
If you decide to attend a TEFL course with TEFL International, you will soon be on the path to teaching English overseas in virtually any location you desire. Our country specific jobs pages provide information on pay and conditions, and inform you of sample job offerings around the world. This information is a quick reference guide to assist you in choosing your teaching destination.

Please note that the teaching jobs listed on this web site are only a mere fraction of those available today. The jobs listed on this page are to help provide course applicants with an idea of what employers expect and what you should expect from an employer.

English Teaching Jobs

The pay and conditions offered when applying for your TEFL job will vary from country to country and will be influenced by your TEFL training and qualifications.

On successful completion of our course, and equipped with your new knowledge and skills, you will find that you will be offered jobs in all corners of the globe. Many teaching jobs are available worldwide but some regions, such as Asia, Latin America and Europe, have a higher demand for English language teachers. In some country’s you will be able to teach in public schools, community colleges and institutes of further and/or higher education, while in others you’ll be able to teach at private language schools and within local and multi national companies. Wherever you decide to teach you will find that the skills and techniques learned on the TEFL International course will make you a very sought after teacher. It is often said the most difficult aspect of entering the foreign language teaching profession is the actual TEFL course. With this in mind, our course has been developed to be as enjoyable an experience as possible, while teaching you up to date and effective teaching methodologies.

After Teaching English

Statistics show that most people teach English as a foreign language (or teaching English to speakers of other languages) for between one and three years. After which around 80% of TEFL-TESOL teachers return to their homeland to enter the jobs market.

Employers look favorably on people who have spent a year or more teaching English abroad.  You will return to your home country with valuable new skills. Considering that you will have demonstrated a degree of ambition and drive, will have been employed in a professional environment and will have gained experiences of new cultures and perhaps even learned a new language, together this will impress employers greatly. We all know teachers are respected the world over. Many former TEFL teachers go on to gain further training in education become fully qualified teachers working at schools in their home country. Some continue teaching English at languages schools, community colleges or privately to individuals.

Approximately 20% of English language teachers go on to gain further qualifications in teaching English as a foreign language. The options available include a Dip TEFL, MA TEFL and MA TESOL. Dip TEFL courses usually last for 6 months while MA TEFL-TESOL courses usually last for 1 year. You can also take a 4-year education degree with special emphasis on TEFL-TESOL. Mainly due to economic reasons, jobs for English language teachers in English speaking countries are increasing dramatically and you will often find that your new skills and experience will provide job opportunities in your home country.

A Dip TEFL provides additional practical training and includes a number of observed teaching practices, while a MA TEFL or MA TESOL is more theory based. Should you decide to pursue a further qualification in teaching English then further English teaching jobs will arise such as Director of Studies, Assistant Director of Studies, Teacher Trainer, Curriculum Designer, Materials Producer, Language Center Manager.

Many universities around the world offer well-endowed jobs for MA qualified teachers and many organizations in oil rich countries offer very good salaries for MA qualified teachers.

Teaching English abroad is a great way to develop your personal and professional skills and often influences your future employment prospects.

TEFL Job Prospects by Continent

Asia

The Asian continent offers a remarkably diverse range of experiences and opportunities to a qualified EFL teacher. Many Asian countries have an enormous demand for qualified native teachers of English. As teaching in Asia remains a teachers market, salaries are amongst the highest worldwide.

Access to these jobs is often governed by the qualifications necessary to teach in each individual country. Most of the developed countries, such as Japan, Korea and Taiwan, require a university or college degree and 4-week teacher training certificate to gain a teaching position. These countries have a higher standard of living, therefore a higher cost of living. To match, salaries are also high by international standards.

China, Taiwan and Vietnam have lower standards of living, and lower salaries, but these countries possibly offer more cultural variety.

North America

There is a huge demand for teaching English in the USA. While in most countries teaching at business locations and at language schools  is most common, in North America the focus is more on teaching ESL (English as a Second Language). Virtually all universities and colleges in all major North American cities have an ESL program running at any one time, as do a variety of government and charitable organizations.

Latin America

The continent of South America, together with Central America, offers a wide range and variety of teaching opportunities. The cultural diversity and Latin charm combine to make this region an attractive destination for EFL teachers. Overall, salaries are good due to the low cost of living. Most schools in the region cannot afford to advertise vacancies internationally, so most hiring is done 'on the spot'.

Western Europe

Many teachers initially gravitate to Europe as it provides less culture shock and offers good salaries and working conditions. Job prospects and teaching experiences are varied when it comes to teaching in Europe. It will certainly be easier to land a job if you are a citizen of an EU member state, but it is often not a problem if you are not an EU member. Thousands of non-EU nationals are happily teaching all over Europe, and have been doing so for many years.

Eastern Europe

The transition to a market economy in many parts of Central and Eastern Europe has resulted in a huge demand for English language teachers, particularly in the business sector. There are many opportunities teaching English in almost every Eastern European country and job offers are usually open to EU and non-EU nationals equally.

The countries in which the majority of EFL opportunities exist are further detailed in the Teaching English Abroad section of this web site.