Year in Thailand Teaching Fellowship with Full Funding

If you are just a bit sick of the mundanity of everyday life at home then you've just found your ticket out. There are so many people to meet, foods to try, sights to see and you're on the precipice of it all. I gained a highly credited TESOL teaching certificate that gave me the opportunity and confidence to live and travel abroad. The GOTOCO staff were with me every step of the way and were always a message away. I would recommend this experience to any and all young people who are looking for an adventure.

The one-year program with GoToCo has been such a fun and rewarding experience, one which I would recommend to anyone with a keen sense of adventure, a desire to work hard and embrace new opportunities, and learn about a new culture. GoToCo have provided me with a fully funded TrinityTESOL certificate, return flights from Thailand/UK, paid travel in Thailand including food budget, accommodation and excursions, ongoing group social events and meet-ups, and a great teaching placement in my preferred choice of Bangkok. On top of this, the amazing directors and staff have been with me every step of the way, making themselves available and contactable with any questions or queries I have had, and have done so with a commitment to making sure you have the best possible time and experience as possible. The GoToCo team truly go above and beyond to ensure cohorts are happy, and they do with sincerity and a willingness to help. This starts from before you have even left the UK, as the directors take time to explain the program to you, from application to end date, via phone calls, emails and Zoom calls with your fellow cohorts. This ensures you feel really prepared and super excited before leaving for the program. The travel experience was great fun, we learnt so much about the culture, and saw incredible scenery and places in Thailand, including cities, islands, beaches and national parks. And the Trinity TESOL training was so interesting and the opportunity to gain real teaching practice before starting our school placements proved to be very valuable and helpful. And GoToCo did a great job of helping to organise our school placements, and I was lucky enough to get placed as a Kindergarten Homeroom Teacher at a bilingual private school in north Bangkok, thanks to the hard work of Richard, a GoToCo director. I have had an amazing and rewarding time here in Thailand, and it is all thanks to the dedication, professionalism and hard work of the GoToCo team. What are you waiting for? Sign up to a program with them NOW!

Everything was completely streamlined, there was constant communication from the staff regarding every stage from beginning to end. Accommodation choices showed us a variety of life-styles in Thailand, from high end hotels to backpacking hostels.

I would never have stepped out of my comfort zone and experienced some of the things they encouraged us to do. We went island hopping on Thai longboats, explored caves in a rainforest national park, and even backpacked in small groups from the South of Thailand to the North.

All while getting qualified as an English teacher!

I joined a great group of people with Gotoco. All the Gotoco team were very supportive and made sure we had a fun, safe time throughout the whole process. We had many interesting experiences, with all essentials (meals, travel and accomodation) covered by the funding. Overall, a fantastic experience and I'd encourage anyone else to take advantage of one of Gotoco's generous programmes.

From start to finish, we were looked after thoroughly. The teaching experience was incredible and something I will remember forever and the people in our group and who we met were lovely. We also were taken on some unbelievable excursion's in our days off - which really helped people to settle in Thailand. I loved our Thai language and cooking lessons.

One of first nights as a group we went out on a boat trip down the river in Bangkok, then came back and had lovely food and played pool - what a night.

The program has been hugely beneficial to me in so many ways. Firstly the opportunity to travel abroad and learn about other cultures is something I did not think I would be able to do for a long time. The experience and lessons I have learnt from independent travel will help towards my future career aspiration in international humanitarian work. Secondly, the opportunity to help a local community through teaching has given me first-hand experience in volunteering whilst building up my sense of responsibility.