The minimum age to become TEFL certified at ITA is 18 years old. However the job markets in each country are each different. Many countries want someone with a degree in any subject with a TEFL certification (which you will need to be 21). Some countries will hire you without a degree at 18, others 21 or older.
By International TEFL Academy on September 1, 2016
The maximum age to become TEFL certified at ITA varies country to country. Some countries have a mandatory retirement age which could be 55, 60 or 65. years old. However the job markets in each country are each different. Many countries want someone with a degree in any subject with a TEFL certification (which you will need to be 21). Some countries will have a limit around 40 for most first year...
By International TEFL Academy on September 1, 2016
You have full choice of the country you teach but that is also restricted by the job markets. If you want to get paid you need to choose a country that has a high enough standard of living to support enough middle class people to pay for language classes (there are only a few countries that are less developed that have public school jobs), your citizenship, verbal English skills, education level...
Hi Sarah, You are stating "our" certificate? International TEFL Academy is accredited in the UK and has a Level 5 in TEFL which is recognized worldwide. It has 150 hours of coursework (50% more than the standard) and 20 hours of student teaching (6 is the standard), all classes taught by instructors with a MA or PhD. We have over 10,000 graduates and approximately 30% teach in Europe. If you are...
If you already are TEFL certified you cannot receive job assistance from International TEFL Academy. Unfortunately we receive over 500 inquires a month from people around the world asking for help who received another school's certification. Unfortunately that job assistance is something you should have asked about prior to taking that school's class. ITA has the best job assistance worldwide with...
Good question! One of the most popular and the big answers is.... it depends! There are lots of countries and lots of situations but here's an article to go into more detail:
Hi Jessica, Two people finding a job together is very easy unless you are going through a government program (sorry to disagree with Brooke who previously answered). Government programs are about 2% of the world market and you get "placed" into a school which is typically only 1 teacher in a school. The other 98% of jobs are at language schools which employ 5 to 100 teachers and there are often...
The minimum age to become TEFL certified at ITA is 18 years old. However the job markets in each country are each different. Many countries want someone with a degree in any subject with a TEFL certification (which you will need to be 21). Some countries will hire you without a degree at 18, others 21 or older.