Program Reviews

My experience with TEFL Heaven was absolutely tremendous. I attended the training on Koh Chang in April 2019 and it was the perfect way to jumpstart my Thailand experience and my career as an English teacher.
They helped me figure out all the logistics of my travel plans before I flew out to Thailand. Their assistance in lining up a job for after the training was incredible and tefl heaven works with some great teaching agencies. We had a great mixture of cultural experience and practical learning and preparation.
The training helped me understand the logistics of the job but more importantly the cultural expectations of teaching in Thailand. My trainers made sure that we all had the type of support we needed to leave the training feeling confident about our capabilities to teach. They made us feel that we could ask any questions and air out any potential concerns or worries and address them right away. I continue to be supported by the organization and will have their support moving forward in my next chapter. I seriously can’t rave about my experience enough. Hit me up with any questions and I’d love to talk more about why TEFL Heaven is the best choice!

Getting my certification with TEFL Heaven is one of the best decisions I've made in my life so far. My training course was extremely practical and informative, and we even got some hands-on experience teaching children at an English camp during our training. I can't explain how beneficial such an experience was for someone like me, a first-time teacher with no real experience in a classroom; it gave me confidence as a teacher. The trainers were helpful, knowledgeable, and made our experience fantastic every step of the way. I made some lifelong friends during my training, and learned a lot - about teaching, and myself as a person. I recommend TEFL Heaven wholeheartedly to anyone who is considering getting into teaching English abroad. You won't regret it.

I took part in the TEFL Heaven Thailand internship programme and I really cannot praise it enough. The whole experience has been absolutely incredible - loads of support at home and out here in Thailand. The course itself was 3 weeks long in a beautiful resort on the island of Koh Chang - the trainers were fantastic and the course was really thorough including the opportunity to practice teaching children which not every tefl course has. We had a mixture of theory and practical teaching and the whole thing was so much fun. The small group dynamic makes for a really supportive environment. Being trained in Thailand also made a huge difference in settling in and getting used to the culture. I was placed with a great agency and a great job and have had continued support since the course. If you're thinking about doing it, I can promise you won't regret it!

I completed my TEFL training through TEFL Heaven in April of 2019 and I am now teaching 2nd grade English in Chachoengsao, Thailand. Everything about my experience with TEFL Heaven surpassed my expectations. The trainers were accessible and wonderful, it was indeed in a paradise location, and I felt well-prepared going into the classroom. If you are looking for a program that will help you make friends and get used to the Thai culture before you start teaching, this is the program for you! The program transformed the idea of moving across the world and getting a job from seeming scary and inaccessible to being a very manageable and fun experience. Myself and the other trainees on my course have nothing but great things to say about TEFL Heaven.

I loved the fact that this is a course that offers in-country training. If you are serious about TEACHING abroad as opposed to teaching ABROAD, it is the best way to go! It also made the whole transition process less scary and, I believe, helped facilitate it. I could experience the people and the culture, as well as how it feels to teach different grades, before setting foot in an official post, and with the support of like-minded people in the same boat as I was. Training in a group setting was also a motivation for me to keep going and not give up or let it slide. It was super focused and intentional, much better than studying alone online, which I have done once before. There's no comparison.
I also loved that our trainer was passionate about teaching and he really caused us to learn, as opposed to just throwing information at us. The way he taught us superbly modeled the way he was training us to teach! It was also clear that each one of us was more than just a number to him.

I loved the peer teaching practice. It was great to be able to practice what I had learned to do - classroom management, lesson planning, teaching aids - on people who could give me honest, objective feedback and encourage me. Nobody knew me well enough to like or dislike me, so I could take their input and great ideas and put it all to good use!

Receiving my TEFL certification through this program was an excellent decision. The program was rigorous and in depth and I left with a sense of confidence in my ability to effectively teach English. Because the program is in person you are able to form relationships with your fellow classmates and have a more personal experience. The days are long but having other people who support and encourage you makes it much easier. The practice classes and reviews that you receive help to show you the things that you are good at as well as the things that you need to work on. Although they may seem scary at first, they will prepare you for your career teaching English. Overall, I would say that my experience receiving my TEFL certification was very positive and I would highly recommend it.

Going to do my TEFL and teach in Peru was without a doubt the best thing I have ever done and TEFL heaven made the process so enjoyable, easy and made me feel very safe, secure and excited to head out there alone! They were incredibly attentive and sensitive to my many questions and set me up with an amazing TEFL providor which taught me an invaluble amount and provided me with friends for life! I am so grateful to TEFL heaven and my TEFL providor for the unforgettable opportunity and experience that has helped shaped who i am today! The company was helpful, friendly and professional and made me feel at ease to go away alone. The experience was life changing and so rewarding i would not change a thing! It has opened up so many doors for me to travel and work and left me with the most amazing memories and friends!

I am extremely thankful to have done the TEFL program in Thailand because it was a nice introduction to the country before signing a contract to live here for a year. I was very nervous coming over, with obvious reasons, but the program really helped to calm my nerves and help me prepare for teaching. I did my training on the island of Koh Chang and it was so incredibly beautiful. I also got to meet a lot of new friends and that was a huge bonus as well.
Currently I am living in the town of Ranong Thailand, which is very south, and I'm teaching high school in an international program, this means that all of my students are able to speak at least a little bit of english. I teach english, sociology, geography and art and love it all! My town is small but there are many things to do, especially if you love nature! I live close to a lot of the major islands, like Phuket and Koh Phayam, so its nice to be able to travel there when I need a break. So far my experience here has been amazing- it's obviously not all easy but I'm learning and growing everyday and I wouldn't exchange this experience for anything.
I made a cool video of my life here in Ranong- from my school, to my home and some places in between! If you want to catch a glimpse of my life here check it out! :)

This program is AWESOME! it completely prepared me to teach English and the resources I was given to thrive were plentiful. I was a bit nervous upon arriving but when I got here I was very much welcomed to a community of people who could steer me in the right direction and were happy to do so. The course was great and afterwards I felt confident to take on students of my own and had the tools to live in a brand new city and brand new culture. Although I completed the course in August, I am still living and teaching in Buenos Aires and am encouraged to return to the school whenever I want to catch up with the people there. Apart from the course, the city is also a REALLY cool place to live with plenty of things to do and a lot of foreigners from all over so you will be welcomed. Overall, come and learn and grow and live you wont regret it! TEFL Heaven does a great job to assure that!

We originally picked TEFL Heaven because they had the best reviews online for a TEFL cert in an overseas location. We didn't want to do the course online since we were working full time and didn't want to be studying all night afterwards. Studying in the country we wanted to be in and learning some of the culture and language first was a nice way to be introduced to our working abroad time.
TEFL Heaven was on top of things from the first time we spoke to them. They answered my questions, emailed within a reasonable amount of time and helped us with the process of applying, etc.
The 3 week course itself was fun with a good group of people and great trainers. It wasn't academically challenging but just full on as it is all day in the class room at high energy. We had every weekend off which was nice to explore our island. I feel like the time in training helped me prepare a little for how teaching would be when we got jobs.
TEFL Heaven placed us with an agency in Bangkok and they placed us in a all girls high school (recommend!). Our school is great - lovely kids (mostly), teachers and good location for us. It was really cool to see/participate in all the cultural days/festivals with the teachers and kids.
All in all, we did this program to get out of our comfort zone, have a change of scenery and decide if we wanted to be teachers at home. It has been successful on all of those fronts.
The culture shock is still in play even after 6 months and we'll be glad to be home in our familiar surroundings, but we're very glad to have experienced this and would recommend it to others.