Vantage | 120-Hour TEFL/TESOL Certification | Hybrid Option

Vantage was a great experience and the trainers the made the whole journey very enjoyable and fun. They delivered on everything they promised—and more.

The job services were fantastic! Through one of their consultants, I even found a contract teaching position before the course was completed. I graduated on a Friday and starting work the following Monday—with some serious celebrations during that weekend.

More importantly. I learned the skills to become a successful teacher—and that included a lot of valuable teaching techniques. Not only did I have to teach six practices classes, but I had to observed and give feedback on even more. We gave lessons in both a government school between the ages of 6 and 13 and also at a nursing college. Students and staff, there were between the ages of 20 and 50.
The lead trainer’s knowledge of the English language is exceptional and his teaching techniques are inviting as he challenges the students in a positive manner.

I ended up learning a lot about my native language and even about myself. The lessons I gave built a lot of confidence and prepared me well for my new teaching position.

Looking back I am glad I choose Vantage TEFL Certification. They gave me the best possible start to becoming a teacher. They also delivered on everything they promised.
Thank you Vantage for the excellent service provided.

This course beat my expectation. Yes, I had to handle a lot of new content, but it was kept manageable within four weeks. The other students here came from all ages and many walks of life, making this experience a memorable one. The Vantage team was filled with great personalities, especially the lead trainer Chris whose personality makes the course an enjoyable experience.

The practice teaching experience was the heart of this course. We taught at both government school which gave us outstanding insight into how to manage a classroom full of children and later at a nurse’s college where we how to deal with teaching adults
The feedback we received after each teaching practice session to the key to the development of my teaching skills. I was able to learn from my mistakes and then incorporate the ‘best practice’ in the next lesson. I particularly found learning how to create effective lesson plans to be useful because it helped me formulate better teaching strategies for students in my future classes.

The job assistance here has been helpful. Specifically, the jobs coach Kevin offered great job opportunities with reputable institutions that offer great benefits. Furthermore, , his assistance in resume crafting and interview guidance was a helpful addition to the course that made me better prepared for contacting and communicating with potential employers.

The other students here came from all ages and many walks of life, making this experience a memorable one.

Vantage’s TEFL course offers everything it says it would—and much more beyond your expectations.

Vantage’s course is workshop based which I loved because it meant a smaller sized and more intimate group, where we could really engage with our fellow trainees as well as the lead trainer. Chris was very knowledgeable as he has over two decades of experience as a teacher, trainer and a materials developer. I think I learn much more this way than in a traditional lecturer approach typical of your average TEFL.

The practice teaching was great! We first learned how to make lesson plans step-by-step. Then we taught the students the lessons we created and received great feedback from Vantage’s trainers after each lesson. This really jumpstarted my teaching skill development as it helped me improve on certain things I needed to work on and build upon my strengths.

By the end of the course, I gained the knowledge and confidence I needed as a new teacher. I’m confident I could teach English pretty much anywhere.

Vantage has their own Jobs Coach, and during the course, Kevin already put out my resume, so interview and had a job offer by the last week. A good salary and even medical and dental insurance were included in the package. This position has been a great experience since.

Vantage completely prepared me to step confidently into a classroom. Thanks guys!

Today, I feel completely confident that I can start teaching English to anyone, anywhere. If you want to successfully stand in front of a classroom, you need to get your training at Vantage.

This was a really great course with a ton of personal support. The training team was there for me every step of the way.

The curriculum is exceptionally well written and I was glad to learn it has been validated by an accredited American university. The lead trainer has two decades+ of experience and he teaches with a lot of discussion in more of a workshop style. The materials were colorfully delivered and any formal content like grammar is covered in a very engaging way, which kept my enthusiasm at a high level. The time just flew by.

Having said that, for me the practicum was the heart and soul of the course. It was my observed teaching sessions where my new knowledge was morphed into teaching skills. After each of my practice sessions, I got great feedback from the trainers. That really helped me to improve my teaching skills after each class I taught, so by the end, I was really sure of myself in the classroom.

I recommend Vantage’s TEFL course without hesitation to anyone who wants to be a professional teacher.

I highly recommend Vantage’s TEFL course. The training was world-class and the trainers were great and highly knowledgeable. They go the extra mile to make sure they develop you into a professional teacher and then find you an excellent teaching position. This was particularly important to me as I was new to teaching and making a career change.

My observed practice teaching sessions were where I really developed my teaching skills. After each of my six observed practice teaching sessions, I got a ton of great feedback from the trainers that made a huge difference in my performance in my next class.

I’m now 100% confident that I can walk into a classroom anywhere and teach anyone English.

Even after the course was finished, Vantage gave me a lot of personal help. I had to leave for the US immediately at the end of the course, but when I returned two weeks later and I got additional face-to-face consultation in developing what Vantage call their Power Resume and Cover Letter. Then the put me into the extensive network of recruiters and schools. I had offers coming in within days!

If you want to teach in Thailand—talk to these guys.

I already had a job as a mandarin teacher. I took a TEFL, which many see only as an English teaching qualification, as I wanted to be a better language teacher in both Mandarin and in English.

When I met the trainers at Vantage, they told me how their ESA teaching methodology can be applied to any language and that they had already trained Mandarin, French and Spanish language instructors who were now teaching to great success.

The course was very well structured with teaching theories, methodologies, and teaching approaches But to really learn to teach using the communicative approach, we actually had to teach in front of real non-English speaking students.

I wasn’t too confident at first to stand in front of a live class and teach in a language that was not my own. My first teaching lesson was (I think) OK, but not a good as I wanted. However, the professional feedback I got from Vantage really jump started me in my second session—and I got subsequently better with each of the observed classes I taught.

I’m now completely confident. I can design a professional, effective lesson plan and successfully deliver a class—not just in my native Mandarin, but also in English.

I highly recommend Vantage. These guys are professional-class trainers and they gave me the foundation to be a professional language teacher.

I took Vantage’s Combined Course where I did the 20 unit course book online. I then showed up at the Bangkok training center to do my observed teaching practices. The trainers invited me to sit in on any of the In-Class course sessions I wanted. I ended up sitting on the whole course again. Online I just read the book, but attending a class with a lead trainer that has some 25 years of experience is a whole different story. He added a lot of insight that went well beyond the course book.

Vantage also employs a workshop style to their training that facilities a lot of discussion and role-playing. And they’ve added superb supplementary materials that they’ve developed that adds another dimension to the course.

It was my six observed teaching practices where that knowledge turned into skills I could use in a classroom. After each teaching session, I first had to reflect on what I did and after only after that did I then get a private consultation on what went well (more than I thought) and what they wanted to see in my next time in the classroom.

The bottom line is that I’m now totally confident to teach. I’d like to apply my new teaching skills to my nursing background and teach medical English to hospital staff.

I chose this course as I believed that teaching in a live classroom was essential for developing effective and successful teaching skills. I also had a good friend who took the course about a year earlier and he couldn’t say enough good things about it.

Vantage’s training team was incredible. The lead teacher was able to answer every ‘teacher’ question I asked. So I ended up with additional answers that I wouldn’t have known if I had done an online-only class.

Vantage advertise their TEFL is given in a workshop style (as opposed to a lecture format) and I see how I really benefited from all the discussion and feedback I got—training that went well beyond the material in the course book.

They also have their own dedicated “Jobs Coach.” I sat with him and revitalised my old resume into what he called a professional Power Resume. Something must have worked as I got multiple job offers within days of finishing the course.

What really impressed me about Vantage was their strong support in landing me a teaching position and all the visa and pre-course information that was given to me.

If you want to teach professionally, this is the training team you should call. I’m really glad these guys ended up as my first choice.