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TEFL / TESOL Course | Siem Reap, Cambodia

TEFL / TESOL Course | Siem Reap, Cambodia

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Destination TEFL
4.66 · 38 reviews
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Destination TEFL

 4.66 · 38 reviews
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Location
  • Cambodia
    • Siem Reap
Length
140 hours
Training Type
Classroom

Program Details

Teaching Practicum
Yes
Job Placement
Yes
Certifications
TEFL TESOL
Weekly Classroom Hours
35
Age Min.
18

Pricing

$1,395
Price Details
The starting price of $1,395 USD covers the full 4-week, 140-hour in-person TEFL certification, including all training materials and a minimum of 6+ hours of observed teaching practice with real students. Small group mentoring and detailed feedback are included throughout the programme. Alternative pathways, including Hybrid and Fast Track options, are available at different rates. Accommodation, flights, visa fees, and living expenses are not included.
What's Included
Some Activities Transportation Wifi
What's Included (Extra)

Cultural tour, social activities and Khmer lessons during your course.

What's Not Included
Accommodation Airfare Domestic Airfare Meals SIM cards Travel Insurance Visa
Feb 24, 2026
Feb 24, 2026
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About Program

Destination TEFL offers a 4-week, 140-hour in-person TEFL certification in Siem Reap, Cambodia, designed for those who want practical classroom experience before teaching abroad. Throughout the programme, trainees deliver structured lessons to real local students and receive detailed feedback from experienced trainers. The focus is on building genuine confidence in lesson planning, classroom management, and effective teaching techniques. Small group training ensures personalised support and a collaborative learning environment. Cambodia remains one of the few countries in Southeast Asia where both degree and non-degree holders can legally teach, making it an accessible starting point for many aspiring educators. Graduates leave not only with certification, but with clear guidance on visas, local living, and transitioning into paid teaching roles.

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Program Highlights

  • 4-week, 140-hour in-person TEFL certification
  • Minimum 6+ hours of observed teaching practice with real students
  • Hybrid pathway available: online theory + in-country practicum
  • Fast Track option for online TEFL holders needing real classroom experience
  • Small training groups with personalised mentoring and feedback

Video and Photos

TEFL trainees holding certificates during graduation ceremony in training classroom.
Teacher trainer providing individual mentoring and feedback to trainee at classroom desk.
Students participating in interactive English learning activity inside classroom.
Students standing in line practicing English speaking activity with teacher guidance.
Teacher leading energetic classroom activity with students standing and participating.
English teacher engaging students in movement-based learning activity.
Group of TEFL trainees smiling together outdoors after completing course.
TEFL trainees working together on lesson plans in small group setting.
Teacher trainer reviewing lesson materials with trainees during coaching session.
Trainees designing classroom materials and posters using colored markers.
Teacher trainer reviewing written lesson plans and providing structured feedback.
Trainer observing and supporting trainee during live classroom teaching practice.
Teacher observing students during live English teaching practicum in classroom.
Trainees sorting vocabulary flashcards during hands-on TEFL methodology practice.
TEFL trainees planning lessons using laptops and printed materials in classroom.
TEFL trainees standing in classroom

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Program Reviews

4.66 Rating
based on 38 reviews
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  • 5 rating 73.68%
  • 4 rating 23.68%
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  • 1 rating 2.63%
  • Instruction 4.55
  • Support 4.75
  • Value 4.35
  • Academic Rigor 4.3
  • Job Assistance 4.5
Good for Solo Travelers, Adventure travelers
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Tim
United Kingdom
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

Enjoyable, but hard work.

Feb 2, 2021

Very hard work with a lot of pressure at times. Support from peers and trainer is good, so is a great help. Beautiful hotel and centre, so leads to a wonderful learning environment.
The kids in the teacher practicals are an absolute delight and were engaged throughout.
Course content is vast, but taught in a way that you pick it up quickly.
Lots of homework means that social life takes a battering for the duration of the course. So, now I reckon it's time to have a party to celebrate!!
👍👍👍👍😊😊😊😊😊

What was your funniest moment?
The cat walking in to the classroom in the middle of a lesson.
115 people found this review helpful.
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Response from Destination TEFL

Hi Tim
Thanks so much for your lovely review. I agree that the course is intense, that is so we can prepare you will for your teaching. It has worked in your case as we see your posts on your classes and teaching experiences.
Please continue to stay in touch.
Kind regards
Rose-Anne

By Destination TEFL on July 29, 2021
Jason
28
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

My time doing the course

Mar 31, 2020

I had an absolutely amazing time! The people running the course and hotel are the nicest people and were always there to help us and assist when we needed. 10/10 would recommend to anyone that wants to get out and explore the world and would recommend to anyone that feels like expanding on there knowledge of teaching. From doing this course I’ve learnt so many new skills that I was able to add onto some of my previous knowledge.
Siem reap is also a great City for the course to take place because I feel it’s a pretty small city and it slowly acclimates you to the Cambodian culture.

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Carmen
25
South Africa
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

My TEFL experience

Mar 3, 2020

This was an experience of a lifetime. From experiencing the rich culture of Cambodia in its purest form, and so many new and wonderful people, I am very grateful. All of the people that I met on my course have crept into my heart and I will cherish each one of them forever. The course was so valuable to me, and I am so grateful and happy that I took park. It was the most enriching experience, and I will never forget it. There are countless memories that I will cherish in my heart forever, and I would recommend this experience to anyone.

What is your advice to future travelers on this program?
Enjoy every moment, and travel with a completely open mind. You will cherish the experience so much, so it is definitely worth it.
112 people found this review helpful.
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Shaun
47
South Africa
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

Destination TEFL Feb 2020

Mar 3, 2020

The course was a fantastic experience for me. The trainers are knowledgeable and engaging who craft a huge amount of information into interesting, relatable activities.
All the lessons prepared me well for our teacher practicals giving us real time teacher experience while still on course allowing for helpful feedback. This experience has given me the confidence to step into a classroom and deliver an engaging lesson to a group of learners!
The Feb 2020 course was complemented with an incredible group of students making the journey into TEFL an absolute blast.

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Banshee
Namibia
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

Destination TEFL Siem Reap

Mar 3, 2020

I am absolutely stunned by the Destination TEFL, Siem Reap program and team! The in-depth course has given me the knowledge, skills and confidence to be an amazing TEFL/TESOL teacher! I enjoyed the teacher practicals as well as community outreach aspect of the course with CDP! I am also thrilled to have at least 3 job interviews for possible job placements lined up, even before graduation! I would highly recommend this program! Special shout out to Tina Hennessy (our head trainer) - she is such a warm, kind and passionate trainer!

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Siem Reap tour and Class session
Grant Richard
36
South Africa
4/5
Yes, I recommend this program

An electrian whose brighting up students life rather than of brighting room with lights.

Mar 3, 2020

Literally everything I expected and so much more. The value or ferfillment you get when teaching someone something as simple as 'turtle' and the whole class or even just one struggling student starts being able to recognize and repeat a word is ultimately the best feeling you get. This is really something that pushed me to jump on the plane, travel across the world and complete the TEFL course. I came honestly admit I don't regret it at all. Well there is something I do regret and this is that I didn't do it sooner.

What was the most unfamiliar thing you ate?
Vegan food. I'm the typical white South African beers, booze and braais. I have a 100% meat diet and literally a tea spoon of salad. I can approve that it totally worth it.
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Questions & Answers

Staff Interviews

These are in-depth Q&A sessions with program leaders.

Rose-Anne Turner

Program
TEFL / TESOL Course | Siem Reap, Cambodia
Job Title
Co-owner / Admissions Director
Rose-Anne opened Samui TEFL in 2011 after moving to Thailand. She has grown the company to now include a new training centre in Siem Reap, Cambodia, and with that, a name change to incorporate both locations: Destination TEFL.
Rose-Anne Turner

What is your favorite travel memory?

In 2014, I walked the Camino de Santiago - 750km across northern Spain. I met the most amazing people from all over the world and from different walks of life. I'm still friends with them today.

The experience taught me that it's the people that make a journey worthwhile and the things you remember most about a trip. It also taught me to push myself both physically and mentally, and that we need far less in life than we think, as for a month you carry everything you need on your back.

How have you changed/grown since working for your current company?

I've learned to be a lot more patient! This is not something that comes naturally to me, but I've learned that dealing with people from all over the world, not everyone will do things as you'd like them done, and time in Asia is not the same as time in the West - and you just have to accept this and adapt.

What is the best story you've heard from a return student?

Two students met on a course and are subsequently married! Aside from this TEFL love story, we have seen friendships form and blossom - the type of friends that are there for life. Spending an intense month together creates bonds and friendships that are deep. These are often the most unlikely of friendships, and students meet people that they normally would never in their day-to-day lives, so they broaden their friendship and networking base beyond their comfort zone.

Years later we still hear of graduates meeting up and sharing memories at reunion events.

If you could go on any program that your company offers, which one would you choose and why?

Well, that is a difficult one! I'd say try one of our 'See two countries' programs, whereby you do the course in either Koh Samui, and then move on to teach in Cambodia or Vietnam, or do the course in Siem Reap, and move on to teach in Thailand or Vietnam. This will give you more places to tick off your bucket list, and you'll get a taste of different locations.

The course does cover Asian culture in general, so we equip you to teach students in all locations.

What makes your company unique? When were you especially proud of your team?

Our students are not just numbers. We take pride in the fact that we remember each and every student who has passed through our training centre. Most of them have chosen to stay in touch, and we do encourage this, not only with us but also their classmates so that they keep a strong network in the industry.

Our trainers are passionate about teaching and the English language. Our motto - Creating Passionate Teachers - was born because they really do expect their trainees to be passionate about their new careers too. You cannot teach something you are not passionate about, and you need to want your students to learn and succeed too.

What do you believe to be the biggest factor in being a successful company?

All the directors are hands-on and involved in the company. We have a great team at the training centres who are highly qualified to train our TEFL students. All of us have lived in Asia and have been teachers ourselves at some point.

When someone applies to do the course, we understand that for them, it's a big decision and that it may be their first time abroad or living away from home. As we have all been there ourselves before, we don't take this lightly and offer support along the way, right from the decision-making process to support after the course.

We believe in providing a quality course and not just churning out teachers. We often get feedback from schools on how great the new TEFL teachers are and the techniques which they implement in class.
We also don't believe in stagnating. We are constantly developing the course and the programs on offer.

About Destination TEFL

Destination TEFL, Koh Samui opened in 2011 as Samui TEFL, on the beautiful tropical island of Koh Samui, Thailand. The company has since expanded to other bucket list destinations. Choose from: Siem Reap, Cambodia – a land where ancient and modern worlds collide to create a unique destination, just a short distance to the UNESCO World Heritage Site...

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