Teaching internship & TEFL Certification (Thailand, Vietnam, Europe, China, India)

During my time in Thailand with Gotoco this summer I learnt a great deal about TEFL work as well as Thai culture, gained valuable teaching experience & access to a prestigious TEFL qualification, became part of a social community & made some great friends, was presented with further opportunities for employment and of course got to travel extensively around Thailand & SE Asia - all for free! The team at Gotoco have succeeded in providing an excellent opportunity to obtain all the above at no cost to the participant. Joining Gotoco is a decision I am very happy with and I would highly recommend taking part to anyone with the time to do so.

I was amazed that this experience was completely free - we were flown out to Bali, housed and fed and had the amazing opportunity to study for the certTESOL and teach a class of local kids. It was a really fulfilling time. It was a great way to travel somewhere new and have the support of the staff at Gotoco as well as other people on the programme. I think doing this programme has definitely put me in a better position having just graduated from university - it is a great CV addition, especially if you are interested in teaching.

i would do this trip again and i would like to do it with a friend. i hope the next time i do this there is more organisation and i would like to work with children. I enjoyed meeting new people and learning more about Spain and the Spanish culture. making new friends who i honestly think ill be friends with for a long time. being pushed out of my comfort zone was really good and i feel ive improved my public speaking skills. there was a village fiesta one night. that was really fun and I feel that everyone bonded that night. one of the activities was to act out a movie scene and my group did mamma mia which was really fun.

When I read about gotoco I thought it was too good to be true, but I've just spent the most amazing two months in Bali with my flights, meals, accommodation and TESOL qualification paid for. I've made friends for life, memories I won't forget and gained experience which will be invaluable to future job applications. The TESOL qualification was challenging at times and more time consuming than I anticipated, but I think this will ultimately mean that it is more beneficial in the future. I really recommend Gotoco to anyone interested in teaching or travelling.

Please tell us about some of your most enjoyable moments of the trip?

During the programme, I really enjoyed the workshops that we attended each Wednesday. During these sessions I was able to be very creative and the interactions with the Polish participants was much more natural.

What was the best thing about your experience?

For me, the highlight was the Cultural Tour, which was excellent. I really appreciated having the tour guide to provide us with ideas for exploring each city and restaurant recommendations

Would you recommend participating to a friend and if so why?

Yes

This has been a unique opportunity to travel to places that I may never have considered before, and to broaden my experiences in a way that would not have been possible otherwise

I am very grateful to have had this opportunity and overall have been happy with Gotoco as a company. I think the people in charge are kind and helpful and I would recommend this to anyone looking for a fun and cheap way to travel. I was not actually placed with gotoco as, due to covid, china was unavailable so I was with a company called Educo who were good, but Gotoco were the ones who got me the placement with them. I am frustrated however at the lengths I must go to have my deposit returned as it was unclear how much we were expected to do before it would be returned to us.

I think my biggest highlight was the relationships I made with the group of volunteers I was with. Even though we were all very different, from different places, had different interests, etc, we still all got on really well and had such a great time together. Another highlight was just the fact I was able to spend a month in a country I never really had any desire to travel to but I will definitely go there again sometime. I also really loved the fact that this programme included a cultural tour part. At first I didn't think it was something I would have cared for but after 3 weeks of intense teaching, it was nice to just hang out with everyone in a very chilled environment. Lastly. I would say the relationship with the directors. Although they were technically our 'bosses', we were all still able to speak to them almost like a friend and they really got to know as well. Times when we weren't teaching, they would just hang out with us and get to know us more as regular people.

Amazing teaching programme that allowed me to stay for 6 weeks in Bali fully funded. Taught for 2 hours a day, 5 days a week leaving weekends free for travel around Bali. From fishing, nasi goreng, amazing coffee, swimming with turtles, Kecak fire dances, temples, nights out in Gili T, black sand beaches, stunning waterfalls, cooking classes, culture lectures, team activities, the programme was non-stop and incredible. Bali prices are very affordable and the programme is very supportive. Defo would recommend :)