I Never Write Online Reviews

This is probably the first in a very long time. But I’m writing this one because Vantage did such an outstanding job in taking me through the TEFL teacher training process to graduation.

Where Vantage really shined was in its ability to create a program that met my individual requirements. I needed to be out of Thailand for a visa run at the same time I wanted to start my course.

Vantage offer a “Combined” course that allowed me to do the course book online, which you then couple with the “practicum” part of the course which involved observed teaching practice in front of non-English speaking students.

This was perfect in my situation.

I was on a visa run outside Thailand, so I worked my way through the online work in about 2 weeks. Then, when I returned to Bangkok, Vantage allowed me to sit in with their current In-Class, which served as a great review. If you are comfortable with independent study, this online/in-person hybrid is ideal,

A real highlight for me was the actual teaching sessions. I wanted to be sure to have that experience, and that’s why I opted against “online only” TEFL courses. I just couldn’t see why anyone would hire me if I hadn’t taught real students in a live classroom being a native English speaker.

We prepared lessons and taught in front of grade school kids (3-4th grade) and nursing college students. With the feedback I got from Vantage, I came out confident to begin teaching students in any classroom.

Vantage also have a Jobs Coach and he works will you on developing your own resumes and support documentation. I’ve had decades of work experience and have landed many jobs with my current resume strategy, but Vantage’s approach to creating resumes and applying for jobs really helped me do a total re-think of how I will do things going forward, both for TEFL jobs and for other jobs.

The Vantage trainers have been teaching for decades and are smart, knowledgeable, and witty. The quality of TEFL instruction I got here was absolutely world-class..

As I stated in the beginning, I don’t write reviews. But in the case of Kevin, Chris, Ryan, and the Vantage team, I am making a very rare exception. I can’t recommend Vantage enough.