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Would you recommend getting a TEFL certificate? (lemm.ee)

submitted 2 months ago by moonlitsky@lemm.ee to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I have been thinking about pursuing a Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) certificate. I think it would be my best chance to get to go abroad and experience life outside my home country while also being able to work. However, I have heard some mixed opinions on the career, with some saying it's great and others saying it's not and that comes down to the pay. Because getting a TEFL certificate is expensive, I wanted to get some feedback from others to see if it's worth it before spending all that money.

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[–] Libra@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 months ago

There are often other requirements to consider as well, so be aware of those. For example when I looked into this (in the late 90s, so a long-ass time ago) it was super common to accept native English speakers pretty much with no experience or certification or whatever, but I guess a lot of companies had bad experiences so right when I started looking seriously into doing it many of the companies started requiring a 4-year degree (in anything, just kind of as proof that you could stick something like that out, since one of the common complaints I saw is people bailing before the contract was up.)

The point of all this is just to say: check job boards for companies that are hiring and look at what their requirements are. Some might not require TEFL, some might require other stuff too.