The TEFL Academy review, submitted by Vanessa.
I recently took the TEFL through The TEFL Academy online program. It was a reasonably good course, with many good tips for using activities with students. I don’t think the course taught me all there is to know about TEFL, but I suppose no course can do this really in such a short time. The TEFL Academy sent me a school list for online teaching so I’m going to begin researching and try to find a teaching job online. I do wish there was more support after the course, but I guess you can’t expect so much from a TEFL course in this price range. I will be recommending The TEFL Academy if anyone asks. It didn’t blow me away, but it got the job done to a greater extent and that’s all that counts at the end of the day. I just hope I can find a job quickly because ideally, I want to start teaching at the start of January 2024. I just hope the certificate is recognized for the jobs that I plan to apply for because I have read that the program’s certificates are generally only recognized in certain countries and for certain online companies that are based in those countries. I guess it’s going to be a wait-and-see situation going forward. There do seem to be a lot of jobs available though – I had a quick look through a few TEFL job sites and was impressed with how popular teaching English online still is. Wish me luck!
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Vanessa.
Thanks for writing and submitting your review to Trusted TEFL Reviews.
Two countries where the certificates of TTA The TEFL Academy are not accepted or recognized are Ireland and Cyprus.
TTA the TEFL Academy has its main headquarters in Dublin, Ireland, and a secondary headquarters in Hove, Brighton (England).
The country where they have their main headquarters doesn’t recognize their certificates.
The biggest issue with programs offering Level TEFL courses is that they are taught in British English and are mainly known within the United Kingdom.
When you show your Level TEFL course anywhere else – abroad, online, and overseas – very few schools know what a Level TEFL course means and they will ALWAYS request that you have a 120-hour TEFL/TESOL certificate, or a 140-hour TEFL/TESOL certificate with 20 hours of teaching practice added.
That’s not to say that the certificates issued by TTA The TEFL Academy are worthless.
They are, however, no better (and in many cases much worse) than having a 120-hour or 140-hour TEFL/TESOL certificate.
The lingering question of the lack of legitimate accreditation remains with the TTA The TEFL Academy program.
They will, of course, try to convince you otherwise.
One thing that they are amazing at is marketing their brand and smear-campaign attacking any competitor that they perceive is reducing their market share.
They also apply this pattern of behavior to independently run TEFL TESOL review websites.
TTA The TEFL Academy has tried to bully Trusted TEFL Reviews (a not-for-profit independently run TEFL TESOL reviews website) into taking down negative verified reviews of their program. Every time they threaten us, we simply ignore them as much as possible.
The only reviews that we have deleted have been TTA The TEFL Academy reviews that were clearly written by individuals who were paid to write them, and reviews that were very likely written by staff members of the program.
You can read all about this program in their Trusted TEFL Reviews program listing:
https://trustedteflreviews.com/category/the-tefl-academy/
Good luck with your job hunting and wishing you a Happy Holidays!
Mia Williams – Trusted TEFL Reviews
Hi,
I have recently completed The Tefl Academy’s Level 5 certificate.
I was wondering if there is an article on this site I can be directed to that advises on the steps to take if reimbursement is being sought or whether there is a website or organisation where one can verify the validity of their certificate?
Thank you for this resource.
Kind regards
Ella.
Thanks for adding your comment.
We suggest taking a look at the Trusted TEFL Reviews category for (TTA) The TEFL Academy:
https://trustedteflreviews.com/category/the-tefl-academy/
Mia Williams – Trusted TEFL Reviews