Comments on: The TEFL Academy certification review https://trustedteflreviews.com/2025/09/09/the-tefl-academy-certification-review/ TEFL and TESOL Online Certification Course Reviews in 2026. Sat, 14 Feb 2026 12:47:32 +0000 hourly 1 By: Eric https://trustedteflreviews.com/2025/09/09/the-tefl-academy-certification-review/#comment-4605 Sat, 14 Feb 2026 12:47:32 +0000 http://trustedteflreviews.com/?p=625#comment-4605 I didn’t do a TEFL Academy course. It might be ok, but I do know it isn’t accredited in the true sense. Instead, look for courses with either ACCET or ACTEFLC accreditation.

]]> By: Anonymous https://trustedteflreviews.com/2025/09/09/the-tefl-academy-certification-review/#comment-2950 Thu, 28 Nov 2024 05:19:43 +0000 http://trustedteflreviews.com/?p=625#comment-2950 I am shocked, but totally unsurprised to read these comments.
I bought a TEFL Academy course, thought it sucked, clawed back a refund through my bank, and then left a negative online review of the program.
Used my real name.
Around a month later, I was bullied into deleting my review by a law firm representing the TEFL Academy in Brighton, England.
Two things I am certain of:
1. The TEFL Academy’s courses are not as great as they market them out to be.
2. Any online negative reviews of the TEFL Academy are aggressively taken down through threats of litigation.
Folks, avoid this program!

]]> By: Lendak https://trustedteflreviews.com/2025/09/09/the-tefl-academy-certification-review/#comment-2863 Sat, 19 Oct 2024 11:01:04 +0000 http://trustedteflreviews.com/?p=625#comment-2863 Totally agree with you Gabriela. I wrote a review of my TEFL Academy (https://www.theteflacademy.com/) experience on GoAbroad and even provided my course certificate and proof of purchase and my review wasn’t published. I then tried with Hello Peter and they responded that they can’t publish my review because they are worried they might be sued. When you look online for The TEFL Academy (TTA) reviews you only see positive reviews. It’s clear that many of the reviews are fabricated and that all of the bad reviews (which every company receives) have been deleted because reviews platforms are scared to publish them in case of being taken to court. At least on Trusted TEFL Reviews they have positive and negative reviews published of The TEFL Academy (TTR). I only trust this site for student feedback. The others seem to be in the pockets of the TEFL programs in one way or another.

]]> By: Gabriela https://trustedteflreviews.com/2025/09/09/the-tefl-academy-certification-review/#comment-2353 Fri, 10 Nov 2023 06:33:12 +0000 http://trustedteflreviews.com/?p=625#comment-2353 So many obviously fake reviews written by this scam TEFL company-
https://www.trustpilot.com/review/www.theteflacademy.com

]]> By: Sarah https://trustedteflreviews.com/2025/09/09/the-tefl-academy-certification-review/#comment-2208 Fri, 16 Jun 2023 04:59:50 +0000 http://trustedteflreviews.com/?p=625#comment-2208 Was almost convinced to purchase the course because of all the glowing reviews. But then a friend of mine pointed out that TEFL Academy has many reviews written on the same day and only on specific websites. On their Google listing the last review was like from a year ago. I became even more suspicious when I read the FAQs – specifically the ‘is the course accredited?’ answer: ‘The Level 3 and Level 5 versions of our TEFL course are regulated by Ofqual (UK government department) and awarded by Qualifi, a UK government-recognised awarding body. The Level 3 and Level 5 versions of our TEFL course are DEAC-approved as meeting the criteria for Approved Quality Curriculum (AQC) status. The DEAC is a U.S. Department of Education National Accreditor.’ So, yeah, it’s not accredited. It is true that TEFL Academy’s certificates are only regulated. Needless to say, I didn’t sign up for the program’s TEFL course.

]]> By: Trusted TEFL Reviews https://trustedteflreviews.com/2025/09/09/the-tefl-academy-certification-review/#comment-1969 Fri, 05 May 2023 17:55:37 +0000 http://trustedteflreviews.com/?p=625#comment-1969 TheTeflAcademyGraduate2023.

Thanks for adding your comment.

That’s terrible news and I’m so sorry for your situation.

Yes, TTA The TEFL Academy is not a Fully Accredited program.

Our advice is to contact your bank and ask for a return of your money.

Related content:

TTA The TEFL Academy:

https://trustedteflreviews.com/2022/05/19/tta-the-tefl-academy/

Fake Accreditation Warning:

https://trustedteflreviews.com/2021/05/17/fake-accreditation-warning-theteflacademy-com/

Mia Williams – Trusted TEFL Reviews

]]> By: TheTeflAcademyGraduate2023 https://trustedteflreviews.com/2025/09/09/the-tefl-academy-certification-review/#comment-1968 Fri, 05 May 2023 17:24:55 +0000 http://trustedteflreviews.com/?p=625#comment-1968 I just had a nasty surprise when I was applying for a teaching English job through one of the main recruiters in Japan.
They told me that my TEFL Academy certificate isn’t recognized in Japan.
When I asked why, they replied that it isn’t a fully accredited program.
It’s only regulated in the UK and not really accredited.
Of course, I got crickets when I complained to the TEFL Academy and I haven’t received any response from them since.
Looks like I wasted a lot of money on a piece of paper.
I’m absolutely pissed!

]]> By: Michael https://trustedteflreviews.com/2025/09/09/the-tefl-academy-certification-review/#comment-1616 Thu, 06 Oct 2022 23:22:15 +0000 http://trustedteflreviews.com/?p=625#comment-1616 Over-priced, aggressively marketed, lacking accreditation, mediocre TEFL program that claims it does more than its competitors’ courses. The TEFL Academy’s courses are average and are not backed up by any credible accreditation company. The fact The TEFL Academy accepts it as OK to lie about being DEAC accredited should be enough detail to instinctively swipe left.

]]> By: Trusted TEFL Reviews https://trustedteflreviews.com/2025/09/09/the-tefl-academy-certification-review/#comment-1600 Mon, 19 Sep 2022 07:19:57 +0000 http://trustedteflreviews.com/?p=625#comment-1600 Trusted TEFL Reviews recently had an extremely bizarre conversation exchange with TTA The TEFL Academy.

It had its Prague lawyer contact us, threatening to take us to court if we wouldn’t delete all mention of TTA The TEFL Academy from trustedteflreviews.com

It appeared obvious to us that TTA The TEFL Academy has a history of this type of bullying to have bad reviews about its program deleted.

We will not be deleting any reviews.
All reviews are verified reviews, written by real people.

We will consider taking TTA The TEFL Academy off the Scams section when it stops lying about its accreditation status.

It is not accredited and it has been caught in the act of writing its own 5-Star customer reviews.

Mia Williams – Trusted TEFL Reviews

]]> By: Julia https://trustedteflreviews.com/2025/09/09/the-tefl-academy-certification-review/#comment-1576 Tue, 23 Aug 2022 13:10:02 +0000 http://trustedteflreviews.com/?p=625#comment-1576 Wow, they have such terrible reviews. I was thinking about buying the course but it doesn’t seem worth it now. I was a bit skeptical at first, but then had a look for myself and it all fits. Why do they allow this company to continue operating when it is a clear scam? Is there a better business bureau in Ireland? Shouldn’t someone report them?

]]> By: Nick https://trustedteflreviews.com/2025/09/09/the-tefl-academy-certification-review/#comment-1521 Wed, 08 Jun 2022 09:18:00 +0000 http://trustedteflreviews.com/?p=625#comment-1521 Definitely agree that the program has many fake reviews.
I looked today on reviews.co.uk and it has about 10 5 star reviews in the past 24 hours.
Something very fishy is going on there.

I thought the course was ok.
It was a bit boring because there are no videos and only text to read. It also had too many exterior links.
I paid for a course so why do I need to look at other websites for information?

Overall, I can say I learned some useful things from the course.
It wasn’t excellent and it wasn’t terrible.
My rating of the course is somewhere in the middle. 2.5 out of 5.

]]> By: Ciara https://trustedteflreviews.com/2025/09/09/the-tefl-academy-certification-review/#comment-1517 Sun, 05 Jun 2022 13:44:29 +0000 http://trustedteflreviews.com/?p=625#comment-1517 There was a flyer for this company in the Student Union hallway. It looked legit so I went ahead and purchased their Level 5 course. As soon as I opened up the course, I realised I’d made a massive mistake choosing this program. The content looked very basic and there was a grammar error on the first page! According to the terms and conditions, I was eligible for a refund. I contacted TTA and after a week they got back to me, replying that they had decided not to give me a refund. When I wrote back asking why not, I never got a reply back. Two months later, I did get a full refund. This was only because I complained to my bank and they managed to get my money returned to me. The reviews for TTA on Facebook, Go Abroad, Google, Go Overseas, and Trustpilot MUST mostly be fake. Or, those people were paid for writing their reviews. One word describes my TTA experience: Yikes!

]]> By: Trusted TEFL Reviews https://trustedteflreviews.com/2025/09/09/the-tefl-academy-certification-review/#comment-1488 Thu, 19 May 2022 08:07:50 +0000 http://trustedteflreviews.com/?p=625#comment-1488 The newest TTA The TEFL Academy Trusted TEFL Reviews article exposes its false accreditation claims and provides categorical proof for this accusation:

https://trustedteflreviews.com/2022/05/19/tta-the-tefl-academy/

Mia Williams – Trusted TEFL Reviews

]]> By: Zoe https://trustedteflreviews.com/2025/09/09/the-tefl-academy-certification-review/#comment-1463 Mon, 25 Apr 2022 15:25:47 +0000 http://trustedteflreviews.com/?p=625#comment-1463 I wasn’t impressed at all with my TTA course.
The customer service was slow and elusive.
Now I am learning more and more thanks to trustedteflreviews.com that TTA certificates are not even fully accredited and I will be contacting my bank to apply for a chargeback refund.
I can’t use the certificate for the teaching jobs I want, so it’s pointless applying for jobs with it.
Sure, I could find a low-paid crappy job with the certificate but I don’t want a low-paid crappy job.
I also agree with the comments about TTA faking its own customer reviews.
Google “The TEFL Academy reviews” and you see all the obviously faked reviews.
They are easy to tell because they review the course as if it were a miracle cure for cancer.
TTA Fake reviews that convinced me to take the course + a TTA TEFL certificate that isn’t fully accredited = €450. It isn’t even worth it when it’s 60% off.
TTA also charge extra for the fake certificate they send you.
I was charged €120 for my certificate.
If I can at least convince one person not to take the course then that will be a blessing in itself.
I can see, though, that I’m not an isolated case here.

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