Our next Cert TESOL courses

Fancy learning about new cultures and making new friends? How about doing all this whilst working abroad?

Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) is an attractive option for people who want to change their situation, whether that be a full career change, or just an adventurous year out from University studies.

The Trinity Cert TESOL is an accredited, internationally recognised qualification for EFL teachers. The Cert TESOL course provides you with the training you need to understand the key aspects of the English language, and the foundations to become an effective teacher.

If you're looking for a training centre, look no further!

ISIS Tefl run full-time (4-week) and part-time (12/13/16-week) courses at our centres in Central London, Greenwich, Brighton and Oxford. We have 15 years' experience, and as part of the ISIS Education network this means that we can guarantee high quality and reasonable pricing.

For the best start in your TEFL career, choose ISIS Tefl.

Our next courses:

Greenwich (South London) - 4 week course: 2nd March - 27th March, 6th April - 1st May 2015
Brighton - 12 week (part-time) course: 7th April - 3rd July 2015
Central London - 14 week (part-time) course: 19th May - 20th August 2015

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Real Career or just a Gap Year?

Many people ask if Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) is a genuine career option or just a constructive way to fill in time.

While TEFL certainly offers the possibility of interesting work overseas for those in between school and university. The days of people simply turning up in foreign countries and expecting to find paid teaching to help fund their exotic travel plans are largely a thing of the past.

There are two universally recognised possibilities which enable people to teach English in countries all over the globe. They are the Cambridge University CELTA & the Trinity College TESOL. Both are equally valid – at level 5 on the National Qualifications Framework – this means the standard of work required is at the level of a degree course. You can typically attain the certificates via 4-week intensive courses.

Once in the industry there are a plethora of specialisations and niche areas a teacher may consider pursuing to help develop their career: Teaching Teenagers and Young Learners is a huge growth area; Business English and 1:1 Teaching certainly helps pay the bills; Exam English can really develop specific skills; and Blended Learning (incorporating IT into the classroom) is a relatively recent addition to the field.

Further qualifications are available for experienced teachers at the Diploma and Masters level. These typically can open the gateway to more senior positions within educational establishments such as Director of Studies, Teacher Trainer, Lecturer or even School Principal.

The world of TEFL now seems to be ever-growing as English continues its dominance as the primary international language of communication. So now and in the future it undoubtedly remains a genuine career option.