Name: The TEFL Org
Address: Suite Number 4, 8 Church Street, Inverness, Highland
Rating: 4.57

“Overall I wasn't really happy with my experience of the course. I felt the grammar explanations were insufficient, the layout of the course was poor (large number of pages to click through without any real purpose), the video demonstrations of classes had terrible audio, and the questions for many of the assessments were extremely vague and open-ended. The sales pitch regarding work opportunities is also a bit misleading. If you don't have a bachelor's degree and/or experience, you're pretty much excluded from teaching in 99% of the locations they have listed, which makes this a pointless qualification unless you want to teach online or over the phone.”

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Posted 1 week ago

Dear Alexandria, Thank you for taking the time to provide us with your feedback on your experience with The TEFL Org. We truly value your openness and honesty in sharing your thoughts and concerns. We’re sorry your experience didn’t match your expectations. It is an uncommen instance, as we usually receive great feedback for these elements of the course, but I really appreciate you bringing this to our attention. We're also sorry to hear that you feel our sales pitch regarding work opportunities came across as misleading. Please be assured that we have extensive experience in the TEFL industry and there are certainly opportunities for teachers who do not hold a degree. Our team are always happy to offer advice should a teacher struggle to find work. We also have some great articles, webinars and a podcasts on this subject. Your insights are invaluable to us in our ongoing efforts to enhance our courses and address any areas of improvement. If you have any specific recommendations or ideas on how we can enhance the grammar explanations, course layout, audio quality or assessment questions please feel free to share them with us. Thank you once again for sharing your thoughts with us. Warmest regards, The TEFL Org team

Posted 1 week ago

“Lackluster, needs improvement and I feel more like a customer than a student. I am halfway through the course and I don't see why the reviews are so high and it was misleading for me to choose the program based on the high reviews. TEFL has de-motivated me from being a teacher. The so called "live chat" isnt what you think it is. Get ready for just an email saying you are in the program- and then, nothing. You wont even hear a peep from your tutor not even a friendly "Hello my name is __ and I will be your tutor" in your email. It took me forever to figure out how to contact them and once I did took days to get back to me. I felt like pulling my hair out whenever the lessons would talk about good styles of teaching in the methodology course, yet we as students are confined to the most passive and boring videos and multiple choice quizzes that had technical errors. I am struggling to learn in this repetitive and boring style of teaching its hilariously ironic. The teaching for not using the correct grammar was simply "Dont say this." Why is there not written assignments for Grammar? That part baffles me. I had more fun learning Grammar from a fifty cent thrift store book that was dated 1992 more than this! I thought there would be more engagement from the tutor and more feedback but all they do is provide the bare minimum and grade me with a pass or fail and I don't feel like i'm actually learning. Lacking rapport: I dont know who they are, I dont feel excited or engaged, therefor I dont feel comfortable. The class on the pros and cons of Skype? Really? Why so early in the lesson and part of the main course? Can we please focus on how to teach online not what to use to teach online that is so silly. I didn't go to massage school to have the teachers run an entire lesson on "What massage tables to buy." Sure its useful but I dont need to know name brand companies to pass the MBLEX. I kept getting booted off my classes and yes I tried 5 different devices, multiple browsers and all that but nothing helped. My units getting flagged for AI writing so I had to go in and manually misspell things and add grammar errors and re work sentences to sound more "human". Being a native English speaking person and experienced online teacher, it shouldn't be that hard to figure out what they are saying and asking for, but sometimes the questions in the quizzes were so confusing, not so bad I couldn't figure it out, but enough to feel like there was absolutely no consideration for non native English speaking people. What I liked: Affordable, downloading content for offline study (Whoever thought of that, very nice touch/option) the videos transcribed so I could have at least SOME interactive learning by reading along (I dont count the exercises, you might as well just replace them with flashcards). The videos ran fine and the video demonstrations were good quality. Able to re-take stuff, questions you failed were re-worded, so at least they have some mindfulness there, also a very thoughtful touch. Hate everything else. You get what you paid for. SUPER BORING. Cheap, factory lined and I feel like a product instead of a student. I ended up learning WAY MORE actual useful TEFL information talking to other TEFL teachers, interviewing students learning english, reading grammar books in my local library, and having real life practice with teaching classes. Talking to other teachers in school they were shocked at the way I was learning in this program. Time consuming and took out time from actually learning. There course organization is dinky and could use improvement. At least a more personable email guiding you through the experience would be helpful. A introduction course instead of it padding out the main courses would make it more straightforward and organized. Overall my experience with this has been isolating and lonely and this course is embarrassingly awkward. The forums are the only method and are bare bones. It could improve greatly with a online group chat or server for students to discuss with each other at least. An interactive something. One live meeting? Something. All we get is emails if that. I see my purchase for these classes as just as way to get my certificate and nothing more. Most cold and robotic online course I have ever taken. This is so boring and I am losing interest. I just keep pressing on and tell myself "I pray to never teach my students this way." TEFL.org has taught me what to NOT do by their own example. Two stars because its not a scam, it has some capacity and understanding and I have some idea of now what to expect from being a teacher. But its just going to be a shallow, dinky, unimpressive experience. It feels like its being way overrated. A 5 star experience would be with more more personable engagement and I know its possible and a realistic criticism, because I have taken other classes that have done so.”

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Posted 2 weeks ago

Dear Sheamus, Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback on your experience with The TEFL Org. We truly appreciate your honesty and the valuable insights you provided, and we're sorry to hear you had a disappointing experience during the course. We are grateful that you found certain aspects of the course enjoyable, such as the affordability, the option to download content for offline study, and the transcribed videos. We appreciate your positive feedback and will continue to build on these features to enhance the learning experience for all our students. If you have any further suggestions or if there is anything else we can do to make things better for you, please do not hesitate to let us know. We value your input and are committed to continuously improving our courses and services. Thank you again for taking the time to leave your feedback and we wish you all the best for the future. Kind regards, The TEFL Org team

Posted 2 weeks ago

“Doesn't prepare you to manage a real class, doesn't teach/verify that you have enough English to be an ESL teacher, paying money to do blanket assignments in order to get a certificate that will lend you credibility as a teacher - that seems to be it. I worry for the 'tutors' who are obliged to correct everything in 48 hours.”

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Posted 3 weeks ago

Thank you so much for taking the time to share your feedback on your experience with The TEFL Org. We truly appreciate your honesty and value your input. We understand your concerns about not feeling fully prepared to manage a real class, but please be assured that our classes have provided the right skills and tools to thousands of students who have gone on to teach successfully around the world and online. We also advise our students who are a non-native English speakers, to have an English level of at least C1 (CEFR). We would greatly appreciate any further suggestions or ideas you may have on how we can enhance our program and better meet the needs of our students. Your feedback is invaluable to us in making these improvements. Once again, thank you for taking the time to share your experience and concerns. We truly value your input and will use it to make necessary changes for the benefit of future students. Best regards, The TEFL Org Team

Posted 2 weeks ago

“Content is dated/ sometimes unclear. Tutor was patronising/ feedback was provided late.”

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Posted 1 month ago

Thank you so much for taking the time to provide us with your valuable feedback on your experience with The TEFL Org. We genuinely appreciate your thoughts, as they help us improve our services and ensure a better experience for all our students. We understand the importance of having up-to-date and comprehensive materials, and we are constantly working to enhance and refine our course content to meet the evolving needs of our students. Our aim is also to create a supportive and respectful learning environment, and we regret that this was not the experience you had. We will be sure to address this issue internally. Timely feedback is crucial for our students' progress, and we can see that you received this within the 48-hours we advise. We will certainly review our processes though, to ensure that feedback is provided promptly and efficiently, allowing you to make the most of your learning experience with us. Kind regards, The TEFL Org team

Posted 1 month ago

“The course was informative and interesting. But honestly the organisation and communication is abysmal. From giving assignments way before fully teaching topics, to conflicting feedback on assigment which lead to me nearly failing out, and being told because of this it would be escalated to senior course management, only to then hear nothing from anyone. When after 2 weeks of silence I asked what was going on, and was told to reread the email as it wasn't going to be escalated and I needed to recomplete the assignment, even though the email outright said "this will now have to be escalated to senior course management" Near the end of my course i got an email accusing me of using AI to cheat, only to then get to the end of the email and seeing that the email wasn't actually meant for me whatsoever. Overall, it really makes me nervous to even apply for jobs with you. Moreover, even though I have finished the course, I don't actually have any personal confidence I can write lesson plans, not only from my own anxiety but also from mixed messaged I have received about my own assignments as mentioned above. I do not regret taking this course as it helps me move forward and opens new employment opportunities. But I am left wondering if it was worth it all, or will even pay off at all.”

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Posted 1 month ago

Thank you for taking the time to provide us with your feedback on your experience with The TEFL Org. We sincerely appreciate your honesty and are truly sorry to hear about the issues you encountered throughout the course. We understand that these incidents have left you feeling nervous about applying for jobs with us and lacking confidence in your ability to write lesson plans. This is not the experience we aim to provide, and we genuinely want to make things right for you. We would like to hear more about your specific concerns and any suggestions you may have for improvement. Our goal is to address the issues you mentioned and ensure a smoother and more supportive experience for our future students. Please let us know how we can reach out to you directly to discuss this further. In the meantime, we have passed your feedback onto management to investigate. Thank you once again for sharing your thoughts with us. We value your feedback and will work hard to make the necessary improvements. Sincerely, The TEFL Org Team

Posted 1 month ago

“Needs more examples of full lessons and examples of teachers writing a lesson plan.”

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Posted 3 months ago

Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback regarding your experience with The TEFL Org. We truly appreciate your valuable input. We highly value your feedback and promise to work hard to rectify any shortcomings you have experienced. We remain dedicated to delivering a top-notch educational experience and your input assists us in achieving that goal. If you have any further concerns or suggestions, please don't hesitate to reach out to us.

Posted 2 months ago

“This course is poorly designed for users from the US. The zoom virtual meeting were limited and during the middle of the night for US time zone. There were only a few options to chose from and none accommodated the US time. Also the zoom classes were hours long which was overwhelming given the amount of material needed to do and learn. Overall, the module assignments were graded by an online tutor who gives feedback yet you cannot ask or reply to them.”

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Posted 3 months ago

Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback with us regarding your experience with The TEFL Org. We certainly have our Zoom virtual meetings at all times throughout the day and night, so as to accommodate our students all over the world. These can be chosen by the student at any time throughout their online course. It is also not essential to have completed your full course before attending the Zoom sessions, but these sessions can also be attended after your online course expires if preferred - we always leave this choice up to the student. Regarding the module assignments, we appreciate your recognition of the feedback provided by our online tutors. However, you will have received an email from your tutor when you first signed up detailing their direct contact details. So you could certainly have reached out to them direct at any time. Thank you again for your feedback, and please feel free to reach out with any further comments or concerns.

Posted 2 months ago

“Overall, the course felt very disorganized and outdated. I appreciate the reasonable price, but if it were up to me I would revamp the course structure to make it more cohesive and effective. It also unfortunately reminded me of certain classes in high school/college in which I wasn't able to learn much or make the material my own because I had to learn what the specific teacher wanted and cater to them, telling them what they wanted to hear so I could pass the class but in a way that did not assist in my intellectual growth. It could also use some zhush to make it a little more interesting and eye-catching to help the prospective teachers stay engaged and therefore bring some of that magic into their own lessons to help their students.”

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Posted 7 months ago

Thank you so much for taking the time to share your experience of our TEFL course! We truly appreciate that your feedback, as we will always look to improve our courses even further. Thanks again and all the best with your TEFL career!

Posted 7 months ago

“A dated, amateuristic and poor vaky for money offering. Very poor user interface making getting through the many tiny but insubstantial units an enormous annoyance and a waste of time being forced to scroll up and down to get to the button to move on. The quizzes often have technical difficulties making them impossible to complete, the classroom examples are outdated and amateurish, etc. Serious case of buyer's regret here.”

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Posted 7 months ago

Thank you for posting a review and we’re sorry to hear that your experience was not of the quality you expected. As you can see from our other reviews, this is certainly an unusual instance for us. We would love investigate your feedback further, so that we can deliver a better experience next time. Please reach out to us anytime at info@tefl.org. Again, thank you for your feedback.

Posted 7 months ago

“The TEFL courses need better structuring. If the courses were arranged in ascending levels of importance or relevance I would have learnt more and learnt better. Students should be advised in the order in which they take the course. Also, the videos are borrring! (emphasis). Video angles, audio and lesson structure definitely needs to be better especially with the high cost of the TEFL courses. I don't think there is value for money here. Unfortunately I had recommended a friend at the beginning who took the course with me and our experiences are comparable. Quite a mundane course.”

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Posted 8 months ago

“Too much learning online, some things don't make sense. Need interaction with others and chance to ask questions etc. Classroom based stuff was out of sync, would have been good to know how you start teaching a new group or people for the first time, how it all works, not just endless PPP and Skills. What do you teach? Colours? Objects? Didn't get to find out more on last day. Want to feel confident going to a language school and knowing how it works, but don't at all.”

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Posted 8 months ago

Thank you very much for your feedback regarding The TEFL Org. We certainly appreciate your taking the time to tell us about your experience. As an online course provider, we would not be able to make changes to how our classes are delivered. We do also recommend that the in-person element of our course be completed near the end, as it's a great way of consolidating the theory studied online. I appreciate that this can seem out-of-sync if you chose an early date to attend. Thanks again for your feedback!

Posted 8 months ago

“Whilst I am a novice to teaching. I feel any course without any type of practical or group experience is pointless. The course teaches you to write a few lesson plans but you by no means have any real idea how to teach after 120hours. I certainly dont feel any more knowledgeable or confident I could walk into a classroom and teach. I beleive there is much more to teaching than this basic outline that is given. I am honestly concerned people are going out in the world and teaching off of the back of this course. Whilst that may say alot about me. I felt very dissatisfied what this course offered. Im glad I got it during a sale and not paid the full course amount. I dont wish to speak ill off TEFL. They gave me an opportunity and the course was accessible via pc and smart phone. The videos and all the aspects provided are clear ,well laid out and have good production.”

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Posted 9 months ago

Thank you for sharing your honest feedback regarding your experience with The TEFL Org, and we are sorry that your experience didn’t match your expectations. It sounds like you had chosen one of our online only courses, rather than a course that includes teaching practice. Although you'll find most employers will request a minimum of 120-hours of TEFL training, many do not require this to include any teaching experience. We train thousands of students a year who go on to live and work abroad successfully with their online only certificate. For our teachers that feel they would benefit from a teaching practice though, we offer combined and stand-alone courses with this. Please feel free to get in touch if you would like to discuss our teaching practice courses further. In the meantime, we wish you the very best of luck in your TEFL journey!

Posted 9 months ago

“I had to re-do my written assignments so many times because each time they would mark it and give me feedback on what to fix, it would be something different. I would have preferred for them to tell me everything I needed to fix the first time I submitted an assignment instead of making me re-do it 6 times across several weeks because they’d only tell me one thing to fix at a time. At a certain point I started feeling like it might be a scam, dragging it out to force me to pay the extension costs. I’ve heard there’s a way to get your tefl for free, or at the very least there are better sites. Don’t choose this one.”

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Posted 10 months ago

Thank you for taking the time to provide us with your feedback. I’m sorry to hear you had such a frustrating experience. Our tutors do certainly follow a strict structure which ensures that our courses continue to meet the accreditation criteria. As the most accredited TEFL course provider in the UK it means that schools all around the world know a TEFL Org qualified teacher will be a great asset to them. We also encourage our students to contact their tutor direct if they ever need support with an assignment. There are many different TEFL Course providers, so it can be very difficult to know who you should pick, and I appreciate your comments regarding free courses. However, the TEFL Industry is dangerously under-regulated which means that anyone can start a company and call themselves a TEFL Course provider and offer courses. As there is no regulatory body for TEFL, the key to ensuring you choose the right TEFL Provider is looking at how much independent accreditation they have from recognised bodies. Here at The TEFL Org, employers recognise our certificates as being from one of the highest accredited TEFL providers in the world. Please feel free to reach out to info@tefl.org with any further comments or concerns you wish to share. Again, thank you for your feedback.

Posted 10 months ago

“This TEFL course/provider unfortunately fell short of my expectations. Despite its high price, even after a discount, the absence of the accreditation body's logo on the certificate raises doubts about the legitimacy of the certificate. Although it's written at the back in plain English it's far below my expectation after spending such a big amount compared to the other market leading providers. I also found the phone unavailable most of the time. Furthermore, the unavailability of the telephone line on multiple occasions hindered communication. If I think the advertised price (*which is crossed out, and the courses are being offered at a so-called discounted price)it doesn't justify the quality of the content or certificate. The certificate's lack of explicit mention of course accreditation added to the overall disappointment. While the course provided some valuable content, these issues significantly diminished its value, and I cannot confidently recommend it.”

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Posted 10 months ago

Thank you for posting a review, Pretom, and we’re sorry to hear that your experience was not of the quality you expected. By taking a course with us here at The TEFL Org you can be certain that you receive a certificate from the highest accredited TEFL course provider in the UK. We are independently accredited by the DEAC, British Accreditation Council, the Open and Distance Learning Quality Council to name but a few. All the details of our accreditation can be found on our website here: https://www.tefl.org/about-us/accreditation/. As you will see, there are are accredited by so many recognised bodies, that we could not include them all on the front of our certificates, or there would simply be no room to show the qualification details. This is why we provide these details on the back of our certificates and on our website for any employer to see. We train thousands of students a year who go on to live and work abroad or online successfully with their TEFL.Org qualification, as employers know that a TEFL Org teacher has received some of the best TEFL training available. So we are sure that our certificate will open many new doors for you. Please feel free to reach out to info@tefl.org with any further comments, concerns, or suggestions you wish to share. In the meantime, we wish you the very best of luck in your TEFL journey!

Posted 10 months ago

“You initially gave me an impression that if I do not complete a TEFL course before the due date, all progress will be lost. I therefore kept extending the course and paying lots of extra money. Eventually, due to circumstances, I had to leave my course temporarily. I later found out that my course progress remained and I had been misled by your website.”

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Posted 10 months ago

Thank you for your feedback, Pakeeza. Please be assured that we always advise students that they can buy an extension any time they wish, and don’t need to activate it until they are completely ready to restart their online work. We also advise that you do not need to purchase an extension to keep your course open. All of your work will be saved. Please reach out to us at info@tefl.org and we can look into this further for you.

Posted 10 months ago

“I haven't completed my course yet. I am stuck on the assignments and I do not have that much time to work of the courses, so I need to take a break and come back when I am ready.”

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Posted 11 months ago

Hi Bailey, Thank you for your review. If you ever have any questions or need any support from your tutor, please don't hesitate to get in touch and we can help with this. In the meantime, we wish you the best of luck with your course!

Posted 10 months ago

“The whole experience was ruined for me due to the last assignment which i had to redo 7 times. I can understand the genuine feedback given but the last 2 times were just ridiculous when i was told that i could do better than what i had sent. It personally felt that the tutor was doing this so that i would extend my course. I really felt that i was being pushed by a salesman in the last 2 attempts rather than a tutor. This is really bad and I wish that your organisation looks real hard at such people. I had to mntion in my last attempt as a sidenote that the tutor seemed like a money grubbing salesman and thats when i was cleared. It is my humble request that such people should not be allowed to taint the education of anyone.”

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Posted 11 months ago

Thank you for leaving another review, Adrian. I can see we had already replied to your initial review regarding this, so I wonder if perhaps you didn't receive this. We are very sorry that your experience at TEFL Org didn’t match your expectations. Please be assured that it is in our best interest to ensure students pass an assignment as soon as possible. We do, however, have to follow a strict marking structure which ensures that our courses continue to meet the accreditation criteria. As the most accredited TEFL course provider in the UK it means that schools all around the world know a TEFL Org qualified teacher will be a great asset to them. We certainly value your feedback and I will ensure this is passed to the relevant team to look into further. Please feel free to reach out to us at info@tefl.org with any further comments you wish to share.

Posted 11 months ago

“I was very frustrated with one tutor, who just gave me a feeling that that they wanted me to just pay an extension for the course and kept sending my assignment back for flimsy reasons. In my last attempt when I blatantly mentioned that it felt the tutor seemed like a money-grubbing salesperson, the assignment was cleared. This has really made me bitter because only 1 assignment was returned at least 6 times. I can understand when it was genuine but after putting in the hours when a tutor returns for ridiculous reason saying that you can do better than this is really aggravating. It is my sincere request that you look into such tutors as it will only kill your reputation.”

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Posted 11 months ago

Thank you so much for taking the time to share your experience with us, Adrian. We are sorry that your experience at TEFL Org didn’t match your expectations. Please be assured that it is in our best interest to ensure students pass an assignment as soon as possible. We do, however, have to follow a strict marking structure which ensures that our courses continue to meet the accreditation criteria. As the most accredited TEFL course provider in the UK it means that schools all around the world know a TEFL Org qualified teacher will be a great asset to them. We certainly value your feedback and I will ensure this is passed to the relevant team to look into further. Please feel free to reach out to info@tefl.org with any further comments, concerns, or suggestions you wish to share.

Posted 11 months ago

“Some of the courses offered are ok, like the grammar course and the methodology course but the rest seemed a little outdated. I needed to get the certification for a specific job but I have been an ESL teacher for years and I believe this course could have included more. The Telephone classes course was especially underwhelming and I believe that the extension system is absurd and meant to take advantage of your customers. Thank you for the certificate, I guess...”

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Posted 1 year ago

Thank you very much for your feedback, María. We’re sorry to hear that you felt some of the courses were outdated. Our courses do have to follow a strict structure which ensures that these continue to meet the high standard accreditation criteria. Including the Telephone class course. We are still finding many people around the world don't have easy access to the internet or still use Skype etc. We try to make sure that our courses cover this so that teachers have the tools to provide English lessons to everyone, no matter where they are in the world. As will all online course providers, we do provide a time-frame to complete our courses. Although most students complete these within 12 weeks, we provide 5 to 7 months for completion - depending on the course chosen. Thank you again for your feedback. We wish you the very best of luck in your TEFL journey!

Posted 11 months ago

“The course is OK. The assignments seemed to be a bit of a shot in the dark. I also found the tutors feedback to be more confusing than useful. As an example, I submitted an assignment which didn't pass. I took all the feedback on board and resubmitted it. I was then told to pay attention to the feedback...?!?!? Seemed like different tutors were grading the assignment.”

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Posted 1 year ago

Hi Ciaran, Thank you for posting a review and we’re sorry to hear that your experience was not of the quality you expected. Your feedback helps us improve our service so this has certainly been passed on.

Posted 1 year ago


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