TEFL Solutions

The Professional Development Certificate of Completion is not an official TEFL qualification and is not accredited. For those students who choose to order an official TEFL qualification, your certificate will be internationally accredited by the International TEFL Accreditation Council (ITEFLAC). See our "Certificates" page for detailed information.

You can download a Professional Development Certificate of Completion at the end of your course (*this is not an official TEFL qualification and is not accredited). For those students who order an official TEFL qualification, your certificate will be internationally accredited by the International TEFL Accreditation Council (ITEFLAC). See our "Certificates" page for detailed information. Each certificate is signed, displays the ITEFLAC logo and has a unique reference number for verification purposes.

Only an official/accredited certificate (not a Professional Development Certificate) can be authenticated or apostilled. We highly recommend using Vital Consular (UK) to provide this service for you. Visit them at https://www.vitalconsular.com/tefl-solutions or contact Emma Thompson - [email protected] Vital Consular is used by all our students as they are leaders in offering this service and have a special relationship with the FCDO. As a graduate of ours, you´ll also receive our special corporate rate! The Process >> Step 1: Request an online quote and additional information from Vital Consular regarding the apostille or authentication of your TEFL certificate. You will pay Vital Consular directly for this service. Step 2: Order your hard copy of your certificate from us, as only a hard copy with original signatures will be accepted. When you place your order for the certificate hard copy, use the address of Vital Consular as your shipping address. We will then send your certificate via registered mail directly to Vital Consular to be authenticated or apostilled. Step 3: Vital Consular will then send your certificate to a Notary Public to be notarized. Step 4: Thereafter, the notarized certificate goes to the Foreign and Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO) to have an apostille stamp attached. Step 5: If you need your certificate to be authenticated, then your certificate will be sent to the relevant embassy to be legalized. Step 6: Vital Consular will send your certificate to you.

Yes, you can use your 120-hour TEFL qualification or 180-hour Advanced Diploma to teach in-class or online. Remember that most employers will require that teachers have a TEFL certificate of a minimum of 120 hours.

No, your TEFL certificate is valid for life and does not expire. *Please note that your course period does, however, expire >> see the next section - "How long is the TEFL course?"

You are given 180 days to complete your 120-hour TEFL course and 180-hour Advanced Certificate Course. Most students complete their course in 2 to 3 weeks. *Note that you will not have access to your course after the expiry period. TEFL courses can be extended (for 90 days) at an additional fee of €19 for the 120-hour course & €29 for the 180-hour course. Please contact us via email should you wish to extend your course.

Our courses are designed as self-study courses and do not include tutor assistance. The course materials are easy to follow and there are online discussion boards where it is possible to post questions for other students. You choose your own course schedule. You study whenever you can and at your own pace.

There are no set course dates. You can start at any time - whenever it suits you.

When you complete your course, you should receive a course completion email with instructions on how to order a digital or hard copy of your official/accredited TEFL certificate. You can view the cost of ordering an official/accredited certificate by visiting our ´Certificates´page. If you have any problems or have any questions, please contact us via email - [email protected]