Accredited Cheap TEFL Certification $39

StudyTEFL now uses a fast LMS with easy-to-read text, interactive tasks, and real ESL classroom videos explained. Our affordable TEFL courses are made and run by active teachers.
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6 Years of Providing Quality Online TEFL Training

Digital Certificates Included Ready For Apostilling

GoOverseas Rated #1 Best-Value TEFL Course 2025

24 Units With Full Video & Text, Problem-Solving Tasks & Quizzes

Accredited cheap TEFL certification

A cheap TEFL course that doesn't feel cheap.

Get your 120-hour TEFL certificate for $39 with real classroom video, interactive teaching scenarios, tutor support and a QR-verifiable digital certificate.

Made by teachers, for new teachers

No year-long sales, because our cheap accredited TEFL is always the lowest possible price.

Enroll in the 120-hour TEFL for $39 Try a real lesson first
Since 2020Low-cost online TEFL
24 unitsVideo, tasks and quizzes
Certificate includedQR-verifiable
Student holding a StudyTEFL TEFL certificate
4.94 / 5Go Overseas reviews
$39120-HOUR
COMPLETE TEFL
✓One payment of $39The full 120-hour Complete TEFL, with 12 months of LMS access.
✓Certificate includedDigital, self-print and QR-verifiable. No compulsory upgrade.
✓Real tutor supportHuman help when you need it, from people who teach.
✓Look before you buyOpen a real StudyTEFL lesson free before you enroll.

Independent checks behind a deliberately low price

OTCAC logoOTCAC accreditedRef. 20201216A
Go Overseas award2025 #1 for ValueCommunity Choice Awards
Go Overseas4.94 / 567 reviews
GoAbroad4.8 / 568 reviews
Trustpilot4.6 / 547 reviews

It's hard to get reviews, especially for low cost TEFL courses, but we earn every star.

Go Overseas: 4.94/5 from 67 reviews Go Overseas 2025 #1 for Value GoAbroad: 4.8/5 from 68 reviews Trustpilot: 4.6/5 from 47 reviews
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“There was so much video footage of real classroom interaction. It's an incredibly thought provoking course.”

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Katie AdamsGoAbroad, September 2026
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“Interactive, modern, self paced and has video coverage. The value is outstanding.”

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Jen LeeGoAbroad, September 2026
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“It was much more interactive... plus it had audio that I could play if I wanted to do other things while studying.”

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Amy LiuGoAbroad, June 2026

What your $39 120-hour TEFL course includes

A lot fits inside our simple TEFL course structure.

Accredited online TEFL course

OTCAC-accredited core training, with StudyTEFL also currently CPD-verified.

Full video-audio coverage

Full human-voice video and audio coverage across the regular 120-hour course.

Supplementary videos

Extra teaching videos plus six full video-recorded ESL lessons.

Practice and checkpoints

Practice quizzes and checkpoint questions throughout, beyond simple true-false testing.

Practical scenario tasks

Make realistic classroom decisions and see what those choices lead to.

Teacher tips

Practical teacher tips and classroom guidance throughout the course.

Tutor support

Human tutor support when you need help understanding or applying ideas.

12 months access

Twelve months of LMS access for flexible, self-paced study.

Job support bundle

Job-support resources, recruiter links and TEFL job links after completion.

Digital and self-print certificate

Digital and self-print certificates with QR-linked online verification.

Interactive content

Quizzes, decisions, classroom video and applied tasks keep learning active.

Simple, modern structure

New responsive LMS with a simple structure across desktop, tablet and mobile.

Teach English abroad or online

Where could a TEFL certificate take you?

Teach English in Asia, from your laptop, or wherever your next adventure starts. Flip a photo to see what is behind it.

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Employers and visa authorities set their own rules, so always check the requirements for your country.

Enroll in the 120-hour TEFL for $39How apostilling works

Choose your course

Start at $39. Pay more only when the extra training matters to you.

You don't need the biggest package

All routes share the practical StudyTEFL foundation. The difference is specialist content or individual feedback.

Not sure? Pick what you want:
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120-Hour Complete TEFL

$39

Our main cheap TEFL certification route for teaching English abroad or online.

Enroll for $39Course details
24 structured teaching lessons
6 complete video-recorded ESL classroom lessons
15+ scenario-based tasks
Tutor support
12 months LMS access
QR-verifiable certificate

Inside the 120-hour TEFL course

See what you're actually buying.

Not a mystery box with a certificate at the end
Real classroom video

Watch six complete video-recorded ESL lessons and see lesson stages, learner behaviour and teacher decisions in context.

24 structured units

Work through language awareness, planning, classroom management, skills, assessment and online teaching.

StudyTEFL course LMS shown on a mobile phone
Yes, this is the real course
15+ teaching scenarios

Make classroom decisions and think through what happens next instead of only memorising definitions.

Tutor support

Get human help when you need it, with training built and supported by people who actually teach.

What will I learn on a 120-hour TEFL course?

Open the parts of the course that matter to you.

Complete TEFL covers the expected foundations of entry-level TEFL training, including lesson planning, grammar and vocabulary, classroom management, language skills, assessment and teaching English online.

TEFL foundations

Build the teaching foundation first.

Start with what TEFL is, how learners differ, what teachers do and the language awareness needed to explain English clearly.

Introduction to TEFL
Teacher and learner roles
Language awareness
Motivation and learner needs
Culture and context
Professional expectations

Interactive TEFL scenario

Try a taste of our 15+ teaching scenarios.

Complete TEFL asks you to make classroom decisions and see what happens next. Here is a quick one to try.

Enroll in the 120-hour TEFL for $39

Classroom decision

You ask your class of teenagers a question and everyone goes quiet. What do you do first?

Pick an answer to see what happens.

A mini example only. The course scenarios go further and show what your choices lead to.

Accreditation and provider checks

Check out our CPD and OTCAC accreditation.

OTCAC and CPD-verified are private accreditors. OTCAC also accredits other established TEFL providers including Premier TEFL, TEFL Institute of Ireland and TEFLmasters. UKRLP is provider registration, not government course accreditation.

OTCAC accreditation

OTCAC accredited

StudyTEFL core TEFL courses are privately accredited by OTCAC. Reference: 20201216A.

StudyTEFL CPD verified

CPD-verified

StudyTEFL currently holds private provider accreditation through CPD-verified. Reference: 002965.

StudyTEFL UK learning provider registration

UK-registered learning provider

StudyTEFL is registered on the UK Register of Learning Providers. This is provider registration, separate from course accreditation.

StudyTEFL TEFL certificate bundle with QR verification

Your TEFL certificate

Included means included.

We don't wait until you've finished and then ask you to pay again for the basic digital certificate.

Scan it. Verify it. Use it.
QR verification: current core certificates link to an online verification record.
Apostille route: StudyTEFL certificates can be professionally notarised and apostilled when required for overseas use.
No compulsory upgrade: your regular digital certificate is part of the eligible course price.
Certificate detailsApostille guide

Using your TEFL certificate internationally

You can use the UK apostille route even if you live outside the UK.

Students in the USA, Australia, Europe, Asia and elsewhere can use the StudyTEFL apostille route because the legalisation itself is handled in the UK.

You send the digital StudyTEFL certificate to the legalisation service. They handle solicitor certification and the UK FCDO apostille, then return the completed paper document using the international delivery option you choose.

Most students do not need an apostille. Only pay for legalisation if an employer, visa authority or government body asks for it.

How apostilling works
Remote process: you do not need to be physically in the UK.
Paper returned to you: international courier options are available after processing.
Only when required: QR verification and the regular digital certificate are enough for many applications.

Where does StudyTEFL fit?

Great for online TEFL jobs and entry-to-mid-level TEFL jobs abroad.

Where our certificates are designed to fit

StudyTEFL is designed for the broad entry-level online and overseas TEFL market. StudyTEFL certification has been used for applications in major TEFL destinations including South Korea, China, Vietnam and Thailand, alongside online teaching roles.

Employers and visa authorities still set their own rules. A degree, passport eligibility, background check, legalised documents or experience may also be required.

Where you should choose something else

StudyTEFL is not CELTA, Trinity CertTESOL or an Ofqual-regulated Level 5 qualification. If a job specifically requires one of those, take the qualification it asks for. Not every TEFL job is the right fit for a standard online certificate.

British Council teaching roles, for example, commonly require CELTA, Trinity CertTESOL or another qualification meeting its supervised-teaching-practice criteria.

Why trust a $39 TEFL course?

Cheap TEFL like ours may seem unreal, but check the evidence.

Cheap is a useful word when the product really is inexpensive. It shouldn't mean vague claims, hidden certificate charges or a course you can't inspect.

4.94 / 5

Independent reviews

StudyTEFL currently has 67 Go Overseas reviews, alongside reviews on GoAbroad and Trustpilot.

#1

2025 value award

Go Overseas recognised StudyTEFL as #1 for Value in its 2025 Community Choice Awards.

2020

Not a new pop-up course

StudyTEFL has specialised in low-cost online TEFL since 2020 and is run by educators with classroom experience.

Real teaching, not stock footage

Watch what teaching actually looks like.

Complete TEFL includes six full video-recorded ESL classroom lessons so you can connect course theory to real learners, lesson stages and teacher decisions.

The classroom is the point
See the 120-hour course
Real StudyTEFL ESL classroom lesson

Cheap TEFL certification explained

Choose the question you want answered.

The low price is only one part of the story. Click through the areas that matter most when comparing online TEFL courses.

Cheap without stripping the course down

Why is Complete TEFL only $39?

StudyTEFL is online-first, relatively small and built around scalable digital delivery. The low price does not mean removing the LMS, video coverage, certificate, tutor support or core teaching content.

See the real StudyTEFL LMS

Look inside the course before you enroll.

These are real screens from the current StudyTEFL learning environment, including quizzes, teaching scenarios, tutor audio-video, checkpoint questions and model teaching.

Seven real LMS views: review, practice, scenarios, tutor media, checkpoints, model teaching and unit quizzes.
Six complete video-recorded ESL lessons: see lesson stages and teacher decisions with real learners.
Try it yourself: open a real StudyTEFL lesson after viewing the screenshots.
Apostille for use abroad: need your certificate legalised for overseas use? The last screen shows how the route works.
Open the real free lessonApostille guide
StudyTEFL LMS review section
StudyTEFL LMS practice quiz
StudyTEFL LMS lesson scenario task
StudyTEFL LMS tutor audio and video
StudyTEFL LMS checkpoint quiz
StudyTEFL LMS model video of real ESL teaching
StudyTEFL LMS unit quiz

Apostille route for use abroad

Need your certificate legalised?
  1. Send your digital certificate to the legalisation service.
  2. They add solicitor certification and the UK FCDO apostille.
  3. Your paper document is returned by the international delivery you choose.

Only needed if an employer, visa authority or government body asks for it.

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TEFL course questions before you buy

Short answers. No sales pitch.

Is this really a $39 120-hour TEFL course?+
Yes. Complete TEFL costs $39 as a one-time payment and includes 12 months of LMS access, assessment, video, scenarios, tutor support and a QR-verifiable digital certificate.
Can I see the course before paying?+
Yes. StudyTEFL publishes a real free lesson so you can inspect the learning style and embedded tasks before enrolling.
Can the certificate be apostilled?+
Yes. StudyTEFL certificates can enter a professional solicitor-certification and UK FCDO apostille process when legalisation is required for overseas use.
Do I need the $69 course?+
Not necessarily. The $69 Practical route is for trainees who specifically want assessed lesson plans, recorded demo-teaching tasks and individual tutor feedback. The $39 Complete route is the main all-round course.
Is this the same as CELTA?+
No. StudyTEFL is not CELTA, Trinity CertTESOL or an Ofqual-regulated Level 5 qualification. If a job specifically requires one of those, take the qualification it asks for.
How long do I have to finish?+
Complete TEFL includes 12 months of LMS access, so you can study at your own pace.

Get the full 120-hour Complete TEFL course for $39.

Or inspect a real lesson first. We'd rather you see what you're buying.

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