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
Internationally accredited by OTCAC: 20201216A
StudyTEFL is an official UK learning provider: UKPRN 10089401
Internationally accredited by CPD-verified: 002965
Many budget TEFL courses are built around little more than reading text and end-of-unit quizzes. StudyTEFL takes a more structured, interactive approach. Learners move through 24 in-depth text and video units with questions throughout the lessons, helping reinforce understanding as you go rather than leaving everything to the end.
Each unit also includes a checkpoint quiz with detailed feedback, giving trainees a chance to strengthen their understanding before moving on. This layered format is designed to make the learning more active, more memorable, and more useful.
In addition, learners watch 6 full ESL classroom lesson videos and complete over 15 scenario-based lesson flow tasks with automated feedback, helping them see how teaching principles work in context.
Who are StudyTEFL courses for? Anyone who wants a cheap TEFL course and doesn’t need real, practical classroom teaching experience. We don’t offer CELTA-type (practical), Level 3, or Level 5 (graded lesson planning and essays) certification. StudyTEFL courses offer objectively more interactivity and depth than others in the cheap TEFL price-range, though.
Accredited TEFL training courses delivered on a new off-site LMS that’s modern and lightning fast; an instantly downloadable TEFL certificate with QR-code embedding; and everything below:
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We’ve recently moved our courses to a new dedicated LMS, giving you a faster, smoother learning experience and instant access to your downloadable certificate upon completion.
Although the new platform costs us more to run, it also streamlines certificate issuing by removing the need for manually created individual certificates. That efficiency allows us to keep your course price lower and pass the savings directly on to you.
Even TEFL courses that charge over $200 don't usually include full video coverage. We also have videos modeling teaching of real lessons. We replaced AI audio with human narration.
Our courses are 100% automated but students often have questions! All StudyTEFL courses include tutor support. We're available with email support 16 hours a day and respond quickly (generally under 1 hour).
We offer free lessons before you begin, so you can see if our teaching-style matches your learning-needs. No longer want to get TEFL certified? No problem: we follow EU digital law for refunds.
We offer a special discount through Apostille.org.uk to have our online TEFL certification notarized and apostilled at a lower price for teaching abroad. We're great for online teaching, entry-level teaching abroad and even mid-tier schools.
Get TEFL certified for teaching English abroad or teaching English online with StudyTEFL. It’s more affordable (and more comprehensive) than many people expect – why not try us out for free? While many 120-hour TEFL courses charge $100–$200 for basic automated training, StudyTEFL offers accredited certification from just $39, with full video, text, quiz, and scenario-based task coverage designed to support real understanding.
We keep our courses affordable by putting our investment into the course itself rather than inflated marketing costs. That focus on value and quality is one reason Go Overseas ranked us #1 for value and #2 for instruction in 2025.
For the past 6 years, we’ve focused on delivering affordable TEFL certification with as close to practical training as automated online courses can provide. Our courses were designed by experienced language teachers with 10–20 years of classroom experience each, and because we’re still actively teaching languages ourselves, we care deeply about producing training that is practical, relevant, and useful. We’re not interested in being a certificate mill – we aim to help learners understand how to teach English effectively, not just complete a course quickly.
Perfect for teaching English abroad or online
Yes. Our TEFL certificates are accepted on all online TEFL platforms and for most teaching abroad positions (e.g., ones that don’t specify higher certification like Level 3, Level 5, CELTA, etc.).
TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language) certification is a qualification that trains you to teach English to non-native speakers. Most schools and language centers ask for a 120-hour TEFL certificate before hiring teachers, but do not usually require a CELTA or actual practical teaching experience; if they do, we’re not right for you, and you’ll need to pay much more.
Our certificates can be notarized and apostilled with a discount: send the certificate digitally, Apostille.org.uk takes care of the paperwork, then it gets mailed to you anywhere in the world. We make all TEFL-related difficulties simple TEFL!
No. You don’t need a degree to earn your TEFL certification with us. However, some countries (like China, South Korea, and UAE) require teachers to have a bachelor’s degree for work visa purposes. Your TEFL certification requirements depend on where you want to teach. Check our country-specific guides to see which destinations hire teachers without degrees – popular options include Cambodia, Mexico, Costa Rica, and many European countries.
TEFL teacher salaries vary by country and experience. Entry-level TEFL teachers typically earn:
Teachers with specialized certifications (Young Learners, Business English) typically earn 15-25% more. Many positions include free housing, flights, or other benefits that significantly increase your take-home income.
There are cheaper TEFL courses available, but lower price doesn’t mean better value. In many cases, the difference comes down to course quality, assessment depth, and the standards behind the accreditation.
Some low-cost providers offer little more than a digital textbook paired with a limited number of simple automated questions. That may be enough to produce a certificate, but it doesn’t provide meaningful training. A course built mainly around basic single-answer multiple-choice or true/false questions is often focused more on fast completion than on helping learners develop real teaching understanding.
StudyTEFL takes a different approach. Our courses are designed to go beyond surface-level recall and help learners understand what to teach, how to teach it, and why certain teaching choices matter. Through more detailed content, scenario-based tasks, and applied activities, learners are asked to think through realistic classroom decisions rather than simply select answers and move on.
Accreditation matters too. We believe strong accreditation should involve clear expectations and meaningful quality standards. That’s why we work with OTCAC: accreditors known for maintaining rigorous benchmarks. They accredit well-known providers such as PremierTEFL, TEFL Institute, TEFL Institute of Ireland, and TEFLmasters – not just cheap TEFL course providers.
If you’re looking for the quickest possible certificate with minimal effort (low learning), StudyTEFL may not be the right fit. But if you want an affordable course that is more substantial, more thoughtful, and more committed to teacher development, we’re the right fit for you.
Most students complete our 120-hour TEFL course in 3-6 weeks studying part-time, but it can be finished in 7 days. You have lifetime access to text, so you can study at your own pace – finish in one intensive week or spread it over six months. There are no deadlines or time limits. Once you pass the final exam, your TEFL certificate is issued within a few hours (usually 1 or 2).
Yes. In fact, it is now quite rare for TEFL companies not to be legitimate, because poor-quality or dishonest providers are usually named, shamed, and quickly disappear. However, a low TEFL course price can sometimes mean students sign up blindly with a budget provider that offers no free lesson, no refund option, and little more than a wall of text with easy quiz questions. In other words: poor training dressed up as a qualification.
That’s not what we offer.
We provide a free lesson from the course, a 14-day refund policy, and training that is designed to be useful, practical, and supportive. Of course, we would say that – which is why we encourage you to look inside the course before deciding.
Our pricing reflects a leaner business model, not lower standards. We keep costs down because we are active teachers focused on course quality, and we do not spend heavily on the kind of marketing that many larger providers rely on.
This means we can offer a more affordable TEFL course without stripping out the substance. Our curriculum is more in-depth than many mid-cost TEFL options, including some providers that charge extra for online teaching add-on content. Our support is typically faster, and we include video content to help learners engage with the material more effectively.
This focus on value is one reason Go Overseas rated us #1 for value: our goal is to provide strong TEFL training at a fair, accessible price.
Not sure how online learning works? Choose a course, pay, login and learn, sit the quizzes and online tasks from a comfortable place, and then check your inbox for your digital TEFL certification.
Anyone over 18-years-old with a good standard of English can enroll. Once payment is made, you've enrolled. Login and study.
Read the material, watch the videos, complete the interactive tasks and quizzes; once you've completed all units, download your certificate.
Once TEFL certified, you can apply for English teaching jobs. Need your certificate notarized and apostilled? Get a discount with Apostille.org.uk.
Get TEFL certified to teach English in Thailand! Or teach English in Spain! Our affordable TEFL certification qualifies you for teaching positions across Europe and Asia. Start your English teaching abroad journey today. We show you real ESL classes.
Use your online TEFL training to teach English online with 20+ platforms! Start your online English teaching career from as little as one week - work from home with flexible hours earning $8-$25+/hour. Our courses have a full unit on teaching online.
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Every idea that's written in text is also available in video. Cheap TEFL certification doesn't usually offer quality - yet ours does. We also offer supplementary videos to deepen knowledge. Videos help you learn better.
$39 includes a digital certificate with a verifiable QR- code. QR helps build trust with employers, so we've included it as standard. Your TEFL certificate is instantly available for download once you finish the course (May 21st onwards).
Our courses may be automated, but that doesn't mean you won't have questions or (unfortunately) bumps along the way. We're here to support you through your learning. Email break from 4pm GMT to 12pm GMT.
We use scenario-based and task-based activities to help you practically apply the knowledge you've learned in imagined classroom scenarios.
We've modernized our systems: we no longer ask for essays or assignments, but instead assess understanding via quizzes and applied interactive tasks.
Our text is teacher-made, and so is the audio on our avatar videos. A real human voice narrates the lesson text, which you can watch with subtitles.
Frequently Asked Questions
120-hour: Industry standard, meets minimum requirements globally.
168-hour: Schools prefer 150+ hours. Our 168-hour TEFL certification course adds deep training on young learners and also adds more adult learners knowledge.
220-hour: Includes specializations (Young Learners, Business English) for premium positions at international schools or to add extra bulk to your c.v. via certification.
TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language) certification is a qualification that trains you to teach English to non-native speakers. Most international schools and language centers require a minimum 120-hour TEFL certificate to hire teachers. TEFL certification teaches classroom management, lesson planning, grammar instruction, and teaching methodology – skills you need whether teaching English abroad or teaching English online.
Our 120-hour TEFL course is the best TEFL certification for beginners because it requires no prior experience and covers all fundamentals. The $39 tier adds QR verification but this isn’t always necessary. The 120-hour course is our most popular, but dollar to hour, the longer courses are the best value TEFL certification. For first-time teachers, it really depends if you intend on teaching young learners or not. If you want more cognitive practice, our 220-hour option will include more interactive teaching simulations, but all of our course units include some form of cognitive simulation.
A 120-hour TEFL is enough for most entry-level teaching positions worldwide. Upgrade to 168 hours if you want more scenario training and modules on young learners that make you classroom-ready faster. Choose 220 hours if you’re targeting premium jobs (international schools, universities) or need specializations for adults and/or Business English. More hours means more job options and higher salaries.
Yes – TEFL certification qualifies you to teach English online with platforms like VIPKid, Cambly, iTalki, and Preply. Most online teaching companies require a 120-hour TEFL certificate minimum. Our certification works for both online teaching and teaching abroad. Online TEFL teachers typically earn $8-$25/hour working from home with flexible schedules.
You can get TEFL certified in as little as 1-2 weeks with intensive study. Our self-paced online TEFL course has no time limits – study full-time to finish quickly or part-time over several months. Most students complete the 120-hour certification in 2-4 weeks. Your certificate is issued within 24 hours of passing the final exam, so you can start applying for teaching jobs immediately.
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