While searching for ‘cheap TEFL courses UK online’ or ‘cheap TEFL courses in South Africa’, for example, you’ll likely encounter “free TEFL certification” offers somewhere on the search pages. Let’s be honest, as tempting as this might first sound, quality education is never truly free. Our free TEFL course (40 hours of study) is indeed complementary, but this TEFL certification online package will only give you a taste of the skills and knowledge you really need to be an effective ESL teacher. You can obviously put ’40-hour online TEFL certification’ on your c.v. and it will look better than 30 hours or nothing, but 120 hours is the industry standard for a reason. Google ‘cheap TEFL courses Reddit’ and you’ll find a number of opinions: some real and some obviously fake. We allow you to try 3 free lessons and signup for our free online TEFL course before parting with any more – we do this because we are confident about the quality of our courses.
The free TEFL course that we offer gives you peace of mind about our teaching style and the quality of our lessons, but most employers value 120 hours as the gold-standard. Employers are sceptical of 120-hour free TEFL courses because they usually provide minimal lesson and teaching quality – companies offering these usually have no genuine care for the quality of their course and simply want to rush you through the process in order to make money placing you in a school that pays them a fee. Our advice is to be wary of such companies. When exploring options for the cheapest TEFL certification online, remember that someone invested time, expertise, and resources creating those materials. Be thorough, check out reviews and the quality of the content before paying or investing your valuable time. Even if your goal is simply to fly through the content to get a digital TEFL certificate in your inbox for a pay rise, make sure that ‘TEFL certification free’ doesn’t mean ‘TEFL certificate that employers don’t respect’ or ‘TEFL certificate that looks illegitimate’.
When evaluating online TEFL certification programs claiming to be entirely free, consider what’s missing:
• Is the “free” content in these TESOL certification online programs outdated, irrelevant, or error-filled?
• Will your cheap accredited TEFL certificate look obviously auto-generated, damaging your credibility with employers?
• Is the company offering “free” certification actually a recruitment agency making their profit by placing you in lower-paid teaching positions?
Our affordable yet professional online TEFL course strikes the right balance – quality education at accessible prices. While we offer among the most competitively priced cheap TEFL course online, we never compromise on educational standards. Remember, investing in proper online TEFL certification is investing in your teaching future – when something claims to be completely free, there’s almost always a hidden cost. With the studyTEFL free TEFL course, we want you to upgrade it to the paid 120-hour version – that’s our end goal, to educate you more and, of course, to be somewhat remunerated for it!