<h3>How do I know if a TEFL course in Thailand is legitimate?</h3>
I am going to Thailand to teach and study. I have been recommended to two TEFL courses both in Ban Phe. They sound too good to be true, you pay a down payment, you get the course for free then they pay you to teach for several months. I keep seeing "Thai Special Project"
What do you know, what do you suggest?
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<p><i>Answer by azza</i><br/>Ask to speak to some former students who have completed the course first.
Personally, unless you already have a university degree to compliment the TEFL certificate, it sounds far too good to be true.
In Thailand, you need a university degree to be allowed to work in the country (even teaching english). All the reputable schools will demand this, but some dodgy schools still dont ask for it, however, the trade off is that usually these bad schools treat their teachers quite poorly (sometimes to the point of abuse!) because they know full well that the staff cant complain to the police unless they want to be arrested and deported for breaching their visa conditions.
So, in conclusion the important things to consider are these:
- If you dont have a degree, chances are the course is a scam and you wont get any work, or the work will be illegal.
- If the company cannot provide you any satisfied customers to support them, then it's probably because they cant find any.
- Generally Thailand is a very popular place for English teachers, and therefore the wages and conditions for TEFL teachers are nowhere near as good as in other nearby countries like Cambodia and Vietnam.</p>
<p><strong>PHUKET, Thailand - community service project at Home and Life Orphanage</strong>
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PHUKET, Thailand (May 15, 2012) - Sailors assigned to the amphibious dock landing ship USS Pearl Harbor (LSD 52) and Marines assigned to the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (11th MEU) help move dirt during a community service project at Home and Life Orphanage. Pearl Harbor and embarked Marines assigned to the 11th MEU are deployed as part of the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by MC2 Jason Behnke
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