‘Guaranteed’ TEFL Job Placement Scam

Beware of the ‘Guaranteed’ TEFL Job

In order to fulfil your responsibilities as a professional English teacher, you will require adequate and accredited TEFL/TESOL training. Students deserve the best quality training from English teachers who have received professional training.

The reality of the English teaching job market is that there are literally thousands of job vacancies available at any given time. This huge demand means that you do not have to pay for job placement. Many teachers around the world have found their own teaching positions without having paid anything. Remember that you should never pay an agent for job placement as the agent is paid a fee by the employer or school. So what about TEFL/TESOL providers offering ‘guaranteed’ job placement?

Many TEFL/TESOL providers advertise ‘guaranteed’ job placement once you have completed your TEFL/TESOL training with them – this is simply a ruse to sign you up for one of their courses and should immediately sound alarm bells. These TEFL/TESOL providers then justify excessive course fees for the ‘promise’ of a teaching position you could simply have found yourself. Placing your future in the hands of a TESOL/TEFL provider may limit your options and you may find yourself being offered a job which isn’t a match. Think about this for one moment – what kind of employer or school would blindly accept a teaching applicant whom they have never even met or spoken to? How would they know that you would be a match for their particular school or institution? Also, what kind or quality of school would simply be willing to just hire anyone?

When a TEFL/TESOL provider ‘guarantees’ you a job placement, you do not have the freedom to choose and may have to settle for a teaching position that does not match what is right for you. Some providers will place you in a location which is far from ideal (perhaps in a rural location far from ‘civilization’) or in a low paying job where you may struggle to make ends meet. You may be required to teach an excessive number of hours per week with little or no available teaching resources. Now, you really should be in a position to have a say in where you teach and the conditions of your employment! A ‘guaranteed’ job placement does not guarantee an ideal teaching experience.

There are many ways of finding a teaching job – see the article How do I find a TEFL Job.

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