Why do I need a TESOL Certificate?

It used to be that being a native speaker with a pulse was all you needed to find a job in many parts of the world.  While unqualified native English speakers used to populate the ranks of TESOL teachers, this is no longer the case.  

A TESOL Certificate shows a potential employer that you have an understanding of pedagogy, lesson planning, classroom management, and all of the other requisite skills that go along with teaching English to non-native English speakers.

Our TESOL Certificate also proves that you have successfully taught 6+ hours of teaching a real ESL class while supervised by a master teacher.  Only 3 other TESOL programs in the world can say the same thing.

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Four Reasons Why Getting TESOL Certified is necessary:

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Most educational institutions require a TESOL Certificate as a minimal requisite.  A quick look at some of the jobs for teaching English overseas will tell you that.

1.  The chances are your dream job is also someone else's dream job are high;  that person already has a TESOL Certificate.  Put yourself on par with all of the other traveling TESOLers.
2.  Knowing how and knowing how to teach are not the same.  There's more to teaching anything than just being able to do.  Ask any educator, they will tell you it's rewarding but challenging.
3.  Getting trained in TESOL in our course will give you more confidence and competence than just downloading a how-to manual from Amazon.  You'll know you are giving your best.


Getting TESOL Certified is an investment that pays immediate dividends.  Visit Our Blog - Everything TESOL for more on this.

​Who takes your TESOL Certificate Course?

While everyone taking the course has the common goal of teaching English to non-native English speakers, each person has a distinct background.  
  1. The ages of our participants range from 18 to 76.  
  2. Their educational background ranges from a high school dipolma to a Phd.  
  3. Some of them speak other languages; many do not speak other languages.
  4. Some participants don't have any overseas experiences while others have lived in other countries.  
  5. Some people who take our TESOL course have teaching experience while others do not.  
  6. Some people take this course right out of college, others after retiring, and others wind up somewhere between the first two.
​There are two things that all of these individuals have in common:  They have all gotten TESOL Certified and TESOL Inspired with John Kongsvik in Santa Fe, New Mexico.  
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Just as varied as a participant's background entering the course is what that person intends to do with the TESOL Certificate afterwards.  The opportunities for teaching ESL at home and teaching EFL abroad are ever-present and ever-growing.

Read what graduates say about this course here.

What can I do with my TESOL Certificate?

​With a SIT TESOL Certificate in hand, you can literally close your eyes, spin a globe and pick a place to teach English.  The variety of English language teaching jobs is staggering.  From the hundreds of people who have earned their TESOL Certificate with TESOL Trainers, here are 10 different teaching gigs:
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  • Teach ESL to adults in the community at a Community College.
  • Teach English as a private tutor to a Russian speaking acrobat; travel required.
  • Teach in intensive EFL programs over summer/winter breaks in Oaxaca, Mexico.
  • Teach English Conversation Classes in a private language institute in Rabat, Morocco.
  • Teach English to non-native English speaking children in a Korean public school.
  • Teach English to 3rd year college students in Pohnpei, Micronesia.
  • Teach Business English to Japanese professionals in Kyoto, Japan.
  • Teach a college preparation course in writing in Beijing, China.
  • Teach an English for Service Professionals in Nice, France.
  • Teach private English language classes in Arequipa, Peru.
​The number of TESOL opportunities & variety of possibilities are delightfully staggering; begin exploring them here.  

Don't just get TESOL Certified; get TESOL Inspired © 

Getting your SIT TESOL Certificate is your ticket to teaching your way around the world;  The worldwide demand for qualified, TESOL Certified teachers is huge and growing every day.  There is a huge demand for online language teachers who have the right certification.

​Join one of TESOL Trainers' programs today; be teaching in Cusco, Peru tomorrow.

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