What sorts of TEFL jobs exist?

People often overlook the wide range of job opportunities in TEFL. By far the largest number of TEFL teachers worldwide are indigenous teachers working in local secondary/high schools. Most of the information on this page will not be of interest to such teachers, though some will be. Apart from that, there are potential opportunities for all TEFL teachers worldwide in:

• commercial language schools (from sole proprietorships to publicly-listed chain schools)

• international schools

• secondary/high schools

• kindergartens

• universities

• government-sponsored programs (e.g. Peace Corps, JET, British Council)

• corporate in-house training departments

• freelance/private teaching

• voluntary work for charitable organisations

Taken from https://www.tefl.net/tefl-guide/

A degree in education, English, linguistics or modern languages may be particularly useful, but not essential. However, most employers will expect you to have a recognised TEFL qualification validated by a reputable examination body or university, such as:

• Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (CELTA), awarded by Cambridge Assessment English

• Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (CertTESOL), awarded by Trinity College London.

Degree options: 

https://www.whatuni.com/degree-courses/search?subject=tefl

Look at ucas.com for TEFL courses. 

You could also complete your teacher training - but you would still need to complete TEFL training. 

For more information on Teaching-  click here : TEACHING

For more information : https://www.tefl.org/blog/tefl-for-qualified-teachers/

Taken from <prospects>

A lot of TEFL work takes place overseas.  Employers include:

• British Council

• commercial language schools

• education and development organisations

• government departments

• multinational companies

• volunteer organisations.

The demand for teachers and the ease of finding work varies considerably from country to country. There are usually opportunities in Japan, China and other East Asian countries, the Middle East, parts of Eastern Europe and Spain, Italy and Germany.

In the UK, there are opportunities with commercial language schools, which are found in most large cities. There is a concentration, however, in London, the south coast of England, Oxford and Cambridge. Work tends to be seasonal with summer being an especially busy time.

Opportunities for teaching English to UK residents who don’t speak English as their first language are available with:

• maintained and independent schools

• further education colleges

• training centres

• community language centres

• centres run by voluntary agencies

• religious institutions frequented by minority groups.