Online • Self-Paced • Built for Online Teaching
The 180-Hour TEFL Course — Built for the Online Classroom
Everything in the 120-hour certification, plus 60 extra hours built specifically for online teaching. Accredited worldwide, self-paced, and ready when you are.
Rated 9.6/10 on GoAbroad
Accredited worldwide
Recognized by ACCREDITAT and accepted by employers worldwide.
Instant certification
Issued digitally the moment you pass – print or share it anywhere.
Risk-free enrollment
Try the course for 14 days. If it’s not right, we’ll refund you in full (conditions apply).
Where TEFL Hero graduates get hired
Our graduates teach at online platforms and schools around the world.
Why this 180-hour TEFL course works
Built for the online classroom
This course covers all the core TEFL skills from the 120-hour certification, plus 7 dedicated modules on online teaching. You’ll learn how to run engaging lessons on screen — managing students, using the right tools, and delivering content that actually works online.
Know the platforms and employers
One full module walks you through the online teaching industry — what schools look for, how hiring works, and what
to expect from contracts and class types. So you’re not starting your job search from scratch.
Clear language teaching
Learn how to teach grammar and vocabulary in a student-friendly way — without overwhelming explanations. You’ll learn practical techniques for checking understanding, correcting errors, and making new language clear in the moment.
Self-paced, with unlimited tutor support
Move through the course on your schedule, but don’t do it alone. If you’re unsure about a concept, activity, or lesson plan, you can ask for help anytime — so you keep progressing with confidence.
How the 180-hour course works
Sign up, learn at your own pace, and walk away with an accredited certificate.
Enroll + get instant access
Sign up and jump straight in. Your full 180-hour course is available immediately. Start today — no waiting, no schedule to follow.
Learn at your own pace
Work through the modules in order (or revisit what you need). Each lesson gives you practical classroom techniques and examples you can apply as you go.
Build your toolkit + get support when you need it
Download templates and start creating lessons for real. If you get stuck, message the tutor for help anytime – and keep lifetime access for refreshers before (and during) your first job.
What you'll learn
18 modules, 138 lessons, 19 assessments — the full TEFL foundation plus 7 modules built specifically for online teaching.
The TEFL Environment – Key Elements
We’ll explore what makes learning the English language unique, give you a working background of the TEFL environment, and break down key teaching methods.
Becoming a Competent and Effective EFL Teacher
There’s more to the teacher role than you might think. We’re going to teach you how to be a competent and effective EFL teacher both inside and outside of the classroom. You’ll also gain an understanding of skill sets required for a range of EFL work situations including kindergarten, homeroom, training center, and more!
Knowing and Understanding Your EFL Learners
Here, we’ll show you how to drive motivation, identify effective learners, and implement learning strategies based on your EFL learners. You’ll also learn how to encourage autonomy in the classroom through classroom activities and reflection.
Introduction to Lesson Plans
Planning and presenting lesson plans is the most critical teacher skill of all. Here, you’ll get an overview on how to plan and present high-quality lesson plans (and we’ll go more in-depth in Module 7 and 8). In this introduction, you’ll get a grasp on how to set objectives and goals, manage your time, utilize and assess available content/resources, and how to reflect after completed lessons. We put all of these ideas together with an example lesson plan that you can use as a template moving forward.
Getting to Grips with Grammar
You may be a native English speaker, but unless you majored in English, you probably forgot a lot of grammar concepts and mechanics. We’re going to review the fundamentals of grammar including the nine word classes in the English language, verb tenses, conditionals, types of sentences, modals, and cohesion. We wrap this grammar module up with how to teach grammar to different age groups. You don’t need to feel intimidated by grammar; you’ll be a grammar teaching ninja by the end of this module!
Understanding Some Tricky Language Components
Knowing, understanding, and being able to apply and explain key language components is a great skill and we’re going to teach you how to do it here! You’re going to learn how to teach pronunciation, phonological and phonemic awareness, word relationships and awareness, and much more! We provide practical advice on how to plan for analyzing language before a lesson, during a lesson, and after the lesson.
Teaching Listening, Speaking, Writing and Reading
You’re going to learn how to teach the 4 key skills: Listening, Speaking, Reading, and Writing. We’re going to share with you some helpful classroom activities to promote these skills as well as how to lesson plan for each using the lesson plan model from Module 4.
How to Plan and Present High-Quality Lessons
We’re putting together all you have learned about lesson planning from Module 4 and 7 and are going to show you how to apply these skills in an extremely effective way. We provide lesson plan examples and templates that you can print out and use in your lessons as well as a list of activities, exercises, and games that you can use for every part of your lesson. You’ll get a ton out practical advice of this module!
Vital Teaching Skills
Here you’ll learn about skills that are important in the classroom such as body language, effective use of the board, giving instructions, asking questions, and concept checking. You will also get a grasp on how to assess and correct students effectively. Finally, of course, you’ll receive free exercises and templates to help facilitate these skills in the classroom.
Classroom Management
Classroom management is one of the best ways to ensure you have a smooth year with your students. How do you set up a great learning environment? We’ll walk you through how to set up a classroom, build routines and vocal cues, managing group and partner work, creating a working seating arrangement, and more. If you do this right the first time, you won’t need to be bogged down with classroom discipline!
Introduction to Teaching Young Learners
Teaching young learners (between 3-7 years old) requires different activities, skill sets, and knowledge. We’re going to show you how to plan lessons for young learners that keep them happy and engaged in the classroom. Even if you don’t anticipate teaching this age group, it’s important as an educator to understand the fundamentals of how younger students pick up the basics of the English language.
Background to Teaching English Online
We’ll explore the current landscape of online teaching, review the pros and cons of online learning, and set the ground work for understanding the motivations of your students.
Teaching English Online Employers and Providers
This module is all about what to expect from online schools and teaching positions. You’ll learn about the interview process, general contract requirements, and common class types and students.
Attributes of a Competent Online English Teacher
In module 14, you’ll learn how to set yourself up for success as an online teacher. We’ll go over traits that will make you an effective teacher, including how to approach speaking, listening, and practice in an online environment.
Engage Your Learners with Props
The focus of module 15 is on how to engage your online students. You’ll learn how to use props, worksheets, and other online tools to teach and reinforce English concepts.
Online Platforms and Processes
In module 16, you’ll explore how best to actually work with and engage your students. While some schools will provide their own platforms, others may not – this part of the course will introduce you to available platforms as well as prepare you for how to utilize them.
Technology and Tools
This module is all about the tools and technology you’ll rely on as an online teacher. It covers both the tools you can use to improve your lessons as well as what to do if you experience any issues or glitches during a class.
Facilitating Successful Learning
Module 18 is about building a positive relationship with your students in an online environment. It will cover building rapport, driving engagement, and how to approach teaching methods like reinforcing vocabulary.
120hr or 180hr — what's the difference?
Both courses give you the same core certification. The 180hr adds 60 hours built specifically for teaching online.
180hr TEFL Course
$199
Everything in the 120-hour course, plus dedicated training for the online classroom — platforms, tools, and techniques to set you apart.
- Everything in Growth
- Advanced layout combinations
- Support for high-volume systems
- SEO optimization
- Premium component access
Best all around
120hr TEFL Course
$129
The standard certification for most teachers — fast, affordable, and everything you need to get hired.
- Everything in Essentials
- Extended layout and UI patterns
- Organized system of components
- Analytics integration
- Built to scale with your projects
What's included
Everything you need to get certified and start teaching online — all in one course.
180-hour accredited curriculum
18 modules and 138 lessons — everything in the 120-hour core curriculum plus 7 dedicated online teaching modules. The curriculum is reviewed and updated regularly based on student feedback.
Quizzes and assignments
19 quizzes — one at the end of each module — plus a 75-question final exam. You need 70% to pass each quiz and can retake as many times as you need.
Downloadable worksheets and resources
Lesson plan templates, classroom activities, and online teaching resources you can use on day one. They’re yours to keep and print from anywhere.
Online teaching industry guide
A dedicated module on the online teaching job market — what employers look for, how interviews work, contract expectations, and common class types.
Digital TEFL certificate
Issued immediately after you pass your final exam. Accredited by ACCREDITAT and accepted by employers worldwide — online platforms, language schools, and international institutions.
Personal tutor support
Unlimited access to certified, experienced teachers for the duration of your course. Ask questions anytime — we always respond.
Lifetime course access
No deadlines, no expiry. Come back to review lessons any time, and get free access to any updates we make to the course after you complete it.
Testimonials
Trusted by over 5,000 students
9.6
Score on GoAbroad
I was impressed with the 180-hr TEFL Hero course and happy to see that it is true to the CLT approach. The
course provides excellent sample activities, explanatory illustrations and supplementary materials. It has the mark of talented teachers who understand how to engage students at all age levels. The course organizers are accessible and respond promptly to questions.
Holly
I think the course was a great way for me to gather some tangible experience on what teaching English would be
like. The program gave a lot of very useful tips and materials, and was enlightening overall. The structure was
also well organized and easy to complete. Overall, I’m very happy I took the course.
Adanma
The TEFL course content is professionally rich and provides a lot of learning opportunities for language teachers. The course provides a systemic view on the TEFL profession and its body of knowledge.
Medhi
Who is this course for?
Whether you want to teach on a platform, stand out in a competitive market abroad, or get the most complete qualification available — the 180-hour is built for you.
Aspiring online English teachers
Teaching online isn’t just an option for you — it’s the plan. You want training that actually prepares you for it: the platforms, the employers, and how to run a lesson that works through a screen.
Competitive job market applicants
The online teaching space is growing and the best platforms have standards. The 180hr gives you deeper credentials and specialized training that most applicants don’t have — so your application gets noticed.
Career changers going remote
You’re building a location-flexible career and want to do it properly. This course covers both the full TEFL foundation and the specifics of working in the online education industry — so you know what you’re walking into.
Teachers who want the complete picture
You’re not looking for the minimum. You want to understand lesson planning, student engagement, language teaching, and the business of online teaching — from day one to first hire.
One course. Teach online. Stand out everywhere.
Best value
Pay in full
$199
Get the full 180-hour certification — including 7 online teaching modules — in a single payment.
- 180-hour accredited curriculum
- 7 dedicated online teaching modules
- Accredited TEFL certificate on completion
- Personal tutor support included
- Downloadable resources and worksheets
- Lifetime course access
- 14-day money-back guarantee
Pay over time
$100 x 2
Same course, same certificate. Access starts immediately – pay the second installment in 30 days.
- 180-hour accredited curriculum
- 7 dedicated online teaching modules
- Accredited TEFL certificate on completion
- Personal tutor support included
- Downloadable resources and worksheets
- Lifetime course access
- 14-day money-back guarantee
Need help? Start here
Answers to the most common questions about our 180hr TEFL course. Still not sure? We’re happy to help.
What makes this different from the 120-hour course?
The 180hr includes the complete 120-hour TEFL foundation, plus 7 additional modules dedicated entirely to online teaching. These cover online platforms and employers, technology and tools, student engagement through a screen, and what to expect from the online job market. If you know you want to teach English online, the 180hr is built for that.
Does this course guarantee me a job?
No — and we want to be upfront about that. What we do is give you the skills, the accredited certificate, and guidance on where and how to apply. Finding the right role is up to you, but we’ll make sure you’re as prepared as possible when you start looking.
How long will this course take?
It’s completely up to you — there are no deadlines. Most students complete the course and final exam within a few weeks, but you can take as long as you need. You’ll have lifetime access to the course and any updates we make, so there’s no pressure to rush.
How long will I have access to this course?
You have lifetime access — no expiry date, no extra cost. Come back to review any lesson anytime, and you’ll automatically get access to any updates we make to the course after you complete it.
How will I be evaluated?
At the end of each module, you’ll complete a 15-question quiz — you need 70% to pass and can retake it as many times as you need. Once you’ve finished all modules, you’ll sit a 50-question final exam (also 70% to pass). Pass that, and your certificate is issued immediately.
Will this help me get hired on online teaching platforms?
Module 13 covers the online teaching job market specifically — what platforms look for, how the interview process works, and what to expect from contracts and class types. It won’t guarantee you a job, but you’ll go into your search knowing exactly what to expect.
When will I receive my TEFL Certificate?
As soon as you pass your final exam, your TEFL certificate is issued digitally — instantly. You can download and print it from anywhere, and it’ll always be accessible through your account page.
Are there any requirements to take the course?
Just two: you need to be 16 or older, and have a reasonable level of English reading, writing, and speaking. No teaching experience or qualifications required.
What is the refund policy?
If you’re not happy within the first 14 days, we’ll refund you in full. The following conditions apply:
- You purchased the course directly from our site
- You contact us within 14 days of purchase
- Your TEFL certificate has not been issued
- You’ve completed less than 20% of the course
Get certified today
Get your 180-hour TEFL certificate and start teaching English online — globally accredited, self-paced, and built for the online classroom.