TESOL Certification Cost

How much does TESOL certification cost?

ITTT has a wide range of courses available to suit all requirements, budgets and time options. There are three possible routes to TESOL certification with ITTT

Completion of a course delivered…

• Fully online
• In-class attendance only
• A combination of both of the above methods.

Online TESOL courses and TESOL certification costs

All ITTT online TESOL courses are internationally accredited and include tutor support.

The course options include

• 120-hour TESOL Course
• 170-hour TESOL Certification Course with Online Specialization
• 220-hour Master Package Course
• 250-hour Diploma in TESOL Course
• 550-hour Expert Package Course
• 60-hour Specialized Course in Teaching English Online
• 60-hour Specialized Course in Teaching English to Young Learners
• 60-hour Specialized Course in Teaching Business English

120-hour TESOL Course

This is our best selling TESOL course, which provides a good basic grounding to the skills and knowledge required to teach in an ESL classroom without having any previous experience. A 120-hour certificate is generally regarded as the minimum requirement for most TESOL employers worldwide.

170-hour TESOL Certification Course with Online Specialization

This course combines the best selling 120-hour TESOL course from ITTT with an additional 50-hour certificate in teaching English online, a skill which is continuing to grow in demand worldwide. The 170-hour TESOL certification course comes with online tutor support throughout.

250-hour Diploma in TESOL Course

The ITTT 250-hour Diploma in TESOL (DipTESOL) is a higher level course which is research based. Following directly on from the certificate level course the Diploma program investigates the theories behind the methodologies you will be familiar with. You can take the Diploma and certificate courses together as our 370-hour certification option, though two separate certificates are issued.

TESOL Package courses

Our package options are:

• 220-hour Master Package Course
• 550-hour Expert Package Course

Both of our packages provide the 120-hour online TESOL certification course, the specialized 50-hour course in teaching business English (CTBE) and the specialized 50-hour course in teaching English to young learners (CTEYL). With the Expert Package you also receive the 50-hour course in teaching English online (CTEO), the 250-hour Diploma in TESOL, and an optional teaching practice component.

Course graduates can choose between an individual certificate for each section completed, or a single certificate that encompasses all components of the course package.

60-hour Specialized Course in Teaching English Online

In this course many of the most important aspects of Teaching English Online are studied over ten units. This includes such topics as the equipment needed to teach online, the uses of social media and planning online lessons.

60-hour Specialized Course in Teaching English to Young Learners

In this course many of the most important aspects of teaching English to young learners are studied over ten units. This includes such topics as managing the classroom, teaching productive and receptive skills and planning Young Learner lessons.

60-hour Specialized Course in Teaching Business English

In this course many of the most important aspects of Teaching Business English are studied over ten units.
This includes such topics as evaluation and testing of students, cultural and business aspects worldwide and planning Business English lessons.

In-class TESOL course attendance and TESOL certification cost

In-class 120-hour TESOL courses are usually completed in four weeks at one of our many training locations worldwide. Each location provides at least two accommodations options, which may be termed, budget and regular.

The TESOL certification cost for the four week courses (excluding accommodation) starts at around $1,500 and includes all training, materials and certification.

One important aspect of an onsite TESOL course is that it gives you the opportunity to conduct teaching practice, with real English language learners at a range of levels. Your teaching practice will be observed by experienced trainers, who will give written and verbal feedback on each lesson taught.

You can look at each of the worldwide TESOL centers by using the interactive map below.

Combined TESOL courses and TESOL certification cost

Combined courses feature some of the best components from both online and onsite courses. They are cheaper in general than a full four-week course, as the onsite TESOL component is typically completed in ten days to two weeks.

Combined certification consists of completion of the ITTT 120-hour online TESOL course followed by attendance at one of our training centers for the teaching practice. Successful completion of the combined course results in a similar certification to the four-week course.

The ITTT Combined course is offered at the following locations.

• Bangkok, Thailand
• Barcelona, Spain
• New York City, USA
• Paris, France
• Phuket, Thailand
• Rome, Italy

Special offers

To take advantage of any of our current free courses or cash discounts, check out our Special Offers Page.