Does TEFL Certification Expire?
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How long will my certification last?
Thousands of aspiring English teachers get certified every year to Teach English as a Foreign Language (TEFL). With that certification, they usually get on a plane for a teaching job abroad. The position might be in Thailand, South Korea, China, Vietnam, Spain, or in another remote corner of the world. They have an amazing experience teaching in another country and exploring a different part of the world.
And then what? As TEFL English language teachers come close to the end of their contract abroad, many thoughts cross their minds: “What am I going to do next?” “How can I keep doing this?” “Should I teach somewhere else?”
Many English teachers either extend their existing contract, or find another job abroad in a different country. Believe it or not, traveling and teaching English as a Foreign Language can be a career. Some teachers come back to the United States, work for a while, and then decide to teach abroad again. TEFL Certification allows you to give into your wanderlust at any age. There are hundreds of retired professionals teaching English to support their retirement abroad.
And even if you don’t continue to use your CIEE TEFL certification, it is a certification that will help you in any global endeavor.Whether it’s working with at a K-12 public school in the US, doing the Peace Corps 20 years from now, going to Nicaragua on vacation and connecting with your cab driver over how he learned English, or applying for a job at a startup where the majority of your colleagues work overseas and aren’t native English speakers – your TEFL Certification will boost your resume, and the skills you’ve learned will serve you for the rest of your life.