TEFL courses in Sydney, NSW

Want to trade Darlinghurst for Dubai? Bondi for Bolivia? Are you looking to spend time overseas and need a way to fund your travels?

If you are from Sydney, Penrith, Parramatta, Manly, Bankstown, Campbelltown, Newcastle, Port Macquarie or Wollongong, our Weekend TEFL course in Sydney is the ideal qualification for anyone looking to teach English as a foreign language overseas. You could be a traveller looking to earn money on their overseas adventure, an office worker looking for a new adventure in life, or you could have just retired and new a way of earning while you live overseas!

Our courses in Sydney run over one weekend each month, and in just 20 hours you will learn the skills required to pass on your English language skills. You can combine this with further online training to improve your knowledge and increase your confidence, up to a 100-hour TEFL qualification!



Catherine Regan, Sydney TEFL teacher

Sydney TEFL Tutor Profile

Catherine Regan, our TEFL tutor in Sydney, New South Wales, has taught English in Japan, Turkey and the Czech Republic. Catherine spent many years in Tokyo teaching English to children and adults, she also taught business and medical English. Catherine traveled to Prague and Istanbul where in both places taught general English to Adults.

Since returning from her job placements overseas, Catherine has been working as an English teacher and for the last 5 years as a Director of Studies in an international college.

How and why did you get into teaching?

"I had traveled Europe, North Africa and parts of Asia extensively in my twenties and in my early thirties I spent 5 years living and working in London. For a short time I started teaching art at a college in Sydney and found I loved teaching but still hadn’t shaken that travel bug! The most meaningful and economical way for me to see and experience more of the world was to work and travel, so I applied for a job in Tokyo teaching English. I loved it and decided that I had found a new career - as they the say the rest is history."

What do you most enjoy about the Weekend TEFL course?

"I enjoy the Weekend TEFL courses immensely. I like being able to share my skills and experience with people who are about to venture abroad and want to teach English. It’s really amazing meeting such a cross section of people who attend these weekend courses. People vary in ages, professions, nationalities and all have different reasons for doing the course, which makes it an extremely interesting weekend for all involved."

Tips for first time TEFL teachers

" For any first time English language teacher, I would suggest have confidence in your own abilities. Teachers are continually learning and you are not expected to know everything, so enjoy the learning process as well as the teaching: keep it simple and take it slowly. Establish rapport with students and make them feel at ease so they are able to learn and enjoy the experience. "

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Comments from our Sydney TEFL Course

This course was absolutely amazing. I expected it to be a little dry and feel as if the weekend would be really long however it was quite the opposite. I can't recommend this course highly enough. The tutor was excellent. What I enjoyed most was the ability to put all the theory into action. If someone is planning on getting into TEFL and they have no experience, this course is a must!

Rachel Johnson, Sydney TEFL course

It was a very practical course, which is a good way to learn how to teach English. It gave me a lot of hands on practice which I think will be great experience for when I get out into the field!

Tracy Butler, Sydney TEFL course

I had a lot of questions about teaching English, and all of them were explained in great detail during this course. I'm really looking forward to my first teaching job, thank you very much!

Pawel Pyrz-Brown, Sydney TEFL course