TEFL Certification Chongqing | TEFL China

Course deposits must be paid to our administrative center. The fastest and cheapest way to pay is by credit or debit card, but we also accept payments via Pay Pal and bank transfer.

All course related services are included in the course fees and you won’t be asked to pay additional costs for these. This also includes course moderation and accreditation fees as well as our lifetime job placement guidance and basic services.

The balance of the course fees is to be paid to the training center before the first day of your course in cash or by credit card.

Classes are generally between 9:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., with breaks in the morning and afternoon and a break for lunch. There will be a mixture of workshops, real classroom observation and in-classroom teaching practice supported by the trainer or experienced teachers.

Most of the participants are American, British, Canadian, Australian, or South African; as well we do accept non-native speakers of English who have a high proficiency in the language. The maximum class size in Chongqing is 15. We keep this number low so that we can provide our trainees with the individualized attention they deserve.

The teaching practice is conducted at the school with local Chinese students. They are not required to come to the class so their presence is merely out of the desire to help the trainees to improve their teaching.

You can stay at a guesthouse in a private room with AC, cable TV and other basic facilities. The place is about 5 minutes away from the school on foot.

There are plenty of job opportunities for newly qualified English teachers in Chongqing. You should be able to find employment relatively easily after completing the course.

We recommend that you begin sending out résumés and arranging interviews around the second or third week of the course. The sooner you start looking for work, the better.

We will give you information to help you with your job search in China. You will also receive a list of schools that you can apply to.

The average salary for foreign teachers in the Southwest China including Chongqing, Kunming and Chengdu is $1500 USD to $3000 USD per month. The amount you actually earn will depend greatly upon how much you work.

No，but they can help you to find places to stay if you want.

Most of our course graduates who have wanted to work in Chongqing have been able to secure teaching positions.

They can help you to get/extend your work visa as well as your work permit.

Of course, it varies from school to school, but you may be expected to teach a variety of courses. You may need to travel to classes at different schools.

Yes, it‘s possible although the requirements for working in ESL or TEFL in many Western countries are different and sometimes need graduate education in ESL or TEFL.

Most likely you will rent a room in an apartment or house with other teachers (US$200-300 per month), and of course it depends on where you choose to live. A pleasant, small 2 to 3 bedroom house in Chongqing City is about US$ 400 to 700 per month. Apartments are available for more. It is fair to say that TEFL teachers are very well-paid by local standards in Chongqing, which means they can afford a comfortable standard of living.

If you find yourself requiring medical attention, you can go to an international standard clinic. There are 95 international standard clinics in Chongqing.

While of course, the staff at our center are willing to help if needed.

Chongqing is just a 40-minute taxi ride from the airport. A metered taxi charges approximately around RMB 100 to the city center whether the guesthouse and the school are located.

Please bring your resume/CV because the school will require this in the teaching practice. When you secure work you may be asked to provide originals and copies of your college degrees and transcripts. You might also consider obtaining an international driving permit if driving in Chongqing. PLEASE BRING ALONG COPIES OF YOUR PASSPORT AND VISA ON YOUR FIRST DAY OF THE COURSE FOR REGISTRATION.

Known as one of the three furnaces in China, Chongqing has a humid sub-tropical climate with very long and very hot summers. The humidity is the highest of any other city in China, and the temperatures get up to 35°C (95°F) in the built-up areas. Though the temperatures are very high, the city experiences a great deal of cloud cover, though this is much less in the summer than in the winter. The winters are shorter and are not too cold, with low temperatures of around 6°C (43°F). The city of Chongqing is also notoriously foggy, with fog for about 100 days each year, which can be hard to deal with! The poor air quality can be a significant problem for some people, as the pollution can be damaging to your health if you are staying there for a long time.