TEFL Courses with Teaching Practice Included
20 Hours of Live, Assessed Classroom Experience Built Into Your Course
TEFL Courses with Live Teaching Practice Included
Get 20 hours of real, assessed classroom experience with live students built directly into your TEFL qualification — not as an optional add-on, but as a guaranteed part of your course.
Real Students. Real Lessons. Real Experience.
A TEFL teaching practicum is the practical component of your TEFL qualification — the part where you stop studying how to teach and actually do it. At TEFL UK, every Combined TEFL Course includes 20 hours of live, one-to-one online teaching sessions with real English language learners.
These aren't simulated lessons or role-play exercises. You'll be working with genuine students at B1 and C1 level, planning and delivering real lessons across grammar, writing, speaking, and reading. Each session is assessed and contributes to your final certificate.
Most TEFL courses don't include teaching practice at all. Ours does — and it's the single biggest difference between a certificate that opens doors and one that doesn't.
The right TEFL qualification — with real teaching hours — is what turns ambition into a job offer.
Three Steps to Your Teaching Practicum
The process is straightforward and fully supported. You can complete your teaching hours at a pace that suits you, alongside your online course modules.
Enrol in a Combined Course
Choose your 140hr, 170hr, or 240hr Combined TEFL Course. The 20-hour practicum is included as a core component — no extra cost, no separate enrolment.
Schedule Your Sessions
Once enrolled, you'll be connected with English language learners online. Sessions are flexible and booked around your availability — study part-time or full-time.
Complete & Get Certified
Complete your 20 assessed teaching hours alongside your online modules. Your final TEFL UK certificate will confirm your practicum hours, giving you verified classroom experience.
Lessons That Prepare You For Any Classroom
Your 20 practicum hours cover a broad range of lesson types so that when you arrive in your first job abroad, you've already done it. Sessions are one-to-one with learners at B1 (intermediate) and C1 (advanced) level, giving you experience across the ability range.
- Grammar teaching — how to present, practise and produce language in context
- Speaking and conversation — building student confidence and fluency
- Reading comprehension — exploiting texts to develop language skills
- Writing skills — structuring tasks from guided to free writing
- Coursebook exploitation — how to adapt materials for individual learners
- Lesson planning — translating theory into structured, timed lessons
- Student engagement — keeping real learners motivated during live sessions
All sessions are conducted online via video call, so you can complete your practicum from anywhere in the world.
The practicum builds the real-world confidence that classroom experience alone can give you.
Schools Around the World Screen for This
A TEFL certificate tells a school you've studied how to teach. A TEFL certificate with a verified teaching practicum tells them you've done it. For the most competitive and best-paid teaching roles internationally, documented classroom hours are increasingly a requirement, not a bonus.
Japan
Eikaiwa school networks strongly favour candidates with verified teaching hours alongside their TEFL certificate.
South Korea
EPIK public school placements expect evidence of practical teaching competence at the screening stage.
Uzbekistan
The MoPSE government programme values demonstrated classroom experience alongside secondary EFL background.
Vietnam
Major Education and similar reputable employers prefer candidates with structured teaching practice on their CV.
China
The highest-paying university and international school roles require documented teaching experience as a baseline.
Colombia
Private language academies and reputable school networks across South America increasingly screen for classroom hours.
Australia & New Zealand
Language school employers and English teaching agencies expect a TEFL that includes assessed teaching practice.
Europe
Director of Studies roles and senior teaching positions in Italy, Spain, and Eastern Europe list classroom hours as a requirement.
Real Certificates. Real Results.
Every year hundreds of TEFL UK students complete their teaching practicum and go on to teach English in schools and language centres worldwide. Here are two of them.
“Having real teaching hours on my certificate made a genuine difference when I was applying for positions. Schools could see I hadn’t just studied — I’d actually taught.”
Helimanitra Harilanto 150hr Advanced Blended TEFL • August 2024
“The 20-hour practicum was the part of the course I was most nervous about — and the part I got the most out of. Teaching real students is completely different to reading about it.”
Aryan Dsouza 140hr Combined TEFL • Inclusive of 20hr Assessed Practicum • July 2024Support Ukrainian Refugees Through Your Practicum
As part of your 20-hour teaching practicum, TEFL UK offers you the option to teach Ukrainian refugees who have relocated to the UK. These are families and individuals who need English for resettlement — for work, for daily life, and for integration into their new communities.
It is one of the more meaningful ways to complete your teaching hours. You gain the same assessed, certificate-ready experience — but the lessons you deliver have a direct, practical impact on someone’s life in the UK.
What you’ll be teaching
Sessions focus on English for Conversation, English for Work Purposes, and English for Academic Purposes — the skills Ukrainian students most need to rebuild their lives and careers in the UK. TEFL UK will connect you with matched students and provide support throughout.
Your practicum hours can directly support Ukrainian families rebuilding their lives in the UK.
Three Combined Courses. One Guaranteed Practicum.
All three courses include the full 20-hour assessed teaching practicum. The difference is in the depth of the theory component and the total qualification hours — choose based on your goals and how competitive you want your certificate to be.
140hr Combined TEFL Course
- 120 hours of online TEFL theory
- 20 hours assessed live teaching practice
- One-to-one lessons with B1–C1 students
- Accredited TEFL UK certificate
- Accepted by schools in 100+ countries
- Lifetime access to course materials
170hr Combined TEFL Course
- 150 hours of online TEFL theory
- 20 hours assessed live teaching practice
- One-to-one lessons with B1–C1 students
- Accredited TEFL UK certificate
- Accepted by schools in 100+ countries
- Stronger profile for competitive destinations
- Lifetime access to course materials
240hr Combined TEFL Course
- 220 hours of online TEFL theory
- 20 hours assessed live teaching practice
- One-to-one lessons with B1–C1 students
- Accredited TEFL UK certificate
- Most comprehensive qualification we offer
- Ideal for university and senior school roles
- Lifetime access to course materials
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