Why choose EBC?
Top quality training
The EBC International TEFL Certificate course exceeds internationally accepted guidelines that state that a TEFL training course must have 100 hours of training including 6 hours of teaching practice. The EBC International TEFL Certificate
course has 150 hours of training and a total of 24 dedicated to teaching practice.
Our course is accredited and meets British Council
requirements for teachers in its accredited schools.
Click here for more information about the course.
Your course trainers are TEFL experts with years of EFL teaching and TEFL training experience. You are the best, so you get trained by the best.
Accreditation and international acceptance
 With years of experience and graduates working all over the world, our global contacts in the field that have employed EBC graduates attest to the quality of our teachers and our programs. Language companies that also offer CELTA and Trinity courses also hire EBC graduates.
Our graduates have told us that some of the language schools that we introduce them to (part of our lifetime
job placement assistance program) have said that they give priority to EBC graduates.
Finally, the EBC course is accredited by a British Council acknowledged examination board, the College of Teachers. This means that many more doors will be open to you regarding jobs. The British Council is a case in point. You can only work for them if you have a qualification, like our Advanced Certificate in
TESOL, that meets their teaching qualification requirements.
Jobs
We have an unrivalled job placement assistance programme that so far has had a 100% success rate in getting people working within a week or less of finishing the course.
Lifetime support
Whatever advice you need regarding jobs or your teaching
career you can always contact EBC. We will always be there
to lend a hand if you need it regardless of how long ago you
studied with us.
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What accreditation organisations are legitimate?
In alphabetical order:
- Cambridge Assessment (UK);
- College of Teachers (UK);
- Government overseen universities (in English speaking
countries);
- MEI-RELSA (IRL);
- New England School Board (USA);
- Trinity College (UK).
If you see any others out there, as they say, "Caveat
emptor", buyer beware, because they'll be home-grown.
These organisations are the ONLY ones that have government
recognition. If you don't get a certificate that is accredited
by one of these organisations you will NOT be able to get your
certificate authenticated for legal purposes.
Why is this important? Read the next section.
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How do I get my qualifications authenticated and legalised?
EBC wishes to thank ex-Buenos Aires graduate Matthew Ronald
for the following article regarding getting your EBC
certificate legally registered for international acceptance
under the Hague Convention. Matthew has been through this
procedure in order to get a work visa for Mexico where he is
currently working.
If Matthew had taken a course that is not accredited by one of
the
organisations shown above, his certificate would have been
worthless and he would NOT have been able to get a work visa.
The following applies to the authentication for legal
purposes of EBC certificates and degree certificates (APOSTILLES)
When working in countries outside of the European Union,
schools will often ask for your EBC certificate and your
DEGREE
certificate to be APOSTILLED.
They ask for this so that they can present legally
authenticated documents
to their government to get your visa application processed.
In more developed foreign countries you will not be able to
get a visa without authenticated documents and will be unable
to teach legally, if at all.
In order to apostille or authenticate your EBC certificate for
legal purposes, you will
need to send the EBC teaching certificate to the government
offices in PALL MALL LONDON. The address is
The Legalisation Office,
Foreign and Commonwealth Office,
The Old Admiralty Building,
The Mall,
London SW1A 2LG.
UK Phone: 0207 008 1111
Outside UK Phone: +44 207 008 1111
You must send the ADVANCED CERTIFICATE IN TESOL (THE
CERTIFICATE ISSUED BY THE COLLEGE OF TEACHERS) because it is
an officially recognised UK qualification. The UK will ONLY
issue an apostille for qualifications from officially
recognised accredited British institutions like the College of
Teachers.
In addition you must also have your UNIVERSITY DEGREE
CERTIFICATE authenticated for legal purposes. This
authenticaion must be done in the country
where your degree was issued. There are similar agencies in all
countries that can put the APOSTILLE on your degree
certificate.
TO SUMMARISE:
- YOU NEED TO AUTHENTICATE YOUR EBC CERTIFICATE FOR
LEGAL PURPOSES IN BRITAIN (LONDON
LEGALISATION OFFICE). There are no offices in Scotland or
Wales only in London.
- YOU NEED TO AUTHENTICATE YOUR DEGREE CERTIFICATE FOR
LEGAL PURPOSES IN THE
CORRESPONDING LEGALISATION OFFICE IN THE COUNTRY WHERE YOU
WENT TO UNIVERSITY.
As an example: If you have an American Degree and the EBC
certificate, it means that you'll have to get two different apostilles, one from Britain and one from the USA.
These are not EBC's rules, it is standard government and
international diplomatic protocol.
The APOSTILLE is proof that
you haven't just printed these certificates off by yourself or
got them from a bogus TEFL school or university.
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Where are the training centres?
EBC currently has training centres in four great locations:
 Madrid, Spain |
 Buenos Aires, Argentina |
 Cusco, Peru |
 San Jose, Costa Rica |
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How long is the course?
The course runs full-time for 4 weeks.
It comprises 150 hours of study: pre-course work, classroom training, lesson planning, teaching practice and feedback, homework and
employment opportunities.
Click
here for more about the daily course schedule.
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How much is the course?
Click here for
a list of campus location fees and dates.
Click
here for more details about what's included in the fee.
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Accommodation
options
EBC has negotiated some great rates for you with reputable local accommodation providers in each one of our course campus locations.
The EBC accommodation service will help you get reliable accommodation without the additional cost of a middle-man.
Click here
for more about our accommodation options.
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Who will train me
As you are the best, we believe that you should be taught by people who are experts in TESOL TEFL. Our trainers each have, on average, 10 to 15 years experience teaching English as a foreign language. In addition to TESOL TEFL experience, our EBC TEFL trainers hold BAs and Masters degrees in just about every language related area you can think of.
Our trainers also give external lectures on teacher training, organise UNICEF English summer camps and have authored TESOL TEFL text books and audio tapes. These people know their subject and even more importantly, they know how to teach it effectively.
By comparison, other courses insist on 5 years or even less TESOL TEFL experience and in some cases don't even insist that the their trainers have a degree.
Click
here for more details about our trainers.
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Will you help find me a job
So far, we have helped every EBC course graduate find work that pays normal market rates. That's a 100% success record in getting you work after graduating.
As a graduate of EBC TEFL, you get top priority for teaching jobs that are available with our sister company EBC y Asociados
Idiomas.
Should they not have positions immediately available, we help to place you in hundreds of reputable language schools in our campus locations or wherever you'd like to teach.
When you graduate you'll get web access to our world-wide school list that includes each school's web site (where available), contact email, phone number and address. This is a lifetime service so wherever you are in the world, you can always go back to our site and check out the schools. We currently have almost 900 schools on the list.
So far, every EBC course graduate has found work that pays normal market rates.
Click here for more details about our lifetime career support
programme.
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Will I need a travel visa
If you are from the European Union, Canada, the USA, Australia or New Zealand you DO NOT need a visa to enter
any of our campus location countries.
If you are from the European Union, Canada, the USA, Australia or New Zealand you IGNORE THE REST OF THIS SECTION AS IT DOES NOT APPLY TO YOU!
If you DO NOT have a passport from a European Union
country, the USA, Canada, Australia or New Zealand then
please make sure that you do the following.
Before you send a deposit you must check with your
nearest campus location country's embassy or consulate as to
exactly what you need to do in order to apply for a tourist
visa.
In order to take the
course you must have a tourist visa that will allow you to
stay in your chosen campus location's country for 5 weeks.
DO NOT SEND ANY MONEY UNTIL YOU HAVE YOUR VISA!
If you need a letter of introduction to apply for a visa
there is a non-refundable fee of 100 Euros that must be paid
in advance. If you get a visa, the fee will be deducted from
your course fee. If you do not get a visa, the money will
NOT be refunded.
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When do the courses start?
Click here for
a list of course dates.
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How do I apply?
Click here for
application instructions.
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What are my payment options?
Currencies
In order to beat the exchange rates you have the option of sending your course fee in:
- US Dollars,
- British Pounds,
- Euros.
How the payment schedule works
Your course fee is paid in 2 parts:
- A non-refundable deposit to reserve your course place.
- The remaining balance is paid one month before the
course starts.
To avoid disappointment, send your deposit as soon as you've been accepted because our courses fill up quickly.
Sending your deposit is the only way to guarantee your place!
What are my SECURE PAYMENT options?
For your convenience the EBC SECURE PAYMENT system has 2 easy to use options:
- Secure Credit Card payments
- Bank transfer
If you haven't applied yet, click here, it's free to apply!
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Can I get independent references?
Yes you can. Click the link below to go to our reference system. You will be assigned at random some email ids of past course graduates that have kindly agreed to give EBC a reference.
Click here if you would like to contact previous course graduates and ask them for a personal reference.
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What's the EBC student profile?
Age
- Youngest student: 21
- Oldest student: 68
- Average age: 27
Qualifications
- 97% of students hold a bachelors degree
(the
remaining 3% have at least 5 years professional work experience)
- 12% of students hold a masters degree
- 2% of students hold a doctorate
Gender
- 60% of students are female
- 40% of students are male
Nationality
- 55% of students are from the USA
- 30% of students are from the UK
- 15% of students are from other countries
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