TEFL Certification in Latin America - Tulum, Mexico

Global Vision International:
The GVI 100-hour TEFL course is offered in Tulum, Mexico and Phang Nga, Thailand. The GVI TEFL course was written to train people interested in sustainable development and conservation. The goal is to prepare people to teach in communities which are developing rapidly in response to tourism and assist local people in accessing the revenue in their own community, thereby participating more fully in the changes happening in their own community.

GVI run internationally recognized 50 to 100 hour Teach English as a foreign Language (TEFL) courses in Mexico. GVI TEFL courses combine unparalleled teacher training with hands on practical teaching experience and adventure/cultural activities in groups of like-minded individuals. Over 500 TEFL teachers have graduated with GVI, many of whom have gone on to teach English abroad either as a volunteer or as well paid professionals in the exciting TEFL industry.

The 100 hour TEFL Certificate course is run within a 5 or 10-week teaching and community development expedition. When doing a TEFL course with GVI you will never deliver simulated lessons to other candidates, you teach real students in real classrooms right from the start. The course focuses on developing candidates to teach with minimal use of resources and with minimal recourse to technology. Many of the most needy areas of the world teachers may wish to go to for work after gaining their certifications with GVI won’t have laptops, photocopiers or vast libraries available. The GVI 100 hour and 50 hour TEFL programs teach you to be an effective educator without such items.  However, it also prepares teachers well for teaching in different contexts anywhere in the world.

The course runs Monday to Thursday, with cultural and environmental activities and projects on Fridays. The course fee includes shared accommodation and food for a full 5 weeks, plus cultural activities, excursions, and a first-aid course. Participants who complete the course requirements over the 4-week period will receive the GVI TEFL Course Certificate. Participants who choose to complete only the first two weeks of the course will receive the GVI Introduction to TEFL Certificate (A 50-hour TEFL course option is also available).