Teach Abroad Welcome Center
Your life literally changes forever — it did for me. We're 17+ years and 3,000+ teachers into helping people do this properly, so every guide below tells you the whole story: the course, the money, the visa, the honest parts.
— Mike Maitland, Founder
Hear it from us directly.
This is the family that runs it.
TEFL Heaven is my wife, me, and our five kids, run out of Bangkok. There's no sales floor and no call centre — when you talk to us, you're talking to someone who either taught abroad themselves or lives in one of the countries we place into.
Do your TEFL training in-country and then walk into a job on our TEFL + Placement Programs
You train in the country you'll teach in, on a real course with real classes, and then a paid teaching job. Nine countries. The line under each one tells you whether it needs a degree — five of them don't.
Thailand
Bachelor's degree neededThe biggest teacher community on earth — and where we started.
Vietnam
Bachelor's degree neededMaximum savings, minimum cost of living, food that will blow your mind.
South Korea
Bachelor's degree neededFree housing, an E-2 visa and the best savings market we place into.
Japan
Bachelor's degree neededThe deepest cultural experience on the planet.
Cambodia
No degree neededA high school diploma is enough, and the job is still guaranteed.
Mexico
No degree neededTrain in Guadalajara, then teach anywhere in Mexico. No degree, no upper age limit.
Prague
No degree neededEurope's most beautiful classroom city — and most Prague jobs don't ask for a degree.
Costa Rica
North Americans: no degree neededTrain in the jungle, teach in paradise. North Americans don't need a degree; everyone else does.
Madrid
EU citizens: no degree neededSpain's capital — tapas at 10pm, weekends across Europe. EU passports need no degree.
Programs for those without a degree: doors that don't ask for one.
The same five cards you just passed, gathered here so nobody without a degree misses them. Train in-country, then walk into your job — no degree required. Two carry a condition, and each card says so plainly: Costa Rica is for North Americans, Madrid is for EU passports.
Cambodia
No degree neededA high school diploma is enough, and the job is still guaranteed.
Mexico
No degree neededTrain in Guadalajara, then teach anywhere in Mexico. No degree, no upper age limit.
Prague
No degree neededEurope's most beautiful classroom city — and most Prague jobs don't ask for a degree.
Costa Rica
North Americans: no degree neededTrain in the jungle, teach in paradise. North Americans don't need a degree; everyone else does.
Madrid
EU citizens: no degree neededSpain's capital — tapas at 10pm, weekends across Europe. EU passports need no degree.
Already TEFL-certified? Skip the course, take the job.
You bring the certificate. We bring the orientation, the guaranteed placement and the support — for a lighter price, into the same schools. Eight countries — the line under each one tells you whether it needs a degree.
Thailand
Bachelor's degree neededCertified already? A short orientation, then straight into the classroom.
Vietnam
Bachelor's degree neededOrientation in Vietnam, then a guaranteed paid placement.
South Korea
Bachelor's degree neededA full year with the whole package — free apartment, flights, and the best savings we place into.
South Korea
Bachelor's degree neededNot ready to commit to a year? Do one semester and see how Korea suits you.
Cambodia
No degree neededThe fastest classroom-to-paycheck route we run, and it never asks for a degree.
Costa Rica
North Americans: no degree neededA week of orientation, then your guaranteed placement.
Madrid
EU citizens: no degree neededBring a pre-approved Level 5 TEFL and go straight to the job route.
Programs for those without a degree: certified, and straight to work.
The same three cards from the section above, gathered here so nobody without a degree misses them. Already certified, no degree? These place you anyway. Costa Rica is for North Americans and Madrid is for EU passports; Cambodia asks nothing more than a high school diploma.
Cambodia
No degree neededThe fastest classroom-to-paycheck route we run, and it never asks for a degree.
Costa Rica
North Americans: no degree neededA week of orientation, then your guaranteed placement.
Madrid
EU citizens: no degree neededBring a pre-approved Level 5 TEFL and go straight to the job route.
Two more ways into Korea, if none of the above fit.
These are helper roles rather than classroom teaching jobs, which is why they sit on their own. Neither asks for a degree and neither asks for a TEFL.
South Korea
No degree neededHelp kids practice English at a Korean school. A high school diploma is enough, and no TEFL is required.
South Korea
No degree neededLive with a Korean host family and help their everyday English. No degree, no TEFL, no classroom.
Not sure where you stand? Every card on this page carries its degree rule under the country name — and the full detail is inside its guide.
Teachers who did it.
Twelve short videos from TEFL Heaven alumni — click any to watch on YouTube.
Found yours? Apply now, decide after.
The application costs nothing and commits you to nothing — it starts a conversation with someone who's done this themselves.
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