Teach English in Cambodia.
Everything you need to know about the TESOL + Placement — the job, the money, the visa, and how to apply. No degree required. Jump to any section, or just scroll.
TESOL Course
+ Paid Teaching Job
in Cambodia.
Four weeks of in-class TESOL training in Thailand, then a guaranteed teaching job in Cambodia.
There are two routes to Cambodia.
A 4-week, 120-hour in-class TESOL course in Thailand with two practice teaching days, then an orientation week in Cambodia — then your guaranteed placement.
A one-week orientation in Cambodia — cultural excursions, welcome dinner and a teaching practicum, accommodation included — then straight into your guaranteed placement.
Same schools, same salary, same no-degree rule — the difference is whether you need the teaching qualification first. Not sure which fits? We'll help you choose.
"Feel the fear and do it anyway."
TEFL Heaven started when I invited myself on a girl's flight to Bangkok. She said yes — and seventeen years later we've sent more than 3,000 teachers abroad, and it's still a family business.
Cambodia is the one people pick when the degree box is the problem: a high school diploma is enough here, and the job is still guaranteed.
Seventeen years of putting people on planes.
"Over 17 years we've placed more than 3,000 English teachers in classrooms from Bangkok to Buenos Aires." A family business, still run by the person who started it.
The place that doesn't ask for a degree.
$800–$1,500 a month with just a high school diploma — up to $1,600 with a degree — and $300–$500 of it saved. Weekends at Angkor Wat, riverside Phnom Penh, and a coastline most tourists never reach.
Trained in a classroom, not on a laptop.
Four weeks of teacher training with two practice teaching days. Airport pickup in Bangkok, course housing, an online culture course — and a T-shirt.
Temple visit, walking tour, museum, welcome dinner, a visit to S21 and the Killing Fields, and a teaching practicum.
- Course housing available— shared or private rooms
- Then your placement— into a guaranteed paid teaching job
Kids, classrooms, and more than English.
Kindergarten and primary make up most placements. Classes of 15–25, in private and international schools.
Two days off a week (they may not be back-to-back). All public holidays off; some schools run Saturday classes.
Be open to teaching more than just English — many schools want several subjects taught in English. Placements run across Cambodia — Phnom Penh, Siem Reap, Battambang, Krong Poi Pet and Serei Saophoan. Right now the capital has fewer openings than usual, so the more open you are on location, the faster you’re placed. Contracts run 12 months and are renewable — and some schools refund your work-permit costs when you finish one.
Paid properly — degree or not.
2026 & 2027 intakes.
Your TESOL course starts four weeks before each date. August and January are the best intakes. Seats are limited — we confirm live availability when you apply.
Two payments. Months apart.
Your place is held and the work starts — placement prep, visa guidance and your paperwork.
Invoiced well ahead. Nothing else falls due after this.
$695 + $1,402 = $2,097 — the whole price. The deposit is part of it, never extra on top.
And the program can pay you back. $200 every time someone books through your affiliate link — free place on our Digital Marketing Program.
What your fee pays for.
- A guaranteed paid teaching job— no degree required
- The 4-week in-class TESOL in Thailand— 120 hours, two practice teaching days, Bangkok airport pickup, course housing
- The orientation week in Cambodia— excursions, welcome dinner and a teaching practicum
- An online culture course
- Airport pickup in Phnom Penh— within 3 days of your intake
- CV, video and interview help
- Full visa guidance— plus a Cambodian SIM card and help opening a bank account
- Contract negotiation
- Trip coordinator— and a 24/7 support line
- Lifetime placement guarantee— for degree holders
- Free place on our Digital Marketing Program — earn $200 per booking through your affiliate link, plus paid content work
Not included: housing during the training course, medical insurance, flights, visa fees, meals, fun and daily transport, long-term housing (we help you find it) and bank fees. Buy travel insurance for your full contract.
You arrive with friends already made.
- You go as a group — you train together, explore together, and walk into week one already knowing people
- Proper in-person training — real classrooms and real students before your first paid lesson, with trainers who taught here themselves
- Support the whole way — a team that answers before you fly, while you train, and long after you’re placed
Most people sign up alone. Nobody finishes alone — the group you train with becomes your first circle of friends in the country.
Bring enough to reach your first paycheck.
It covers you through the course weeks and until your first paycheck lands. Immigration also asks to see $700 in cash as proof of funds when you arrive — you don't spend it, it stays yours.
We're telling you this early on purpose. If that number isn't realistic right now, you should know today — not after you've paid.
No degree. But there are rules.
- Aged 21 – 40— 41 to 59 considered case by case
- A high school diploma— that's it, no degree needed
- A 120-hour TESOL certificate— you’ll earn it in your first four weeks
- A citizen of the USA, Canada, UK, Ireland, Australia or New Zealand— EU passport holders can apply with C1 English and an intro video
- Clean police check— minor offences case by case
- No partners, kids or pets— this program doesn't allow them
Small visible tattoos may be fine — tell us at signup. Religious dress isn't allowed on this program, and a health check is needed for the work permit.
Two routes in, both quick.
Arrive on a tourist visa and you’ll make one border trip later — 1 to 4 days, budget $150–$300.
Easy entry rules — real job, real rules.
- The health rules are strict. Speech impediments, autism, legal blindness or deafness, dyslexia, chronic dizziness, HIV and schizophrenia usually stop the work permit. Bipolar, epilepsy, depression, cancer or anxiety — talk to us first, a doctor's note may be needed.
- It's a real 40 – 45-hour week — 20 – 30 of it teaching, your 2 days off may not be back-to-back, and some schools run Saturday classes.
- You'll likely teach more than English — kindergarten and primary, often several subjects.
- The lifetime placement guarantee is for degree holders only. It covers South Korea, Thailand, Japan, Myanmar and Vietnam — as long as you’re eligible for that program.
- Long-term housing is on you — $200 – $400 a month, usually first month plus a one-month deposit. We help you find it.
- Sign up 3 months ahead — 4 – 5 is better. Dates can move with 35+ days’ notice — all payments are non-refundable.
We'd rather you knew all of this today than at the airport.
Reviews — in their words. ★★★★★
"I loved my instructor, he was knowledgeable, funny, and really supportive. He helped make sure I felt prepared before my first lesson and for everything following. I adored my TEFL coordinator (we are still close friends!) She made the adjustment to Cambodia smooth."
"It was comprehensive and professional and required of me to give my best, but I also felt appreciated for who I am with my unique abilities and talents and challenges. The trainer had an amazing way of teaching and relating to us and made me feel really relaxed whenever I took myself too seriously!"
"I arrived in Phnom Penh knowing nobody. Three months later I had a school I loved, an apartment I was proud of, and more friends than I'd had in years. The expat community there is something special."
More video and written reviews — from our alumni, on teflheaven.com.
Your free place on our Digital Marketing Program.
You’re going to post about this anyway — this pays you for it.
- Full marketing training — courses, workshops, live sessions
- A Digital Marketing Certificate when you finish
- A private group and a monthly mastermind
Plenty of our teachers are still earning from this years after they came home.
Three steps to your classroom.
- Apply online — five minutes
- Video call interview — thirty minutes, everything answered honestly
- Accepted? Book your place — the $695 deposit holds it and the work starts
From there it’s guided the whole way — visa help, placement prep and your countdown to fly-out.
Start my application →The short answers.
Really. A high school diploma is enough — degree holders just earn a little more and get the lifetime placement guarantee.
No — the 120-hour in-class TESOL course is the first four weeks of this program.
$2,097 total: $695 books it, the remaining $1,402 is due 90 days before your intake.
Course housing in Thailand, then orientation housing in Cambodia. After placement you rent — $200 – $400 a month, and we help you find it.
Mostly Phnom Penh — also Siem Reap, Battambang and beyond. Kids aged 4 – 18, often more than one subject.
Change of plans? Your date moves free with 35+ days’ notice — inside 35 days a $250 change fee applies. All payments for the program are non-refundable.
Apply now. Talk to us.
Decide after.
Apply, then talk to us — the interview is where it becomes real — your intake, your school, your route in. No degree needed, ever.