Teach English in Thailand.
Everything you need to know about the Placement Program — the job, the money, the visa, and how to apply. Jump to any section, or just scroll.
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Your paid teaching job
in Thailand.
One orientation week on the ground, then a guaranteed paid job in a Thai school.
There are two Thailand programs.
One week of orientation — cultural trips, teacher workshops, a half-day of teaching practice — then straight into your paid placement.
Four weeks in Thailand: a culture and language week, then a 120-hour teacher-training course with two days of real teaching practice — then your placement.
Same schools, same salary, same support — the difference is whether you need the teaching qualification first. Not sure which fits? Ask us at your interview.
"I went to Thailand chasing a girl."
She said yes. That's how TEFL Heaven started — not with a business plan, but with a Scotsman inviting himself on a girl's flight to Bangkok.
Thailand is where all of this began for me. Seventeen years later we've sent more than 3,000 teachers abroad, and it's still a family business.
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 — and Thailand is where it started.
A real paid job in a country that turns strangers into family.
Weekends off, 16+ paid public holidays, October and the March–April summer break free — and the whole country to spend them in.
One week that makes Thailand yours.
- Teacher workshops— what Thai classrooms actually expect
- A teaching practice session— half a day in a local school
- Temple visit & market tour
- Muay Thai class
- Thai cooking class
- Beach welcome dinner— with the people you’ll know for years
Five nights, shared or private rooms available. Then your placement begins.
What teaching in Thailand actually looks like.
Paid properly. Saving monthly.
One semester, or a year. Renewable.
Commit to the end of the school semester. A proper first chapter abroad.
Two semesters, the holidays between them, and a school that knows your name.
No teaching jobs start in March, April or October — those are the long school breaks. Intakes run around them.
2026 & 2027 intakes.
April and October are the best intakes — they start with the new school semester. Placement-only dates have no training group; Aug and late-Jan intakes commit you through the following semester.
Two payments. Months apart.
Your place is held and the work starts — placement prep and visa guidance.
Invoiced well ahead. Nothing else falls due after this.
$695 + $802 = $1,497 — 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 covers.
- A guaranteed paid teaching job
- Lifetime placement guarantee— covers South Korea, Japan, Myanmar, Cambodia and Vietnam, as long as you’re eligible for that program.
- The orientation week— trips, workshops, beach welcome dinner
- Airport pickup— Bangkok, the Sunday before intake
- 40-hour Thailand culture course— online
- CV, video and interview help
- Full visa guidance
- Thai SIM card— and help opening a Thai bank account
- 24/7 support line— and a trip coordinator
- Free place on our Digital Marketing Program — earn $200 per booking through your affiliate link, plus paid content work
Not included: flights, medical insurance (must cover your whole semester), visa fees, meals, daily transport, and long-term housing — though we help you find it.
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 rent and living from landing until your first pay lands. Landlords usually want the first month plus one to two months' deposit — rent runs $150–$300 a month.
- August and February intakes— bring a little more for the long break
- Not spent on us— it's your own float, in your own pocket
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.
The checklist.
- Aged 21 – 55— 56–59 case by case
- A Bachelor's degree— any subject
- A 120-hour TEFL / TESOL / CELTA— accredited, already in hand
- Citizen of USA, Canada, UK, Ireland, Australia, NZ or South Africa
- Non-native speakers— C1 English with a short intro video — open to non-native speakers from Central or South America, Europe, Russia or Turkey.
- Clean background check— minor offences case by case
- Health check— needed for your work permit
Tattoos: small visible ones may be fine — tell us at signup. Never visible tattoos of Buddha — this matters greatly in Thailand. Pets: possible but honestly discouraged — every cost and complication is yours, and they can limit where you can be placed.
Simple, staged, and we guide every step.
Nobody says it's a holiday.
- It's a real 40-hour week— 17–25 of it in front of a class
- Classes are big— 25 to 35 kids, sometimes co-taught
- You commit to the semester— schools plan around you
- Sign up 3 months ahead— 4–5 is better; 45 days is the shortest we can do
- Change your intake free— with 35+ days' notice
- The heat is real— and so is the everyday magic
Teachers who thrive here treat it like a job in an amazing country — not a gap year with homework.
Reviews — in their words. ★★★★★
"I loved that it provided a community of future teachers and friends. I also loved that the trainers had experience teaching in Thailand and could answer the many questions that we asked."
"I felt incredibly prepared for the job I was placed in. I had prepared lesson plans from the training experience that helped kick start my lesson planning for the school in a way that no other teachers placed in my school found."
"This meant I had absolutely no hassle, as soon as I finished my course my agency got in touch with me, I moved to my new town and started my new job a week later- it was incredibly easy."
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.
Yes — a Bachelor's, any subject. It's a work-permit rule.
Yes, if it’s an accredited 120-hour certificate. Send it with your application.
$1,497 total: $695 books it, the remaining $802 is due 90 days before you fly.
Your own place after placement — $150–300 a month. We help you find it.
Tell us your preference — cities and towns, rural only if you ask.
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 budget, your route in.