Reviews of i-to-i TEFL

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Description

Discover teaching English abroad with i-to-i TEFL.

We’re TEFL experts with over 27 years’ experience in making teach English abroad dreams a reality!

We start by helping you qualify as a confident TEFL teacher, before pointing you in the right direction to our TEFL Internships in epic locations such as Thailand, Vietnam and South Korea.

Here at i-to-i TEFL, we’re proud to say we’ve trained over 182,000 TEFL graduates. And because our courses are English-Government regulated, once you’re qualified, employers prefer candidates with an i-to-i certificate.

Courses

Course Types

Online TEFL Courses

Course Lengths

Mini Courses (<30 hours)
Short Courses (40-100 hours)
Standard (120-140 hours)
Long Courses (150+ hours)

Certifications

TEFL / TESL / TESOL

Additional Features

Online Practicum
TEFL Internships

Specialist Courses

CLIL
Teaching Business English
Teaching Exam Preparation
Teaching One-to-One
Teaching Online
Teaching Young Learners

i-to-i TEFL has received 220 student reviews and has an overall rating of 3.01 out of 5 stars based on the following criteria.

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220 reviews of i-to-i TEFL

Review 220 of 220 i-to-i TEFL

Written by Matthew Pretorius on December 16, 2025 4:28 pm
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I am very disappointed with my experience with i-to-i TEFL. Unfortunately, their customer service was almost non-existent. Emails often went unanswered, and when I did receive responses, they were slow and unhelpful.

The course curriculum itself also felt outdated and did not reflect current classroom realities or modern teaching approaches, which was disappointing given the expectations set when enrolling.

Most concerning was that i-to-i TEFL lost records of my practical teaching experience. When I contacted them to resolve this issue and obtain my certificate, I received little support and no clear solution, despite providing the necessary information on my side.

Overall, this experience caused unnecessary stress and delays. I would strongly encourage i-to-i TEFL to improve their customer support systems, update their curriculum, and ensure accurate record-keeping for students who rely on their certification for employment.

Review 219 of 220 i-to-i TEFL

Written by Tia Sanks on December 10, 2025 9:47 am
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I do not recommend this course. I was surprised by the number of additional costs involved. Assignments often took longer than the advertised 7 days to be marked, and I received fails for minor corrections that didn’t make sense. This meant I had to buy multiple extensions just to complete the work.

The website had glitches, time was logged incorrectly, Tutor support was slow and minimal unless you repeatedly followed up.

I had high hopes based on positive reviews I’d read, but my experience was extremely disappointing. I strongly recommend doing thorough research before considering this course.

Review 218 of 220 i-to-i TEFL

Written by Sandrine L. on August 12, 2025 12:01 am
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A word to the unwary – seek your certification elsewhere because you won’t get what you bargained for. I’m joining the chorus of negative reviewers because this company should be investigated for its unscrupulous grading practices driven by profit and greed rather than legitimacy. You can forget about the promised 7 day turnaround for graded work. Expect to wait weeks for your graded assignment, unless they can upsell a “fast track” grading schedule for more money. When you do eventually get your assignment back, expect multiple “referrals” to redo the assignment because passing scores are dependent on you meeting ridiculous or illegitimate Tutor feedback (demands) based on questionable rationale. I was told a game of “I spy” would be “very confusing” to introduce classroom vocabulary words like desk, ruler or pencil to A2 level students who already see and use these items in real life everyday. I quote: “They will snot know what they need to do.” The more “referrals” the Tutors make, the more money the company can squeeze out of you for either “additional grading” or to “fast track” your grading and this quickly adds up. After a considerable investment of time and money, I withdrew from the course to avoid wasting more of my time or throwing more money down the drain.

Review 217 of 220 i-to-i TEFL

Written by Anishka on July 29, 2025 4:28 am
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WORST company ever do not trust them do not give them your money!!!!!!!!!

they just lie to get you enrolled and ask you to pay and then make you chase for your refund poor service and also no call back i requested at least 10 times to understand why they are rejected me but nothing dead silence.

before i enrolled and paid i was getting mails twice a day and calls whenever i asked.

they guaranteed and assured me 3 TIMES that I’m eligible and my nationality won’t be an issue as i studied in UK but guess what after i submit the assignment it gets rejected for my nationality!!!!!!!!!!

Then i was disheartened i requested to speak to someone no reply…

Then started the chasing game of how to get my money back and also for my partner Yes THEY RIPPED ME OFF for $4k…

we’re both very stressed and frustrated i don’t know what to do

after a week of chasing they gave me refund form to fill up but nothing no updates it still says refund pending even though it has been 2 weeks of filing this form now

customer service provides no answer they says don’t know what the process is even after status change which is just brilliant so i don’t know when i’ll get my money back but i want to make everyone aware don’t get into their lies and don’t pay definitely in advance. HIGHLY DISAPPOINTED!!!

Review 216 of 220 i-to-i TEFL

Written by Awful on July 22, 2025 6:31 am
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Avoid, the customer service for this company is rude and appalling, be prepared to be chasing up work to be marked, states one week, took me four weeks in total for it to be marked, then told to wait a further 30 days to receive my electronic certificate. Whole process is long, save yourself the hassle and go else where.

Review 215 of 220 i-to-i TEFL

Written by Sydney on April 16, 2025 11:09 pm
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I paid in full for a Cambodia TEFL internship through i-to-i TEFL, expecting the experience they advertised — guaranteed job placement, up to $1,800/month salary, and full support. Unfortunately, the reality was very different.

Only after I paid was I informed that:

Job placement wasn’t guaranteed — they only organize three interviews, with no refund if none result in a job.

Salary depends on holding a degree, which I do not have — something never mentioned before payment.

I would have to pay for visa runs to another country (including flights and accommodation), again never disclosed up front.

When I raised these concerns, I was met with dismissive replies and threats of debt collection, despite never having accessed or used the service. The fine-print terms were only sent to me weeks after payment, well beyond their supposed 14-day cancellation window, which was never clearly presented at checkout.

I’ve since reported this experience to:

Citizens Advice UK (Ref: 672904)

Trading Standards

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) for misleading advertising

And lodged a chargeback with my bank

I strongly caution anyone considering this company to read everything extremely carefully, and don’t assume the glossy marketing matches the reality.

Review 214 of 220 i-to-i TEFL

Written by Vin on January 8, 2025 7:28 pm
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Course content was okay. My first instructor- Georgina wasn’t helpful in her feedback and gave her minimum as if she was doing me a favor. My second instructor- Francesca was amazing. The worst though is the customer service. I had a terrible time with them and had to email and chat with them again and again to correct errors in my letter of completion or even to get my certificate. Selena in customer care was the only helpful person who actually helped me when I needed it the most. I would recommend I to I but only if you’re willing to go through hoops with customer care.

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Written by Jhon Kay on November 17, 2024 8:28 pm
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The best thing for the course is the materials I had trouble with getting feedback as they only give feedback once a week

Having said that I failed my course and decided to go with another accredited school online and successfully passed

However the material that I have received from itori was excellent and very very helpful

It’s downloadable printable so I can just print what I need to teach during that specific lesson

Review 212 of 220 i-to-i TEFL

Written by I HATE I TO I on November 13, 2024 2:00 pm
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*AFTER SALES SERVICE APPALLING

*ONE NEVER GETS A PASS MARK DUE TO SOME TINY ERROR OR YOUR ASSIGNMENT GETS DELETED OFF THE SYSTEM

*EVEN A CHEAPER TEFL COURSE WOULD BE A SAFER OPTION

*UNSCRUPULOUS INSTITUITION THAT HONESTLY SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED

Review 211 of 220 i-to-i TEFL

Written by Josephine southern on October 25, 2024 9:02 am
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While the course content is ok. The I-to-I company is terrible.

I was constantly let down. Fist my purchase of the course was ‘lost’ so I couldn’t work on the course for 5 months. This ended with me having to buy an extension to have time to complete it. Then I tried to hand in my assessment, it got lost, my course expired and I had to buy another extension. Then I was so tired of waiting I tried to purchase a fast track marking for the assessment, even though I was charged it didn’t work. Through all of these system errors, customer service was no help, they were rude and only suggested paying more money. Honestly shocking experience.

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