World TESOL Academy Scam.
World TESOL Academy Scam | Trusted TEFL Reviews feels it necessary to (again) point out that you won’t be doing yourself any favors by purchasing a 120-Hour TEFL/TESOL certification course for under US$100.
One such course is the one offered by World TESOL Academy.
It offers TEFL courses for US$38 and it is a scam.
Why is it a scam?
- It has the Reviews tab on its Facebook account disabled. This is a strong signal that it wishes to control which reviews people can access. Disabling Facebook reviews is a red flag. https://www.facebook.com/worldTESOLacademy
- It claims to be accredited by Accreditat and CPD. Both of these websites charge companies an annual fee in return for “accreditation” status. The accreditation that they offer is not always recognized by employers and government bodies; meaning that you have a likely chance of being turned down for a job or a job visa. This is why we strongly recommend that you choose a TEFL/TESOL certification course that is Fully Accredited: https://trustedteflreviews.com/tefl-accreditation-guide/
- It claims that its verified customer reviews listed on Trusted TEFL Reviews are fake. All World TESOL Academy reviews that are published on Trusted TEFL Reviews have been verified as having been written by a World TESOL Academy graduate: https://trustedteflreviews.com/category/world-tesol-academy/ A few TEFL companies try to spread the false narrative that Trusted TEFL Reviews is owned by this and that company. We are a non-profit, independent TEFL reviews website and we are, therefore, not in the pockets of any TEFL certification program. When a TEFL company claims that its reviews on Trusted TEFL Reviews are fake, it means that it wants to muddy the waters and convince its potential customers to look elsewhere for “real” reviews.
- It hustles its TEFL students to be referral minions for it. Soon after you purchase the course, you will be inundated with requests to become a part of its referral program. What this means is that you can earn money by referring other people to the program. What this also means is that you can’t believe any positive reviews of the program because they will almost certainly have been written by someone hoping to score a referral fee from you.
- It claims that it is government regulated in the UK. It isn’t.
- Its courses take under 24 hours to complete and you won’t learn anything of value. As a result, you will perform poorly in job interviews and no reputable school will take your certification seriously. A certificate from World TESOL Academy will handicap your resume.
- It claims to be a UK-registered company. It has forked out a small pocket of change to set up a UK-limited company. However, anyone can do this. In actual fact, World TESOL Academy is run in India. We absolutely love India and have had many positive travel experiences in the country. We are also aware of the sheer number of scams operating in the country. World TESOL Academy is one of them.
- It wants people to read its reviews on gooverseas.com. gooverseas.com earns its money from the TEFL companies that it lists on its website and is known for deleting negative reviews and publishing fake positive reviews. It is in its financial interests to do so because it earns a referral fee from people who purchase a TEFL course through its website. People complain that their negative reviews of the program have been deleted by gooverseas.com and this is when they have proven that they took the course.
We could go on, but we are getting a bit tired of trying to warn people about these types of bad companies.
If you want to be taken seriously as a teacher, we recommend taking a TEFL/TESOL online certification course that will train you properly and that will be recognized worldwide:
https://trustedteflreviews.com/2022/01/07/best-online-tefl-courses-tesol-2020/
Essential Tip!
It is imperative that you choose a Fully Accredited TEFL/TESOL online international certification course program.
Such courses will open more employment doors for you and provide you with better teaching salaries – for both online and in-person English teaching jobs.
If in doubt, choose from one of the Top 5 Online TEFL/TESOL certification course programs in 2023:
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Mia Williams – Trusted TEFL Reviews
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I would just like to add that I have contacted World TESOL Academy to notify them that this post has been published. Therefore, they will be well aware of its publication.
I doubt very much that they will respond because they won’t want to answer transparently.
However, they are more than welcome to add their comment if they so choose to do so.
Mia Williams – Trusted TEFL Reviews
Great article, Mia!
Yes, World TESOL Academy is neck-deep involved in perpetrating a complex TEFL scam.
It lures people in with the ultra-cheap TEFL course price tag and with a lot of unsubstantiated claims surrounding its credibility.
My advice is simple.
DO take a dirt-cheap TEFL course if you already have many years of teaching experience and you just need a TEFL certificate to show an employer that you have some TEFL training.
DON’T take a dirt-cheap TEFL course if you have little to no teaching experience.
“Dirt-cheap” means any 120-Hour TEFL course under US$100.
You might think that you are getting a great deal on World TESOL Academy, but you will end up paying far more when you find yourself needing to get properly trained up later down the road.
Hi Mia, Great reviews about a very bad group pretending to be TESOL friendly – back in 2019 before the pandemic this “mob” were operating of Shanghai and Manila producing fake degrees as a side line. They copied other companies and scammed Filipinos who went to China with fake certificates and some teachers ended up in serious trouble for presenting fake degrees from WTA – They have mastered the art of controlling the chat boards and destroying the TESOL industry – there are 100s of fake postings by WTA about their own greatness – I guess many teachers will fall victim to this global scam. World TESOL is one could say “the perfect scam!” You can contact me on my email for the full story – 100% true- we even had the Philippine NBI involved but they ‘disappeared’ from Manila “…just in time…”
Joyce.
Thanks for the feedback about World TESOL Academy.
We find it puzzling as to why so many people feel that purchasing a TEFL course for around $20 US is a sufficiently wise investment for their future and for the future of their students.
They then complain when they learn almost nothing in the course and when they are billed for numerous hidden fees.
On top of this, they are often inundated with aggressive marketing tactics to get them to sign up friends and family to the course.
Mia Williams – Trusted TEFL Reviews
I learned absolutely nothing on this course.
It was cheap and was sparse on content.
I completed the “120-hour” course in a day.
Could have completed it in a few hours if I wanted.
Because of this, I bombed in my school interview.
Avoid and choose a better program.