Vietnam TEFL Program
Start Teaching English in Vietnam Through Our 4 Week In-Person Training In Ho Chi Minh City With Placement in a Paid Teaching English Job
Enrollment on our in-person TEFL courses is currently suspended until travel restrictions to Vietnam are lifted. Get in touch with us or join our email list to get notified about the latest updates.
In-Person Training in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Take our 4 weeks in-person classroom training course at our onsite location in Vietnam. Our training equips you with the skills, confidence and practical experience needed to become an ESL (English as a Second Language) teacher in Vietnam and countries across the globe.
150 Hour Classroom TEFL Certification
With over 150 hours of total study, 4 weeks of classroom training and 6 hours of practical teaching of real students our certification is designed to help you become a confident and skillful first time teacher or professionally develop in the field.
Whether you're new to teaching or have taken a TEFL course before, we offer the highest quality training available in Vietnam, and have a great reputation and partnerships with the top schools in Vietnam, to help you secure the best teaching positions throughout the country (and the rest of the world!)
Get Practical Teaching Experience With Vietnamese Learners
Why Is It Essential To Get Practical Experience And Become An Effective Teacher To Get Hired?
Schools require you to be in the country and teach a "demo class" before they hire you - you have to actually teach a class in front of employers to demonstrate you can teach well for them to consider hiring you.
Actually Teach & Observe Classes With Real Students
We'll send you to our partner English schools so you can teach real classes, with real Vietnamese learners in a wide range groups including young learners to adult.
Observations: 6 hours observing experienced ESL teachers conducting lessons with Vietnamese students of varying ages and levels in real schools in Vietnam.
Peer Teaching: 2 full days of peer teaching where you teach a lesson in front of your classmates, observe each other and get feedback and assessment on your teaching from your trainer.
Solo Teaching: 6 teaching hours taught by you to real Vietnamese learners in real schools. You will receive feedback on your teaching so that you can improve your teaching throughout the training.
Job Placement In A School In Vietnam
We have a 100% track record of placing our Vietnam Program attendees in a job.
After graduation we send out your resume to schools in our network and work with you until you've secured employment with a reputable school in Vietnam. You can choose to stay in Ho Chi Minh City or take a job in a different city.
Our placement record is made possible by our quality training, positive reputation among employers and active network of schools.
Job Placement Process
We’ll conduct a CV workshop to ensure your resume is ready to go, and during the first few days of Week 4, you’ll be greeted by some of Vietnam’s most-established employers at our school presentations while they provide you with more information on what positions they’re hiring for, what they offer, and what it’s like to work with them. This gives you the opportunity to get to know the market and see what you like and don’t like about various employers in Vietnam.
After you complete the employer presentations, we’ll prepare you for the hiring process and conduct our 1-on-1 job coaching sessions - unique to the Ninja Teacher program! We’ll spend time chatting with you to determine what you’re looking for in a teaching position, and answer any questions that you might have as you prepare to go into the hiring process.
The success of our job placement process is enabled by our system of using our connections with schools to secure you several interviews and job offers in a short space of time, so that you can pick the best one. Schools put pressure on you to sign a contract days after an interview and job offer, so it's important to schedule your interviews within 1 - 2 weeks so you don't lose out on offers because you spaced your interviews out too far apart.
Welcoming Evening. City Tour. Ongoing Events.
Join The Community. Make Lifelong Friends.
Connect with your classmates in our private Facebook group before leaving to Vietnam.
Then join our welcoming weekend, city tour and orientation.
We also host monthly meetups and other events for the community.
Accommodation Options
During The Course
We're based in center of the city which offers hundreds of nearby accommodation options. Once enrolled we'll suggest housing options near Ninja Teacher Academy. The cost of accommodation in Ho Chi Minh City is very affordable and there many short term housing options that you can choose from while completing your training and job placement, after which you'll typically find an apartment in an area you like and based on your job location. AirBnBs, rooms in sharehouses and studio apartments typically range from $200 - $500 per month.
Ho Chi Minh City is fast paced and exciting, combining modern city living with the culture and history of the region. With low living costs and plentiful job opportunities its the perfect place to start or continue your career as an ESL teacher. This is where the Ninja training takes place and our team is located.
Visa Process & Requirements
- A Bachelors degree in any subject is required by the Vietnamese government. The degree can be of any major as long as it is a full bachelors degree from an English speaking university / college. Don't have a degree? Consider taking the 4 week program through our Cambodia partner and working there.
- Native English speaker with a passport from either the United States of America, United Kingdom, Canada, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand or South Africa.
- Be fit and healthy. Any preexisting physical or health conditions should be cleared with our enrollment manager.
- Able to obtain a clean criminal background check from home country (some exceptions may apply.)
No bachelors degree? We offer the same 4 week program through our Cambodia partner - the only country in Asia where you can legally teach without a degree. Browse our programs to find out more.
Your Trainer
Claire Lee
Head Trainer
MA Education from Harvard Graduate School of Education
TEFL Certification in Teaching
TESOL Training of Trainers Course for EL Program Coordinators
Professional teaching license in the US
Claire is a qualified teacher in the US, has over 7 years of teaching, teaching ESL and teacher training experience.
Course Curriculum
- Assignment Overview
- Assignment 1 & Submission Form
- Assignment 2 & Submission Form
- Assignment 3 & Submission Form
- Assignment 4 & Submission Form
- Assignment 5 & Submission Form
- Assignment 6 & Submission Form
- Peer Teaching Lesson Plan Submission Form
- Solo Teaching Lesson Plan 1 Submission Form
- Solo Teaching Lesson Plan 2 Submission Form
- Solo Teaching Lesson Plan 3 Submission Form
- What Do Effective Teachers Do?
- PPP Lesson Structure Details
- Warm Ups
- Brain Breaks
- Cool Downs
- Additional Grammar Activities
- Additional Listening Activities
- Additional Speaking Activities
- Additional Reading Activities
- Content Related Activities/Games
- Graphic Organizers
- "How Are You?" Vietnamese Lesson (TO USE AS A MODEL)
- Types of Teaching Jobs
- TEFL Acronyms
- Useful Links for Job Searching
- Applying via Email
- Getting Your Certificate Authenticated to Work in Vietnam
- Job Placement Assistance - Service Agreement
- Module 8 Powerpoint - Introduction to Job Placement
- Module 8 Powerpoint - CV Workshop & Interviews/Demo Lessons
Program Schedule
2022 Program Dates
To be confirmed based on border updates.
4th June - 1st July
3rd September - 30th September
Current Travel Restrictions
Enrollment on our in-person TEFL courses is currently suspended until travel restrictions to Vietnam are lifted. Get in touch with us or join our email list to get notified about the latest updates.
What's Included?
4-Week In-Person TEFL / TESOL Training Course
150 Hour TEFL / TESOL Certificate At Graduation
Access to Facilities at Ninja Teacher Academy
6 Hours Teaching Vietnamese Students
6 Hours Observing Experienced Teachers
Shuttle To Practical Sessions At Schools
2 Days Peer Teaching: Teach & Observe
Online Portal With Added Content
Placement in a Teaching Job in Vietnam
Welcome Rooftop Meet Up & Drinks
Ongoing Events For The Community
Arrival Pack With Bag, T-Shirt & Stationery
City Tour Day - Cultural Sites Visits
Orientation Day With Classmates
Connect With Your Cohort of Ninja Teachers
Pre-Arrival Support: Email, Skype, Phone
Full Support In Vietnam: In-Person, Phone etc.
Vietnam Program Tuition
Deposit to reserve your spot: $500
Final payment due for course start date: $997
Total program tuition: $1497
Upgrade from our Online TEFL:
This fee is calculated as the price of the Vietnam Program minus what you paid for our online TEFL.
What Some Of Our Ninja Teachers Have To Say...
"I cannot recommend it more because it helped me with literally everything. It teaches you how to be a teacher really even if you've never done it before. All that nervous energy of being in the classroom with foreign students was just completely swept away after doing this course. I met some great friends and all the staff have been so helpful... If you want to be an EFL teacher in Vietnam I think Ninja Teacher is the best way to start! - Ruby, Australia
"I did the April TESOL program with Ninja Teacher and I graduated in May. I now have a job and really loving Vietnam! I would say Ninja Teacher was very helpful to me because it taught me all the bases I needed as an ESL teacher, as well as provided a community that was really helpful in starting out living my life here in Vietnam so if you're thinking about coming here definitely check it out!" - Anna, Canada
"Ninja Teacher was the way to go! I felt absolutely supported, loved and encouraged. - Anni, USA