ITTO - TEFL Certification Courses & Teach English in Mexico - 44100 Guadalajara

Far more hands on and educating than I anticipated, and only in a good way. ITTO ensures that you will become a competent and skilled English teach in just three short weeks. Highly recommend, and the staff is great.

Absolutely excellent. When applying for the TEFL course in Guadalajara, Mexico, I was taken perfect care of by one of the advisors who guided me through the whole process and was always there to support me and help out. The course itself was led by a very professional trainer with years of experience in teaching English and after completing all of the teaching practices I felt very ready to start working right away - which, thanks to ITTO, happened. They kept their promise of a job placement and I started working a week after graduating. If you're still hesitating whether to do it or no, the answer is definitely YES! :)

It is with great pain and sadness that I write this review owing to my love and respect to the employees of ITTO, the students at IMAC, and the Mexican people in general. I first started online taking classes from ITTO because they offered 100% job placement upon completion of the online component as well as the teaching practicum at the adjoining English school, IMAC. Therefore it was great joy and expense that I headed to Guadalajara to complete the teaching practicum and begin work. And even though I completed both teaching components with high marks, I was never offered employment in Mexico though I waited three months for an assignment. Further, ITTO is without excuse since their affiliated English school, IMAC, need only hire me for, say, three classes a week, in order to fulfill their commitment. All and all, I spent just under four months in Mexico expecting to work, four months that cost me a lot of money, but ITTO was unfaithful to their guarantee. True, I came to love Mexico more and more during this time, but ITTO should not advertise 100% job placement if they cannot fulfill it. I therefore cannot recommend ITTO though I do love Mexico as well as all the staff and students I met at IMAC and ITTO.

The intensive 4 week course covers grammar/pronunciation points, teaching methods, classroom management, and gives teaching practice. Surely it is difficult to cover ALL that is needed to prepare a teacher in one short month, but I believe that students are made aware of various topics/situations that they will come across as English teachers and are given resources to prepare for them. Having nearly 0 teaching practice before coming to ITTO, after taking the course I do feel much more prepared to begin a career as an English teacher. -Jamie

ITTO Guadalajara is incredible. Every aspect of my experience there exceeded expectations. The course was fantastic, in-depth, and taught by an excellent mentor. The administration was very professional and helpful. The practice teaching was invaluable. The facilities are clean and conveniently located. All in all, an amazing experience and incredibly well organized, I highly recommend it!

Thanks to my month-long International Teacher Training Organization (ITTO) course in Guadalajara, I now feel prepared for a career in English language teaching. The authentic teaching practices in IMAC set this course apart from other courses. Not only have I been able to learn best practice English teaching theories and skills, I have also been able to put them into practice regularly with the teaching practices in IMAC and with peers in our ITTO classroom. Thanks so much to Marc (our trainer) and to the girls in the office. You make ITTO such a warm and inviting place to be. We were especially impressed with Marc. He is knowledgeable, talented AND incredibly patient and calm.

This in-person TEFL course was really amazing! If you’re looking for a TEFL certification course with extensive teaching practice, then this is the place. They partner with a neighboring language school called IMAC so that trainees get 10 practice teaching lessons with real students learning English. I really benefited from all of the practice, and Prof. Del Alto, who teaches the course, is such a passionate and dedicated instructor, he really knows his stuff. He also works at the University of Guadalajara with their languages department, along with being an all-around amazing teacher of English with plenty of experience teaching in Mexico as well. Highly highly recommend this course if you want to feel more confident about stepping into the classroom than you might with only an online course.

I enjoyed my 4 week course at ITTO in Guadalajara, Jalisco Mexico ?? It was an intense course, but staff were very supportive and I was able to keep up and successfully meet all the requirements for graduation ??‍?. I have since then gone on to successfully complete my Business English certification which was all online. It was 1998 when I received my bachelors degree. If I can do, anybody can do it.