Why teach English in Costa Rica...

It's not hard to see why you might be interested in teaching English in Costa Rica. The picturesque beaches, lush rainforests and tropical weather make Costa Rica a much sought after destination for the first time TEFL teacher!

If you do want to teach English in Costa Rica you will need to first move there as language schools will not hire someone until they're actually living 'in-country'.

It's great for TEFL teachers because...

Demand is relatively high for English teachers in Costa Rica, as English is needed as a second language for the locals to access higher-paying jobs. For this reason, the majority of opportunities are in secondary schools and Universities; and due to close business ties with North America, there is a growing number of vacancies teaching business English to professionals. Paid positions teaching English to children of 10 and below is uncommon, as the majority of these are volunteering opportunities taken on by 'gap year' students and learning English in Costa Rica does still remain the pursuit of the relatively wealthy.

All you need to teach in Costa Rica is...

To teach English in Costa Rica, you don't need a university or college degree, you'll just need a minimum of an i-to-i 120 Hour Online TEFL Course; although our 140 Hour Combined TEFL Course is recommended if you have no experience of teaching.

Average Monthly Teaching Salary