🇻🇳 Teach abroad · Vietnam
Teach English in Vietnam
Train to teach English in Vietnam with a live 120-hour TEFL course, classroom practice and support with your teaching placement and arrival.
🏫 Paid placement
Local teaching opportunities
🏠 Housing guidance
Help planning your arrival
📍 HCMC · Hanoi · Da Nang
Where you'll teach
🎓 120-hour TEFL
Included & live
4.9★ Trustpilot & Google · 2,000+ teachers trained · 15+ years
🇻🇳 Best-paid TEFL market in SE Asia
Why Vietnam
★ The money angle
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Why teach English in Vietnam?
Explore teaching settings in Vietnam, from language centres in major cities to schools in smaller communities. Here is what to consider when choosing your placement.
Paid teaching placements
Find out how placement works for your intake and which teaching settings fit your experience and qualifications.
A huge, hungry market
Vietnam's booming economy drives constant demand for English teachers in big cities and the provinces alike — jobs are plentiful all year.
Life outside the classroom
Explore city neighbourhoods, local food, beaches and mountains. Choose a base that works for your teaching schedule and the life you want outside class.
A real launchpad
Your live 120-hour TEFL is recognised worldwide, opening doors across Asia, Europe — and a clear route home to Spain with us.
🍜 Phở & bánh mì
🏍️ Saigon energy
⛰️ Ha Long Bay
🏮 Hoi An lanterns
☕ Vietnamese coffee
🌾 Rice terraces
Vietnam at a glance
The training, placement and practical support to review before choosing an intake.
🌐 Our academies
Online teaching
Ask about eligible roles
💵Paid placementLocal teaching roles
🏠Housing guidanceOptions near your school
🎓120 hTEFL training · included
🛂Work permitVisa · we guide it
🎒DegreeUsually required
🗣️OptionalVietnamese · not needed
What you need to teach English in Vietnam
Vietnam pays well because it plays by the book. Here's the honest checklist — and what to do if you don't tick every box.
120-hour TEFL certificate
Internationally recognised and included — with live, observed teaching practice in real classrooms.
A bachelor's degree
Required for the legal work permit — in any subject. It's the one box most roles really need.
Native or fluent English
A passport from an English-speaking country helps the work permit; strong fluent non-natives place too.
Background & health check
A clean criminal record check and a basic health check — we guide you through every document.
Can I teach English in Vietnam without a degree?
A bachelor's degree (any field) is required for the official Vietnamese work permit. Without one your legal options are limited — but you can still teach online for our academies in euros, where no degree is required. We'll tell you straight what's realistic for your profile.
Do I need a TEFL certificate?
Yes. Vietnamese employers and the work-permit process expect an accredited 120-hour TEFL. Ours is delivered live with real, observed teaching practice, so you finish ready for the classroom — and your certification is included in the program.
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The job market
English teaching jobs in Vietnam
Compare the teaching settings you could work in. Ask which roles are available for your intake, what qualifications they require and where the schools are based.
🏫Centre roles
Language centers
Language centres teach children and adults, often on evenings and weekends. Check the schedule for the specific centre.
🎒School roles
Public schools
Daytime hours, young learners and long holidays — a steady, structured option.
👶Early years
Kindergartens
Energetic, very young learners and daytime schedules — fun and in high demand.
🎓Qualified roles
International schools
Check the school’s requirements for a degree, teaching licence and classroom experience.
💼Adult learners
Business & private tutoring
Corporate classes and one-to-one sessions — ask about the timetable, role and conditions.
★ For graduatesAsk about openings
Online teaching opportunities
TEFL Madrid graduates can ask about online teaching roles. Availability and eligibility depend on the opening and the applicable work requirements.
Where you'll live
Your home base in Vietnam
From the buzz of Saigon to the beaches of Da Nang and the lanterns of Hoi An, we help you land in the right city for your goals — and your budget.
- We help you compare cities, school locations and commutes
- Safe, central neighbourhoods with easy transport
- Affordable apartments and shared housing
- Most teachers start in Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi or Da Nang
Ho Chi Minh City
Economic powerhouseSaigon's energy, the biggest job market and a huge teacher community — work, food and nightlife at full speed.
Hanoi
Capital & cultureHistoric streets, lakeside cafés and four real seasons, with strong year-round demand for teachers.
Da Nang
Beaches & balanceModern, coastal and laid-back — the favourite for teachers who want city life and the sea.
Hoi An
Lantern townA UNESCO old town with a slower, charming pace — small but growing teaching scene.
Hai Phong
Northern port cityA northern port city. Ask which schools are recruiting and where you would be based.
Nha Trang
Beach resortDiving, seafood and a relaxed coastal lifestyle, with reliable demand from language centers.
Life in Vietnam
Motorbikes, night markets, lantern-lit old towns and a coastline of beaches a cheap flight away. On your days off, the whole of Southeast Asia opens up — and your weekends become trips.
🏖️ Beach weekends · Da Nang & Phú Quốc
🛵 Motorbike road trips
🏮 Hoi An lanterns
🍜 Street-food culture
⛰️ Ha Long Bay cruises
🎉 Bia hơi & rooftop bars
Would you rather teach in Spain?
Start in Madrid, teach anywhere
TEFL Madrid Academy is based in Madrid, Spain. If Europe is on your list, these are the pages that matter: the course, the visa route, the jobs and what they pay.
- TEFL Course in Spain with Visa & Paid Job4 weeks in Madrid, student visa support and a guaranteed teaching job.
- TEFL Certification in Spain for EU CitizensNo visa needed. Get certified in Madrid and start working right away.
- Teach English in MadridJobs, salaries, cost of living and visa options in the capital.
- Teach English in Spain: the complete guideRequirements, job types, visas and where the demand is.
- TEFL Jobs in SpainWhere to find them, what they pay and when schools hire.
- Level 5 TEFL Course Online168h self-paced or live 1-to-1, from anywhere.
- Teach English in Spain Without a DegreeLegal options, visas and jobs if you don't have a university degree.
Prices, dates and enrolment on the course page.
What to confirm before you apply
Ask our team what the program covers, which arrangements you will make yourself and how placement works for your intake.
Questions for your program advisor
TEFL trainingDates and observed practice
School placementTeaching site and start date
ArrivalOrientation and first steps
Housing guidanceOptions near your school
Work documentsWhat to prepare
Local supportWho to contact
Before you bookConfirm your intake details
Confirm the teaching site before committing to accommodation or travel.
Placement terms
Ask the school to confirm the site, timetable and contract terms in writing.
Online teaching
Ask about current roles and their eligibility requirements after certification.
Housing and commute
Compare housing options and travel times once you know where you will teach.
Compare an offer with your budget
See our guide to English teaching pay and living costs in Vietnam for employer examples, paid hours and a first-payday budget.
Your program, step by step
From the first WhatsApp message to your first paycheck — here's exactly what your TEFL journey in Vietnam looks like.
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Before you fly
2–4 weeks outPre-departure prep handled: WhatsApp support, housing and school preferences collected, and your degree, TEFL and background check reviewed in advance.
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Arrival week
Week 1Airport pickup, a local SIM, a city tour and a neighbourhood walkthrough, plus a full safety briefing. By the end of week one, Vietnam already feels like home.
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TEFL training
Weeks 1–4Live, observed 120-hour training: methodology, lesson planning and classroom management — with hands-on practice in real Vietnamese classrooms.
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Paid placement & support
OngoingWe place you with a vetted school, guide your work permit and stay by your side throughout — plus your remote teaching option in euros with our academies.
🇻🇳 Observed practice · real Vietnamese classrooms
What's included in your Vietnam program
Everything you need to arrive, settle in and prepare to teach — handled by people who've done it before.
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120-hour TEFL certification
Internationally recognised, live and observed. Yours for life and valid worldwide.
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Job placement support
We connect you with vetted language centers, public schools and kindergartens in HCMC, Hanoi and Da Nang.
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Work permit & visa support
Business visa and work-permit paperwork, guided step by step so nothing is missed.
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Airport pickup & arrival week
Met when you land, with a SIM card, orientation and help settling into your new city.
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Real in-country support
Local people on call before, during and after you arrive — for contracts, housing and emergencies.
★ Our academies🌐
Online teaching options
After certification, ask our team about current online teaching roles and the requirements for each opening.
Career pathway
Where Vietnam can take you
Vietnam isn't a one-year detour — it's the start of an international teaching career, with a clear road to Spain at the end of it.
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Get TEFL-certified
Start with your live, observed 120-hour TEFL in Vietnam.
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Teach in Vietnam
Build classroom experience in the setting agreed with your employer.
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Go global
Take your certificate across Asia, Europe and Latin America — valid worldwide and yours for life.
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Move to Spain with us
Unlock a student visa, job placement and relocation through TEFL Madrid Academy.
🇻🇳 → 🇪🇸 After Vietnam, move to Spain
Complete your time in Vietnam and unlock a Student Visa for Spain, job placement, housing guidance and full relocation support. Vietnam → Spain is one of the strongest TEFL career routes there is.
Your provider · E-E-A-T
Who you'll train with
Vietnam is full of agencies that take a fee and disappear. We're a real academy — and we put our name on your certificate.
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An independent awarding body — TEFL Madrid issues its own internationally recognised 120-hour TEFL certification.
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15+ years training teachers — thousands certified and placed across the world.
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Real academies, real classrooms — ask about online teaching openings for eligible graduates.
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On-the-ground support in Vietnam — local people handling placement, work permits and day-to-day help.
15+
Years
2,000+
Teachers trained
4.9★
Trustpilot & Google
Own
Awarding body
★ Our academies
After certification
Ask TEFL Madrid about online teaching opportunities, the profiles we recruit and where the work can be carried out.
From our academy to the world
Real TEFL Madrid graduates who did exactly what you're about to do — certified, placed and now teaching across Asia and beyond, including Vietnam.
What our teachers say
Real graduates who did exactly what you're about to do — certified, placed and teaching across Vietnam.
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"I went from zero experience to a paid job in Ho Chi Minh City in under two months — and the online classes in euros covered my rent from day one."
Laura M.
Saigon → online
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"The work-permit help alone was worth it. I never felt lost, and the team answered on WhatsApp at any hour during my first weeks."
Tom R.
Da Nang
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"Best decision I've made. I teach in a language center and still save every single month thanks to the remote euro income on top."
Sofía G.
Hanoi
4.9★ on Trustpilot & Google · 2,000+ teachers trained · 15+ years
FAQ
Teaching English in Vietnam, answered
Do I need a degree to teach English in Vietnam?
A bachelor's degree, in any subject, is required for the official Vietnamese work permit. Ask the team and the employer to confirm what applies to the role you are considering.
Do I need a TEFL certificate to teach in Vietnam?
Yes. Vietnamese employers and the work-permit process expect an accredited 120-hour TEFL. Ours is delivered live with observed teaching practice, and it's included in the program.
What should I check before accepting a teaching placement?
Ask the school to confirm the teaching site, timetable, start date and contract terms. Ask TEFL Madrid what placement support is available for your intake.
Can I teach in Vietnam without experience?
Yes. Most new teachers start with no classroom experience. Your live 120-hour TEFL covers methodology, lesson planning, classroom management and hands-on practice before you ever stand in front of a class.
Is job placement guaranteed?
Yes. We place you with vetted language centers, public schools and kindergartens in Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi, Da Nang and beyond, with a reliable contract.
Do I need a work visa for Vietnam?
To teach legally, you need a business visa and a work permit, usually arranged with your school. The work permit requires a degree, a TEFL, a clean background check and a health check — and our team guides you through all of it.
Do I need to speak Vietnamese to teach in Vietnam?
No — classes are taught in English. A little Vietnamese helps with daily life, and we include practical survival-Vietnamese support.
Is Vietnam safe for teachers?
Yes — with normal precautions. Vietnam is one of Asia's safest, friendliest countries for foreigners, and you'll have a local team plus WhatsApp help throughout your stay.
Can you help me find housing near my school?
The program offers housing guidance. Ask the team which options are available near your teaching site and what you will arrange directly.
Who can teach English in Vietnam?
Native and fluent non-native English speakers with a bachelor's degree and a TEFL. There's no strict age limit, and first-timers are welcome.
What types of students will I teach?
Everyone — young learners in kindergartens and public schools, teens, university students and adults in language centers, plus business professionals. Demand is strong all year.
Can I continue teaching abroad afterward?
Absolutely. Your TEFL certificate is recognised worldwide and yours for life. After Vietnam, you can teach across Asia, Europe and Latin America, explore online teaching opportunities, or move toward a teaching career with us in Madrid.
Can I move to Spain after teaching in Vietnam?
Yes — it's one of our strongest routes. Complete your time in Vietnam and unlock a student visa for Spain, job placement, housing guidance and relocation support through TEFL Madrid Academy.
When is the best time to apply to teach English in Vietnam?
Vietnam hires year-round, but the busiest windows are August–October, when the school year starts, and January–February. Language centres in Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi and Da Nang recruit continuously. Arriving a few weeks before a peak, with your TEFL and documents ready, gives you the widest choice of schools.
Your next chapter starts here
Teach in Vietnam. Plan your next step.
Get TEFL-certified and ask our team about paid teaching placements, arrival support and upcoming program dates in Vietnam.
4.9★ Trustpilot & Google · 2,000+ teachers trained · 15+ years
