Do I have to take a TEFL course to teach English in Korea?

Originally published: Last updated: By Korvia Editorial Team

A TEFL course of 100-hours or more is required to teach at a public school, with some programs such as GOE and Busan EPIK requiring a TEFL certification with an in-class component as well. Private Institutes and Hagwons do currently not require a TEFL certificate.

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📋 Update History — 1 update since 2019
  • 2026-05-04Process

    tier-1 source (epik-main-ko) 출처에서 안내 채널 전화번호 추가 확인: `1328`, `1355`, `1399`, `1400`

    Source: epik.go.kr

Originally written: 2019-11-22 · By: Korvia Editorial Team