$19 Certificate

[rachel83az]

I think it depends on what you want.    The $19 Groupon works very well for someone who is trying to get a check box for an online school.  I don't have any clue whether it would be worth anything in-person.   

The online English schools are very plentiful - basically they want someone competent who is a native English speaker (prefer neutral US accents.)    They have accepted my son's TESOL because teaching online is very different than in person.  Online, they have planned classes and you just follow along.   AND they just badly need teachers to fill these slots.   So, my son did the TESOL with his Groupon and now can make around $20 an hour since the schools in China accept the $19 Groupon. 

We also both have been volunteering locally at an adult ESL learning center.   It's extremely valuable experience for him tthat helped him get his online job, and having the TESOL greatly helped.

Does your son have any other qualifications (I.E. a BA) besides the IoA certificate? If not, mind sharing which online school this is? I signed up with NiceTalk ages ago and that required no qualifications at all. It also has no direction and I'm not sure what's going on with it due to the lack of structure. I'd love to be able to earn some extra money by teaching in between study sessions.