World TESOL Academy Accreditations

We’re proud to be a registered learning provider with a range of dual-accredited courses and our government-regulated teaching diploma.

📚 A range of dual accredited courses
🏛️ Government regulated TESOL diploma
📑 Registered UK learning provider
🏆 Best TEFL Provider award winners
📚 A range of dual accredited courses
🏛️ Government regulated TESOL diploma
📑 Registered UK learning provider
🏆 Best TEFL Provider award winners

What is accreditation?

Accreditation is a formal and intensive review conducted to ensure that a course delivers high-quality and effective training.

These reviews are performed by external organizations known as “accreditation bodies”. There are various forms of accreditation bodies. These can include independent institutions that accredit a range of specialist certifications and government-regulated accreditation bodies that provide formal qualifications.

At World TESOL Academy we provide a range of courses with both options. You can find full details and our proof of accreditation below.

Our course accreditations:

At World TESOL Academy, we take our courses and support seriously. We are delighted that our courses are accredited by not one, but two internationally-recognized accreditation bodies. When you complete your course here, you’ll be earning an education certificate that’s accredited by both ACCREDITAT and CPD.

Every year we go through strict accreditation checks to ensure that the courses we provide, our tutors, our assessment instruments, and our company processes and procedures are of the highest quality and are fully geared to helping you succeed.

Our diploma accreditation:

We also provide a government-regulated Level 5 Diploma in TESOL which has been accredited by Highfield Qualifications. This diploma sits on the UK government’s internationally recognized Regulated Qualifications Framework (RQF).

Highfield Qualifications is a globally recognized accreditation body and awarding organization, regulated by the UK government’s OFQUAL authority and the Council for the Curriculum Examinations and Assessment (CCEA).

We’re proud to now be an approved center, meaning our academy and staff have met the requirements and quality standards needed to deliver internationally respected training and qualifications.

Level 5 Diploma in TESOL accreditation:

Highfield Qualifications Approved Centre certificate.

UK Register of Learning Providers:

We are also a registered learning provider in the UK. Academies which provide education or training in the UK can be verified via the government register of learning providers and each one has their own identification number.

UK Register of Learning Providers number: 10087431

Apostilles and legalizations:

Our certifications and our diploma qualification can all be apostilled and legalized by the FCDO government department. This means that they can be used towards work permit applications in countries which have strict policies for English language teachers.

Learn more about legalizing your certificate: Apostille/legalization guide

Learn more about our accreditation bodies:

About Highfield Qualifications:

CPD (Continuing Professional Development) is a term used to describe learning activities that develop new skills and enhance your career prospects. Established in 1996, the CPD Certification Service is a CPD accreditation body that oversees thousands of professional skills and training courses from industry-leading organizations and educational institutions around the world.

Learn more: About Highfield Qualifications

About CPD:

CPD (Continuing Professional Development) is a term used to describe learning activities that develop new skills and enhance your career prospects. Established in 1996, the CPD Certification Service is a CPD accreditation body that oversees thousands of professional skills and training courses from industry-leading organizations and educational institutions around the world.

World TESOL Academy is an approved CPD Member (ID: 14136), and our courses are accredited by them.

The accreditation process involves a full review of our courses, learning platform, and assessments to ensure that they provide a thorough understanding of how to teach the English language – and that we have systems to enable our students to study with ease.

Additional CPD certificate: After completing your CPD-certified course at World TESOL Academy, you’ll also have the ability to request an additional certificate from CPD Certification Service that can be used to further demonstrate the institutional-backing behind your course. Softcopies of these certificates can be requested free of charge through the CPD Certification Service website.

You can see a sample here: CPD Certification Service certificate


Find more information about CPD: World TESOL Academy CPD profile

About ACCREDITAT:

ACCREDITAT is an independent accreditation body, part of the Training Issues education group (established in 2002), which has been providing in-depth evaluations of ESL courses and organizations for over 10 years.

These reviews are conducted by highly experienced professionals with unrivaled experience:

ACCREDITAT Accreditation Advisory Team

►Jim Brown, Chief Advisor: A former senior Civil Servant, Jim has represented the UK Government in Europe and Asia. He was invited by Her Majesty’s Cabinet Office to join the Charter Mark Accreditation Scheme and played a key role in its policy development.

►Tom Greenan, Learning and Development Advisor: Tom has spent 10 years accrediting ELT courses, along with previously teaching English at a secondary school in Scotland and in various countries around Europe and Asia. He also spent 6 years training teachers in Africa on a British Government scheme and was a moderator of the Cambridge examinations for the Zambian Government.

►Scott Corbett, Quality Assurance Advisor: Scott is a quality assurance expert with experience in ISO 9001 and quality assurance strategies. This has included assisting a renowned college in Singapore to set up an accredited assessment centre funded by the Singapore Government.


See further details at: About ACCREDITAT

Frequently asked questions:

Yes! We have a range of accreditations across our various courses.

Our entry-level teaching certifications are accredited by ACCREDITAT and CPD.

We also offer a government-regulated (Ofqual) diploma which is a Level 5 qualification on the regulated qualifications framework (RQF).

Yes! If you’re looking for a more advanced teaching qualification, we have our Level 5 Diploma in TESOL. This is an OFQUAL-regulated qualification that we specifically developed with the government regulated Highfield Qualifications accreditation body.

It sits on the Regulated Qualifications Framework (RQF), and is equivalent to a CELTA qualification.

Yes! We’re a registered learning provider in the UK.

Our UKPRN (registration number) is 10087431 and this can be verified on the UK Register of Learning Providers website.

Yes! We offer both entry-level dual-accredited certifications such as our 120-hour TESOL/TEFL course, and we also have an OFQUAL regulated Level 5 Diploma in TESOL.

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