30 Hour Teaching Business English Specialist Course
A must for any new or existing EFL teacher who wants to gain a valuable specialism in teaching Business English and increase their earning potential.
Why this course
With specific sections on teaching 1-1, course design, teaching the basic skills for business and functional English, you’ll have the opportunity to create tailor-made lessons for your business students.
Written by EFL professionals with a wealth of experience in planning and delivering practical Business English classes, this course gives insight into valuable teaching techniques and provides useful material and lesson ideas for a wide range of business based activities. There is also a section on the use of the Internet and IT in the EFL classroom, as well as links to websites where you can find a some of the best internet resources for teaching Business English.
How this interactive course works
This course is ideal if you’ve got a good broadband connection and can work entirely online via a tablet/PC/Mac. You’ll complete interactive exercises, create lesson plans and view video and graphics that bring the course to life.
Eligibility
This course is for existing EFL teachers who wish to enhance their career and learn more about teaching in this specialised area of Business English. However, it's also suitable to take alongside another Global English course if you are training to become an EFL teacher.
Our courses are open to all native and non-native English speakers over 17 years old with good written and spoken English. If you are a non-native English speaker, please see the course eligibility requirements on our FAQ page. Remember you can always ask us if you are not sure about your level of English.
We also welcome application from schools wishing to train their teachers in-house. Please contact us for more information.
Duration
This 8 module course is approx. 30 study hours and typically take between 3-4 weeks to complete, but you can go faster or slower than that if you wish. Because many of our trainees are balancing work/life commitments, we go at your speed and allow up to six months for course completion, far longer than many other online courses.
Everything you need to complete your course and gain your certificate is included in the one fee above. However, check out these optional extras:
- Additional time course extensions available if you need to go beyond 180 days
- Printed and embossed certificate available for an extra fee
This course blends perfectly with the Global English Teaching English Online course or the Global English Total Grammar course for an additional 10% discount.
This course covers business English material in 8 modules, in addition to an introduction and conclusion. Using interactive HTML5 to present information, trainees answer questions online. Note that you need to be internet connected and material cannot be downloaded and conducted offline.
Course content:
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| Module | Module title | Section | Section title | Time (hours) |
| CI | Course Introduction: Business | 1 | Getting Started with Business | 0.25 |
| 1 | Business One-to-one | 1 | Learner Motivation | 1.00 |
| 1 | Business One-to-one | 2 | Materials for Business | 3.50 |
| 2 | Business: Getting Started | 1 | Successful Business Teaching | 1.50 |
| 2 | Business: Getting Started | 2 | Needs Analysis | 1.50 |
| 3 | Basic Skills for Business | 1 | Speaking and Listening | 1.50 |
| 3 | Basic Skills for Business | 2 | Reading and Writing | 2.00 |
| 4 | Functional Business English | 1 | Social English | 1.00 |
| 4 | Functional Business English | 2 | Telephoning | 1.50 |
| 4 | Functional Business English | 3 | English for Meetings | 2.50 |
| 5 | Syllabus and Course Design | 1 | Business Courses | 2.50 |
| 5 | Syllabus and Course Design | 2 | Staging Lessons | 1.50 |
| 6 | IT and Business English | 1 | Using the Internet | 2.50 |
| CR1 | Course Review Business | 1 | Business | 2.00 |
| LPB | LP: Business Lesson Plan | 1 | Plan for a business lesson | 5.00 |
| CC | Course Conclusion | 1 | Certification and survey | 0.25 |
| TOTAL COURSE TIME: | 30.00 |
Teaching Business English
A Global English PDF certificate is awarded upon successful completion. A printed, embossed version is also available for an extra fee from our TEFL shop page.
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Who delivers this course
TEFL Global is a trading name of Edventure Abroad Limited, launched in 2026 by Jonathan Siddall. Your course is delivered by our partner Global English, a UK online TESOL school in Exeter, established in 1997.
- Delivered: you study on the Global English platform, using Global English course content.
- Marked: a Global English tutor marks your assignments and writes feedback on them, and you can message your tutor with questions. Some short questions inside the modules are checked automatically.
- Certified: your certificate is issued by Global English and carries a code anyone can check at global-english.com/verify/.
- Accredited: ACTDEC-accredited | actdec.org.uk
What Global English’s students say
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- TEFL Course Review: Global English TESOL, 4.79/5 from 123 reviews (checked 7 Oct 2026).
- Trustpilot: Global English TESOL/TEFL, TrustScore 4.5 from 72 reviews (checked 7 Oct 2026).
Why some sites list us separately
Review sites list Global English TESOL under its own name, and TEFL Global is not listed there as a separate school. That is correct: they are two brands. TEFL Global sells the courses and Global English delivers, marks and certifies them.