I really want to talk about this issue but not in the conventional way. I have taken the SeriousTEFL certificate for one purpose and that is to endorse Serious Teacher’s attempt to create a low cost, internet based certificate.I do not accept for a minute all the hype generated by all the big name certificate “brands“. Thier packages are “nice“ if you have lots of money, time, and no student debt. I am gainfully employed in China, earning 10,000 RMB a month with the SeriousTEFL certificate.