Suraasa

Suraasa is a teacher career platform that trains, certifies and places educators in schools internationally. Its flagship offering is the PgCTL (Professional Graduate Certificate in Teaching & Learning), a 10-12 month, fully online, UK-accredited qualification at ATHE UK Level 6, paired with job assistance and career mentoring. Completed PgCTL credits transfer toward a US Master's in Education at International Teachers University, with up to 50% credit and stated tuition savings of up to $3,000. Alongside the certificate, Suraasa offers more than 30 self-paced professional development courses of one to three weeks covering assessment, lesson planning, classroom management and curriculum design, a free job board for openings at partner schools, and free AI tools that generate lesson plans, handouts, quizzes and assignments.

On the school side, Suraasa provides access to a global pool of pre-vetted, PgCTL-certified teachers with a 90-day replacement guarantee. For US districts it manages 34 of 36 hiring steps, including J-1 visas, credentialing, flights, housing, SSN and licensing, leaving selection and interviewing to the district. Schools can also host a Suraasa Teacher Development Centre, where teachers complete a PgCTL Executive qualification within the host school's classrooms. Faculty measurement products include CPAT, a standardized pedagogy assessment across six domains used for candidate screening or benchmarking existing staff, and Suraasa SURE, a 10-month CPD subscription combining baseline and endline assessment, weekly learning, expert masterclasses and real-time monitoring.

Business model

Suraasa operates a two-sided model: teachers pay for qualifications and professional development (the PgCTL program is offered with EMI payment options, alongside 30+ self-paced short courses), while schools engage Suraasa for hiring pre-vetted certified teachers, faculty assessment (CPAT) and CPD subscriptions (Suraasa SURE, a 10-month program). Job applications and a set of AI lesson-planning tools are offered to teachers free of charge. Schools that host an on-site Teacher Development Centre earn a revenue share on teacher admissions and receive first right to hire graduates.

Revenue comes from teacher-paid qualification and course fees (including installment/EMI plans for PgCTL), school-side services such as recruitment and international hiring support, standardized faculty assessment (CPAT), and CPD subscriptions (Suraasa SURE). Partner schools hosting Teacher Development Centres receive a share of revenue from teacher admissions.

Traction

Suraasa reports more than 650,000 educators trained, 15,000+ schools on the platform, placements in over 50 countries and more than 3,000 published success stories. The PgCTL program shows a 4.89/5 rating from 2,047 reviews. Claimed outcomes include alumni earnings up to $100,000 per year, salary hikes of up to 200% reported by alumni, and 8 in 10 principals inviting PgCTL graduates for interviews. For school customers it cites 9 in 10 schools improving teacher performance, 92% reporting a measurable culture shift and 85% achieving higher teacher retention.