Don Said:

Is it mandatory to have EU citizenship to teach English in Spain? (ESL)?

We Answered:

Look into agencies such as ISS or Search Associates that place American teachers in international schools. DoD schools and many school connected with embassies have American teachers, although in general, it is much harder to teach in Europe than in Asia as an American.

Russell Said:

I have a PGCE, do I need a TEFL qualification to teach English in Spain?

We Answered:

Hi, well in Spain there are several kinds of possibilities for English teachers

a: Oficial Local Institutes and Schools; usually established by the local comunity to fulfill require and mandatory children education. This might ask you either to homalogar i.e. have your title aproved by the Spoanish Ministertio de Cultura which takes ages, is not a sure deal, they are the superbureauscrats, and not worth it generally.

b: private english british, american, spanish regular schools or private academias de lenguas. This look for people, native and then other requirements as titles are negotiable since they are private.

c: private lessons and private pupils: Advertising in differnt supermarkets, schools, institutions etc can provide you with a good clientele and you only need a place to teach your place/or their place ;o)

The best bet is B and specially in your case, because the title has not been yet homologated, it is best either in Academias de Lenguas, which the most important requirement maybe is to be a Native English/American/Anglo Speaker or the British, American English private schools since they have their own system and can be more flexible.

Wish you luck

S

Bob Said:

Should I move to Spain teach English with the "Language and Cultural Ambassador" Program?

We Answered:

I have never heard about this program. However, to live in Spain 700 euro a month is doable, but tight.

Susan Said:

Is taking a TEFL course to teach english in Spain worth it?

We Answered:

Well from what I know if you are from the USA its really hard to get work in the EU minus a EU passport... if not that isnt an issue.
You are best to do CELTA as this is world known but if you are wanting to make money its Asia you go (mainly china, korea and japan) as its money making there...

I teach ESL in Canada and its just enough to live.... its not the best paid job in the world but I love it....

best thing to do is email schools in Spain and ask them what they are looking for and what their hours are.

Gina Said:

I want to teach English in Spain! Does anyone know a good website?

We Answered:

Try to look some offers in
http://www.infojobs.com/
http://www.infoempleo.com/
http://www.inem.es/
http://www.eoidiomas.com/web/index.asp

If you want to teach english in the "Escuela Oficial de Idiomas" you have to do an exam to prove you are able to teach there, if you want to tech in a school which belongs to the state you have to do a exam called CAP.
If you wanna work in a private or semiprivate school you have to do what the school told u to do.
And of course and the most important of all you have to know the language of the place where you are going to teach... in that case Spanish... if you cant talk a proper Spanish as a Spaniard do... forget ur idea.

Helen Said:

I want to teach English in Spain, what education/ degrees do I need? Are there any colleges in Spain...?

We Answered:

I hear that if you are American it's harder to get a job teaching English in Spain because they prefer UK-educated English instructors.

Beyond that, the requirements would depend on each entity to which you are applying. Private and public schools will have different requirements; jobs in business as well. You'll have to do some investigation of your own to fully answer those questions, and narrow down the types of jobs you want to aim for.