Careers Service

At Active Language we understand that finding a teaching job after the TESOL course is nearly always of paramount importance to trainees and we are ideally positioned to help you achieve your goals.

Finding teaching work within Spain:

For graduates we are able to offer unrivalled employment connections throughout Spain and especially in Andalusia. Schools in Spain are actively looking for teachers and there are currently more jobs than teachers, which places all of our graduates in an excellent position. The overwhelming majority of graduates who are looking for work in Spain are successful.

We are proud of the quality teachers who come through our courses, proud of our membersip of regional (ACEIA) and national associations (FECEI) and networks and, most importantly, proud to be confident in your ability to find work.

So confident are we that we are delighted to be able to offer guaranteed job offers* for successful graduates of the TESOL course at reputable schools within Spain.

Throughout the world:

If you are looking to work further afield then you can benefit from our team's first-rate knowledge of up to the minute global English teaching markets and trends.

And this doesn’t stop at the end of the course; the Active Language Careers Service is always available to our graduates and we actively look to provide as much post-course support as we can.

We also provide:

Individual interviews to look at your personal employment goals

Individual CV/Résumé consultations

Comprehensive schools listings

Jobs board – regularly updated with job adverts
Careers library – stocked with books, articles, country profiles, job hunting resources

Detailed listings of TEFL internet sites
Job srarch tips – where to look and how to apply
Advice on contracts, visas and other bureaucratic issues
Network of graduates and other TEFL professionals for advice and recruitment help

Following the TESOL cert. course we actively provide our graduates with advice and support:

Prompt and personalised references – this can be vital in securing your teaching position
Regular email updates on job offers
Free professional development

*Guaranteed job offer

We guarantee this offer to be within a respectable, honest and professional school with which we have a significant connection (be it through ACEIA, FECEI or other professional networks, associations or organisations). This is only open to EU citizens or those non-EU citizens with legal permission to work within the EU. It is only open to those who obtain a grade A overall. It is not the guarantee of a job, it is the guarantee of at least one firm job offer which you may decide to accept or decline. The offer is only open for those recent graduates looking for work for the duration of the academic year following the completion of their course.

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Further Reading:

Teaching English Abroad,

Susan Griffith (Vacation work)

Teaching English Overseas - A Job Guide for Americans & Canadians,

Jeff Mohamed (English International)

Useful sites for TEFL job hunting:

tefl.com -Hundreds of jobs advertised as well as business opportunities and CV listings.

Spainwise - Specialises in providing advice and advertises job opportunities in Spain.

The Guardian newspaper -Has a TEFL section with useful articles and TEFL jobs

Our Careers service is here to help you and we welcome all suggestions on how to improve our service.

If you have any queries about any aspect of a career in TEFL please feel free to contact us on careers@activelanguage.net