Our TEFL course in Playa Samara includes guaranteed job placement upon graduation. During your 4 week program, we will work with you to prepare your resume/CV for your new teaching career. This job placement is lifelong and includes networking with our TEFL graduates all over the globe.

 

Eligibility Requirements:

Your Qualifications:	Native English Speaker with a Bachelor’s degree	Native English speaker without a degree	Non-Native English speaker with a Bachelor’s degree	Non-Native English speaker without a Bachelor’s degree
Job Assistance:	Job Guarantee and lifelong job placement assistance	Lifelong job placement assistance	Lifelong job placement assistance	Lifelong job contacts worldwide

 

Job Offer Program

In addition to receiving job placement in Costa Rica, you will have the opportunity of Teaching English in intriguing China, modern South Korea, exotic Thailand, mysterious Saudi Arabia, exciting Spain, charming France, fun Mexico, or Online! Through the Job Offer program, you will be introduced to different private, public and language schools, and we will assist you through the whole process. Learn more!

Job Guidance in Costa Rica & Worldwide:

During the TEFL certificate program in Playa Samara, trainees will begin the job placement process since week 2 of the course. We will assist you in making a teaching resume as well as begin to discuss your future job interests and set up interviews. The majority of the available job positions in Costa Rica are in the central valley. We work with a number of well-established language institutes and international schools that look forward to working with our graduates. We suggest the following steps to our students when searching for a teaching job:

• Identify the areas you would like to work in, be open to working in the central valley where the majority of the jobs are.
• Contact potential employers (schools of interest) and copy us on the email. Send them your resume and a SHORT email.
• Make the suggested changes to your resume as soon as possible. We will send your resume to potential employers as well and notify you of any updates.
• Let us know your availability date. Some of you will want to begin working right away, others may wait. This process can take from one week to one month or longer depending on where and when you want to work.
• Accept interviews as soon as possible. Get a feel for the way schools are run here and a feel for your options. Many schools now conduct SKYPE interviews which, can be done here at school.
• If you want to work outside CR you will need to email us contact information for the schools of interest and we will send them a reference on your behalf. Get insight from our graduates!
• Contact our graduates who are currently working in Costa Rica and around the globe to get some first-hand insight on the country and/or school of interest.

Components of our job assistance:

Country specific information

We have packets of information on virtually every major teaching destination in the world. These packets include: schools in the area, contacts of past graduates working there, living conditions, average wages, and the general teaching environment. This information is readily available to every trainee from the start of the program.

CV preparation

We help write, review, and redraft your CV/resume during the third week of the course. This also includes assistance with cover letters.

Letters of recommendation and post course support

This includes writing letters of recommendation, speaking to other directors over the phone, as well as post-course follow ups to see how you are doing. All these resources are available for you for the rest of your career for as many times as you need it! The only condition is that you are not fired from your previous teaching position due to poor performance or unprofessional conduct. We will be with you every step of the way!