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Pam
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Hi everyone.

I have a question and a friend suggested this could be the best place to ask.

My partner and I are wanting to move to southern Spain in the not too distant future and teach English. I've been looking around some tefl courses in Madrid, but they all seem to need at least A-levels to get on the course and some even degrees. We both left school at 16 with good O-level grades and went straight into work. Twenty-something years on, we now want to start a new life together yet I can't see how we can. Taking two years to get A-levels is not an option so the degree is out of the window. Can anyone recommend a way around this or a good course we have a chance of getting in? We're both desperate to do this.

Pam
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jer
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hi Pam, welcome to the board, you came to the right place :cheers:

i would suggest that you apply to the tefl programs anyway (with your current study levels).

from what i know about the tefl courses here in madrid, they may not be as strict about your studies as you think.

there is a lot of competition amongst tefl courses here and they may be willing to work with you without a degree.

you can only apply and find out, the worst they can do is turn you down.

i would recommend you choose a particularly slow month for the telf courses here, this will improve your chances of being accepted as they will be more "needy" for students during those months.

please contact the folks (Rebecca Gaspar) at IberEnglish Language Partners. they offer a very professional tefl program at www.iberenglish.com/flyer/flyer.php and if they can not accept you, Rebecca will most likely be able to advise you as to your options for getting tefl training elsewhere.

saludos and please keep us updated on your progress,
jer...


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