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"Red tape is most daunting in Italy, and work permits are virtually impossible for non-E.U. citizens to obtain. There is a pronounced bias towards hiring Britons. Yet there are also those willing to hire qualified Americans." —Susan Griffith in Teaching English In Europe.

As Deborah Bassett reports in Teaching English in Milan, there are many underground jobs in Italy and with a bit a persistence, there are many job opportunities.

See Working and Networking in Italy  by Emma Bird, who provides inside tips on finding jobs. In Italy networking for a job can be as important as your credentials, which as an English speaker should not be underestimated, reports a woman who works both as an English teacher and a journalist. Also see her article on Teach English in Italy: Insider Knowledge on Landing a Job in a Public School for more.

Kevin Revolinski provides resources for finding work teaching English in Italy.


If you do not see the program you want, look under Worldwide for English teaching programs and jobs located in several different regions.
Contact the program directors to confirm costs, dates, and other details.


Florence, Italy
CTESOL: Teach English Around the World
4 week – (140 hr) Internationally accredited courses worldwide.
Our training centre in Florence provides teacher training, certification and career guidance and support throughout our graduate’s teaching career. The course has a very practical emphasis and features a high proportion of actual teaching practice hours in the classroom. Teach, travel, live and work abroad.

Dates: Course available each month all year-round
Cost: $1590 USD.
Contact: Luke Fisher; info@teflcorp.com
Website: www.teflcorp.com

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Rome, Italy
CTESOL: Teach English Around the World
4 week – (140 hr) Internationally accredited courses worldwide.
Our training centre in Rome provides teacher training, certification and career guidance and support throughout our graduate’s teaching career. The course has a very practical emphasis and features a high proportion of actual teaching practice hours in the classroom. Teach, travel, live and work abroad.

Dates: Course available each month all year-round
Cost: $1690 USD.
Contact: Luke Fisher; info@teflcorp.com
Website: www.teflcorp.com

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TEFL in Italy
Learn TEFL in Italy with ViaLingua

Via Lingua TEFL Certification in Italy
Via Lingua provides international TEFL certificate courses in many of the world's most popular teaching destinations. With courses in 15 countries, Via Lingua is one of the world's largest and most respected global TEFL course providers.

Our programs in Florence and Sardinia offer 130 hours of training, including 10 hours of assessed teaching practice. The Via Lingua course exceeds all professional guidelines for the regulation of international TEFL certificate courses, and is moderated by the ELT Institute, Hunter College and accredited by the College of Teachers in England, and is recognized by the British Council. Graduate credits are also available, Hunter College and accredited by the College of Teachers in England, and is recognized by the British Council. Graduate credits are also available.

Dates: Courses are offered monthly throughout the year
Cost: €1175-1375 for tuition; €400 for accommodation
Contact: Via Lingua International TEFL Programs
Tel.: 1 888 835 6207
Email: info@vialingua.org
Website: www.vialingua.org

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Teach English in Italy with InterExchange — No Teaching Certificate Required
The Teach English in Italy program gives students and young adults from the U.S. the chance to live with an Italian host family for 1-3 months, providing informal English lessons in exchange for free room and board. Placements are in the beautiful Le Marche region, along the Adriatic coast. Teaching commitment is just 15 hours per week and the rest of the time you are free to explore the beautiful coast or countryside or enjoy short trips to the cities of Rome, Bologna and Florence.

Cost: $795
Dates: Year-Round, 6-week to 12-week placements available
Contact: InterExchange Working Abroad, 161 Sixth Avenue, New York, NY 10013. Tel. 212-924-0446.
Email: workabroad@interexchange.org
Website: www.interexchange.org/workingabroad

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A.C.L.E. (Associazione Culturale Linguistica  Educational),
A.C.L.E. sends over 750 native English speaking Tutors to over 400 camps located throughout Italy. ACLE seeks enthusiastic and dependable people to work as English Camp Tutors at camps for children. Provides accommodation, transport, meals, weekly cash wages, and an orientation course.

Contact: info@acle.org, www.acle.org.

Benedict School
A school near Bologna which employs ESL Teachers with a recognized teaching certification (RSA/CELTA, etc...) and a minimum two-three years teaching experience.

Visit: www.benedict-carpi.it

Byron Language Development: General and Business Teaching to Adults
Qualified EFL Teachers required in Rome all year round.

Contact: info@byronschool.it, www.byronschool.it

The Dawson Group
ESL teaching positions in Italy available for the experienced.

Contact: gghiro@dawsongroup.it, www.dawsongroup.it

Interlingue School of Languages
School in Rome teaches and employs TEFL teachers.

Contact: www.interlingue-it.com, Via E. Q. Visconti 20, 00193 Rome; 011-39-06-321 5740.

International House
English Language Teaching

Certificate and diploma courses for English language teaching to adults and younger learners, certified by Cambridge Univ. Part-time and intensive courses available.

Contact: Teacher Training Dept., International House, www.ihromamz.it

LanguageCorps Italy
TESOL Training Programs
Program includes intensive on-site TESOL certification programs offer 120+ hours of classroom time and at least 6 hours practice teaching with local institutions.

Contact: teach@languagecorps.org, www.languagecorps.org.

The Language House TESOL/TEFL Program in Genoa, Italy
The Language House is an organization that provides teacher training to facilitate teaching English abroad. With an ever increasing demand and a variety of English teaching jobs, we focus on Mediterranean countries. Upon completion of our program, we assist with finding employment in Italy, Spain, France, Tunisia, Morocco and Egypt.

Visit: www.teflanguagehouse.com

Lingue Senza Frontiere
Summer tutors are paid 400 euros plus board and lodging every two weeks to work in their English immersion summer camps.

Contact: Via de Amicis 104, 18038 San Remo, Italy; 011-39-0184-508650; info@linguesenzafrontiere.org, www.linguesenzafrontiere.org

Lord Byron College.
30 native speaker English teachers aged 24-29 needed; degree in education or TEFL background required.

Contact: Via Sparano 102, 70121 Bari, Italy; www.lordbyroncollege.com

Scotia Personnel Ltd.
Hires English teachers for and tutoring children in Italy.

Contact: www.scotia-personnel-ltd.com

Teacher Training Italy / Regent
University of Cambridge CELTA
CELTA is the most widely recognised initial qualification for Teaching English in the world. We offer this and other excellent training courses for teachers in Milan all the year round.

Contact: info@teachertraining.it, www.teachertraining.it

The New Village School LLC
TEFL Certification and Teaching Internship in Rome, Italy
TEFL Certification course combined with a Teaching Internship. The New Village School of Italy offers the unique combination of a TEFL certification program with an intensive Italian language course. Our students will acquire the professional knowledge and skills that are critical to successfully teach English to speakers of another language. By taking the course in Italy, you will develop a cross cultural awareness that will assist you in your teaching experience. The school also offers Job Placement Assistance.

Contact: internship@thenewvillageschool.com, www.thenewvillageschool.com