Teach in Hungary through CETP! Now Accepting Teachers For Next Fall!

  Hungary

Budapest,  Debrecen,  Gyor,  Kalocsa,  Kaposvar,  Kiskunhalas,  Nyiregyhaza,  Pecs,  Rural Areas,  Szeged,  Tata,  Ujszasz

Durations of Program: 7-12 months, 1-2 years and over 2 years
Typical Duration of Program: 7-12 months
Dates: Sept-June or the option of 1 semester.

Description: The Central European Teaching Program represents a significant presence in Central Europe. Since 1990, CETP has been placing native English-speakers in public and parochial schools in Hungary. Conversation teachers are responsible for enhancing student's oral fluency through conversation practice, classroom drills, games, audio-visual instruction, and listening comprehension, as well as through working closely with native teachers to emphasize important grammar concepts. High school teachers may be asked to help prepare students for stringent national language exams as well.

Highlights: Besides benefitting Hungarian students with the gift of English, CETP teachers often have the opportunity to teach other subjects, coach sports teams, and in many ways become an integral part of their community.

Since Hungary is bordered by 7 countries, the opportunity for travel is endless. Many CETP teachers join up for weekend and holiday trips to Bratislava, Vienna, and other culturally rich communities both within and outside of Hungary. Also, each semester our Hungarian director, Hajni Vancsik, organizes a 5-6 day trip to Transylvania for interested teachers.

Qualifications: Volunteers must be native-English speakers and have earned a 4-year degree (though we do sometimes place teachers with Associate Degrees). If you do not have a teaching certificate, we ask you to earn an on-line TEFL certificate before arriving in Hungary. Anyone choosing to live in Hungary must be adaptable, be willing to live with a reduced standard of living, and be able to smile when confronted by Eastern European bureaucracy. A sense of humor is often "just what the doctor ordered!"

Minimum Education: Associates

Cost in US$: $2,500 for 1 year; $1,800 for a semester

Salary / Pay: Salaries, provided in local currency, are the same as those of local teachers, with the additional benefit of a free apartment with utilities paid. The salary CETP teachers receive is average by local standards and should cover all your basic needs in the host country. Teachers have the option of supplementing their pay through private tutoring. CETP also provides the following benefits: National health insurance through the host country government, work visa and temporary residency permit, a monthly CETP newsletter and the support of our wonderful country director, Hajni Vancsik.

Experience Required: yes

If applicant has no teaching experience, we require an online TEFL certificate plus 20 hours in a classroom setting, preferably one focused on teaching English as as second or foreign language.

Typical Volunteer: New college graduates to retirees who wish to live life with an exclamation point!

Age Range: 21-75

This Program is open to American, Australian, Canadian and European Participants. This Program is also open to Couples and Individuals

Participants Travel to Hungary Independently Or in Groups

Typically Participants Work Independently

Application Process Involves:

• Letters of Reference
• Phone Interview
• Physical Exam/Health Records
• Resume
• Transcript
• Written Application

Post Services Include:

• Alumni Network
• Exit DebriefingAbroad

Central European Teaching Program's Mission Statement: The Central European Teaching Program places conversational English teachers in schools throughout Hungary. Presently our teachers are serving in nearly 60 public or parochial elementary and high schools in rural or outlying regions rather than large, well-known cities that are a natural draw for people wanting to work overseas. Although teaching experience is useful, our schools only require that applicants be native English speakers, have a 4-year degree, and complete an on-line TEFL course before teaching. We pride ourselves on the personal service and dedication we provide for both our teachers and for the schools that we serve.

Year Founded: 1990