TEFL/CELTA in Italy: Has anyone gone to (Teacher Training .IT in Milan) ? I would really appreciate some feedback on this school... They offer the CELTA and that is why I am considering them. I will be trying to find a position in Italy after I finish the course. Any info from Americans who had to go through the process of getting a work Visa for English Teaching in Italy (I would be very grateful for any tips on that as well) It is always good to hear from someone who has been. I am planning to go late this year. How did you find the course to be? Did they prepare you well? Did they offer any assistance in job seeking after your course? Any recommendations of other great schools which would allow good opportunities upon completion (in Italy?) I am American 23. I am open to all options.....Especially if they ore more cost effective than CELTA but provide high standards and at least 120 hrs. of supervised teaching instruction. And is recognized by most schools in Italy to be quality. Thanks a million!
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In all my time teaching here in Italy, I don't know of a single American who has managed to get a work visa to teach English in the past few years - and not for lack of trying, either. The Americans working here legally generally either got sent here by their American workplace (i.e. business, law firm, hospital, etc.), have dual EU citizenship, are students at the local university (but for a student visa you need to take and pass two exams per semester, a lot of work to handle if you teach full-time), or married an Italian. The work visa laws are Byzantine enough (you find a job that is willing to jump through a million hoops and pay a lot of money for you in order to get a visa, you have to have a visa to get a job), so it is virtually -impossible- to acquire one on your own. Schools do not get visas for their teachers. That said, there are a LOT of Americans working here illegally without encountering problems - the local authorities tend to look the other way (though there's always the chance that border control might). But if you do so, you need to be aware of the risks involved. Your CELTA/TEFL course could probably tell you more.
