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Becoming a Certified English Teacher


The word on the street is that it is not necessary to be an accredited teacher in order to find work teaching English. While this may be true, would you want to take Spanish lessons from someone with no qualifications? If you ran a language institute, would you hire someone with no qualifications? Having a TEFL certification is important and practically guarantees you a decent rate of pay, not to mention a little piece of mind.

Searching for private options will turn up a dizzying number of results so we have compiled a short list of institutes in Buenos Aires to help get you started. Courses are typically four weeks long, full-time (8 hours per day), and most institutes offering certification can assist with housing. Courses run from about $800-2000USD and generally cost more if they include a CELTA (University of Cambridge Exam Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults). Classes generally start monthly and are available year-round. It's easy and relatively affordable to quickly become an accredited teacher and start earning pesos in Buenos Aires.

TEFLOCAL
1571 Ayachucho (@Las Heras) — Recoleta
Tel: + (011.54.11) 4809-0858
Web: www.teflocal.com
Email info@teflocal.com
Cost: Approx $1200US

Windsor Schools TEFL
Alicia Moreau de Justo 1960 - Puerto Madero
Tel: + (011.54.11) 5237-0996
Web: www.windsorschools.co.uk
Email: info@windsorschool.co.uk
Cost: Approx $1720US

E.C.E. Effective Communication in English
Suipacha 588 - Microcentro
Tel: + (011.54.11) 4322-1093
Web: www.eceteam.com.ar
Email: info@eceteam.com.ar
Cost: $1300US

TEFL International
Avenida Córdoba 1318 - Microcentro
Tel: + (011.54.11) 4371-3149
Web: www.teflintl.com
Email: admin@teflintl.com
Cost: Approx $1490US


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