Teaching English to Adults Paid Internship: Program Features
Training Program Diploma. Upon completion of the internship, the intern receives:
- Certificate of international project participation with Nº of training hours received in ESL training specialised in adult education.
For those who come from English as a Second Language backgrounds, we not only provide specialized training in adult ESL education, we also certify up to 600 hours of evaluated classroom experience. This exceeds most classroom observation requirements by 4 year universities and it also exceeds the requirements established by the TEFL certificate emitted by the British Council.
Future Job Opportunities... Beyond the internship
A brief list of job opportunities are as follows.
- Online ESL Tutors: Specialised in distance and virtual learning. Interns can return to their home countries and continue to work for us as online tutors.
- In Company Consultants: working in the facilities of one client managing a team of ESL teachers and coordinating the logistics and administration of the training program for that client.
- Coordinators: working as logistics specialists on the assignment of teachers to programs and recruitment of new teaching staff.
- Pedagogical developers: working on our Pedagogical Development Team to create the pedagogical materials used for specialized programs.
Student Visas
Interns who stay longer than 3 months (90 days) need to obtain a Student Visa. BEST will provide you with the documentation to apply at the Spanish embassy closest to your place of residence.
Stipends: A stipend of up to 1100 euros monthly is given based on the rate of 13 euros/hour gross, with a minimum of 500 euros for part time.
Tax and Health Care: Tax returns are filed in Spain, and are subject to a 2 % tax withholding. For US citizens, filing a tax return in the United States is not obligatory.
Health Insurance: Student Visas require students to possess private health care insurance. This health insurance can be from the United States. This program includes the first three months of health insurance. The cost of extending the insurance once in Spain is 35 euros/month.
Please see the Fees section for a full list of all included features.
