Advice on moving to Madrid

Jan 26, 2011 · Don Mateo · 9 replies · 5592 views

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Hi everyone, I'm Matt, I'm 25 and currently living in the UK, and I'm hoping to move to Madrid in about 18 months time. My plan is to do a TEFL course in Madrid and then find a job. I spent 9 months there as a conversation assistant in 2005-06 and I go back and visit regularly, so I'm not completely unfamiliar with the place, but I'm hoping for some advice on a few things:

1. With the Spanish economy the way it is at present, is it easy to find teaching jobs?

2. Can anybody recommend (or have any opinions on) a TEFL course provider?

3. When is the best time of year to go? Currently I'm thinking June/July time.

Any advice is much appreciated. Thanks!

Jan 26, 2011 · Sutton

I'd say NO to 1), afraid can't help on 2), 3) if I were you I'd anticipate a few months to allow a bit more time to settle down before 2011/2012 school term starts.

Jan 26, 2011 · Don Mateo

Thanks for that. When you look on the websites for course providers, they all claim that it'll be easy to get a job afterwards, no idea what the situation is really like at the moment.

Jan 26, 2011 · Sutton

> When you look on the websites for course providers, they all claim that it'll be easy to get a job afterwards

Ah, okay. Well, they're the experts. My answer was just based on common sense (I mean MY common sense;), if they say so then there must be a reason. Hope someone will be more of a help. Best of luck.

Jan 27, 2011 · Don Mateo

I hope so anyway, I'm just a bit cautious about taking their word for it, after all they make money out of people doing their courses.

Apr 16, 2011 · LeighSanders

You shouldn't have anhy trouble finding work in Madrid. To give you an idea of the jobs currently available in Madrid: http://www.madridteacher.com/wanted-jobs-employment.htm. I'd suggest being there in August to start job hunting just before the academic year starts.

Jul 6, 2011 · Young Fogey

> well if you want to moving towards madrid then TEFL is must for you to find the best job in the field of teaching and i hope you will find it quite easily so i hope that you will spend there some good time and enjoy there and i think june , july is the good time for you to move spain but you must learn there national language it will help you a lot for the living there . thanks

Wow, that doesn't sound or look like an English language paragraph.

Don Mateo -- To answer your questions:

1. It is VERY difficult to find a teaching job right now.

2. No, you don't really HAVE TO have a TEFL. Most of the TEFL programs are a waste of time, a rip-off, and you don't really get many benefits in return.

3. Best time to come -- late August-September.

Jul 6, 2011 · foxbat

Young Fogey

umairaraza100 post is a total waste of space; disregard it completely. He is an interloper from Pakistan who knows b****r all about Spain and used the site to SPAM a Pakistani translation service.

I have deleted his post.

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Jul 7, 2011 · Young Fogey

Oh ok. Thank you foxbat!