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keepwalking · Joined: 17 Feb 2005 Posts: 194 Location: Peru, at last

I have been coaxed out of lurker status into posting something which I hope will be useful. A few people have requested information on Trujillo which is where I am currently lucky enough to be based. So here goes.

So far I have unearthed 4 sources of work of varying sizes/reliability. The average pay seems to be around 14 soles an hour, which isn't much but this is the provinces apparently and so doesn't compare with Lima. (Thank god for small mercies!)

One place is BetaTech. They teach computer studies, hence the name, but also randomly offer english courses! These don't seem to be highly popular so I wouldn't rely on them as a main source of income. Having said that, I dropped my CV in on the off-chance and was working there a week later...

The biggest language institute here is El Cultural which boasts 7000 students, teenagers through to adults, at all levels. They offer long term contracts and don't actually take on anyone for less than 6 months. If appearances are anything to go by, they are organised, professional and popular.

I am currently attached to CIDUNT, the centro de idomas at the natonal university. They offer courses in the evening and at weekends, to students of the university and anyone else who wants them. They can never guarantee work from month to month because students have to re-register each month for the next level. that said, there is always work. They pay a flat rate per course, of 300 soles, and you usually get 3 courses a month.

You can find all these places via google. The best approach would seem to be get one firm offer and then when you are here, drop your CV in everywhere you see 'Ingles' advertised. And there are a lot.

Living costs in Trujillo are low - a menu costs between 3 and 6 soles (up to 10 if you splash out in the tourist streets), a large beer is 4 or 5 soles, there are combis everywhere for 1 sole 40 (a recent 40% hike after the strike!) and you can get a room with bathroom for about 200 soles a month, or a good two bed apartment for $200-$250 dollars a month. And Tuesday is two for one at the cinema!

I came here just over a month ago, with a firm offer of work from CIDUNT and since then have been offered 4 or 5 other contracts based purely on my experience (2 years tefl plus 6 years high school in the uk) and the fact that I am a native speaker. You won't get rich here, but you can live reasonably well and Trujillo is a beautiful city. And then there's Huanchaco.... Oh the joys of the beach after 2 hours work!

naturegirl321 · Joined: 04 May 2003 Posts: 9041 Location: home sweet home

good info. You should post it in the job info journal. I have also heard good things about El Cultural.

jessicah632 · Joined: 12 Jun 2005 Posts: 36 Location: Texas, USA

don't forget the casinos! Wink

keepwalking · Joined: 17 Feb 2005 Posts: 194 Location: Peru, at last

Forget what I said about Beta Tech! They pay peanuts. In fact, it is more like peanut shells, not worthy of the nut itself.

Still loads of other work here though, and loads of casinos....

naturegirl321 · Joined: 04 May 2003 Posts: 9041 Location: home sweet home

I've heard that Fleming College and Communiquette are good places to work as well.

Here's some info about the TEFL course in Trujillo and Trujillo in general.
http://forums.eslcafe.com/job/viewtopic.php?t=45123
http://forums.eslcafe.com/job/viewtopic.php?t=40745

keepwalking · Joined: 17 Feb 2005 Posts: 194 Location: Peru, at last

Communiquette is now an ex-parrot, it has gone to join those great tEFL institutes in the sky....

Fleming is ace! but only for long termers, 2 year contracts.

naturegirl321 · Joined: 04 May 2003 Posts: 9041 Location: home sweet home

Thanks for letting us know about Communiquette, I'll take them off the list. Are there any new places worth working at?

keepwalking · Joined: 17 Feb 2005 Posts: 194 Location: Peru, at last

Not that I've heard of, but if I do, I shall let you know

tspuckett · Joined: 07 Sep 2007 Posts: 1 Location: Texas

I'm planning to be in Trujillo looking for English teaching work soon. I was wondering if Fleming has a bias towards british english speakers or if there are various accents and backgrounds on staff. Any info would be appreciated, thanks.

keepwalking · Joined: 17 Feb 2005 Posts: 194 Location: Peru, at last

Although Fleming is a British-Peruvian school, we have Americans, Australians, Peruvians and Brits in the department. The first thing we look for is enthusiasm for teaching and a team player. Qualifications and experience are also highly valued. If we have candidates who are equal in all respects except one is British, then we would probably favour that person simply because we use the British curriculum here and need people who know their way around the National Curriculum and IGCSE syllabi, either as teachers or beacuse they took those exams themselves as students.

I've got your CV I think! We'll be in touch.