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rob01 · Joined: 16 Mar 2008 Posts: 20

I am considering going to Seville to teach in late September 2010. I am looking for advice from anyone who has experience of Seville. I have been to Seville for a few days and so have a basic idea of the city itself, but I have no real idea of the TEFL market. My question is; how much demand is there for work in Seville? Particularly for adult-business classes? How much of a struggle would it be to find a full time schedule quickly, and what is the average hourly rate for a reasonably experienced, legal and qualified teacher? Also if anybody has any recommendations of schools or contacts, I would be very grateful to hear about them. I understand that Seville is generally much cheaper than Madrid, has the crisis seen rents drop as in Madrid? What is the average price for a run of the mill room in an apartment these days? In Madrid it would be between 300-400 Euros a month, would it be fair to say that Seville is much cheaper?

This is my background; I am in my third year of teaching, one in Latin America and I�m currently in my second year here in Madrid. I have TEFL 120+ hours, plus NIE and social security. I also have a degree and if it matters i'll be 25. In my three years, 90% of my experience has been teaching in business environments, and I am only really interested in teaching adults/business or general English in Seville. So im really just trying to gauge demand and the market in Seville, any advice would be greatly received.

Thanks, Rob

Mrguay84 · Joined: 03 Dec 2009 Posts: 125

It seems like the Euro forums here aren't very popular. Sad

So you're on the ground in Spain? Great. I wish I was in your position as you already have a distinct advantage. I know Madrid is quite far from Seville but I guess you'd have to visit Seville for a couple of days and do the 'CV grafting'. I've found email is pointless as I've NEVER EVER had a reply from anyone in Spain. Embarassed

rob01 · Joined: 16 Mar 2008 Posts: 20

I was hoping for some advice on the situation in the south, I wont totally lose hope yet jaja Wink

I am on the ground here in Madrid as we speak, if you need any specific advice about Madrid I can offer you my 2 cents. Your absolutly correct, emailing is pointless, there are so many teachers on the ground any academy worth its salt doesnt need to take a risk on a teacher not yet in the country. As you say its true that dDoor to door is the way to go here.

Pauleddy · Joined: 19 Mar 2006 Posts: 295 Location: The Big Mango

I lived in Malaga for eight years, and I visited Seville.

It is a "small large city". There are a number of academies, although Seville never struck me as being a place which is stuffed with vacant jobs. You would need to pound the streets or advertise.

Seville also has 1 or 2 TEFL-cert places (like IH), so there would be new TEFL "graduates", some of whom may elect to hang around or look for jobs.

The other thing is that Seville can get ridiculously hot in summer. The Spanish call it "Spain's frying pan". You may need to allow for business slack during July/August, even more than other cities.

Evidently, there are more jobs in MAD and BARCA, and possibly in Valencia.

I don't have any information about the exact current situation. Others may help. Sorry.

Eddy

Mrguay84 · Joined: 03 Dec 2009 Posts: 125

hedger22 · Joined: 13 May 2010 Posts: 6

I currently live in Sevilla and am teaching at a billingual I.E.S through CIEE.

Andalucia is struggling right now. People are fighting to keep their jobs and unemployment is at an all time high.

I live 25 km from the city center of Sevilla and pay 350 � a month in rent, plus gas and lights. At the end of the month I end up paying somewhere around 500�. Sharing an apartment or finding a room somewhere is also an option. Another woman I work with shares an apartment with 6 others in the city center and pays around 250�.

I have found that most English language schools here are British run and I have always had difficulty because I don�t have an EU passport. Therefore, for me, coming through a program was my best bet.

Like others have said, emailing and even calling are most of the time a bust. Finding a job here will be a door to door process.

I love Sevilla and wish I could stay, but the job market here, combined with the low pay, make Sevilla a difficult place right now.

hedger22 · Joined: 13 May 2010 Posts: 6

Sorry, I�m bad at reading whole posts.

Rob, I usually fill my spare time with private classes. 10� an hour. This may seem low but I think you could charge anywhere between 10-16� an hour.

Lots of jobs here I have come about are part time. Language schools in particular are looking for people to work in the evenings. Your best bet for full time work is hooking up with a company teaching business english.