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[nparker]

I have been looking at the Wall Street Institute as a way of getting to teach in Italy, and I was wondering if anybody had any insight about it. Any advice would be helpful, thanks!

[bejarano]

Let me give you some insight:

You were asking about an online TEFL certificate - so I take it you have no
teaching experience.

You are going over as an illegal.

The money in Italy is crap.

Though not as bad as Spain for Brits and Irish, there is no shortage of qualified, legal teachers with degrees and CELTA's, with teaching experience who are willing to work for that crap wage.

You are at a very very big disadvantage.

So let me give you some advice.

DON'T GO!

Only joking - you'll do what you want in the end whatever I'm going to say.

Get onto a CELTA course with practical teaching modules, if you have a degree and you are from one of the 6 native English speaking countries that the Korean E-2 visa will allow go there and fix yourself up a job, teaching experience and savings so you can go to Italy.

If you have 15,000 (USD) in cash now and thats after buying a flight to go to Italy but without teaching experience, a degree or a CELTA with teaching hours accredited - you are just wasting your time and your money.

[SueH]

You're trying hard, I'll give you that! Don't be fooled by the name into thinking that it's a US firm with whom you can then get a transfer. It's purely a franchise, and unlike the British Council I believe that the branches do their own recruitment.

As for Brits and Irish: any here who stay longer than a year or two tend to end up freelance, teach privately, get state school hours or have other means. Not invariably (I know a guy in town with 6 years in the same small school/town), but I'd agree with the comments about the poor pay!

[csfek]

Wall Street Institute doesn't hire non-EU citizens. Believe me, I tried!