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[drcm86]

Has anyone ever done a Via Lingua program IN their country of interest? Is this worth the price? Do they provide you w/ job assistance in that country?

[spiral78]

Job assistance normally means they will put you in touch with reputable local employers. You will still be responsible for putting together a CV/resume, going for interviews, doing demo lessons, and negotiating contracts.

They can't get you a job in a European country, assuming that you are a US citizen without a passport from the UK.

I am no longer familiar with Via Lingua, but in the past their cert was considered to be a CELTA equivalent. 100+ hours on-site and including supervised teaching practice with real students. I don't have the cert myself but I know people who do, and they've had no trouble getting employed. I know one of the original course developers, and he was a very solid name in the field.

[drcm86]

Thank u Spiral. Really lame question here, but does Turkey count as Europe? I'm American.. would it be more difficult for me to get a job there? So Via Lingua acts kind of like a "feeder" to local schools?

[spiral78]

You can get a work permit for Turkey. It's not in the EU (yet)

I think Via Lingua is probably a decent programme, but again, I've been out of touch with the course and its providers for a few years now. Perhaps someone with more current knowledge will come along soon!

By the way, the 'job placement' description I've given above applies to all training centres, except those very rare few who also have language schools attached and who directly hire their successful grads. You won't be likely to find a better 'job assistance' scheme.

[Sashadroogie]

Turkey is not in the EU (much to the Turks' satisfaction and relief of recent years) but the work permit issue is still... Byzantine. Check out the Turkey board to get clued up on some of the issues there.