| There are different institutions which offer teaching | | | | proper qualification. Of course a prospective teacher |
| jobs. The industry can be divided into three different | | | | should always be prepared for his teaching job, as |
| segments. Maybe the biggest and most diverse | | | | the work will be much easier and interesting if one is |
| employer are colleges and universities, either State or | | | | prepared. |
| Private Institutions. | | | | A third possiblity is to work for a charity organisation. |
| To apply for a teaching job at a university or a | | | | These kind of institutions offer learners of low |
| college, prospective teacher need to have at least a | | | | income families a possiblity to gain knowledge and |
| College degree and in many cases a teaching | | | | develop personally. Many organisation offer after |
| certificate. Most colleges and universities have job | | | | school programs to Inner City Kids or teach adults |
| listings on their websites. These kind of institutions | | | | which had no formal schooling. Some of these |
| offer either contract positions or tenure positions. | | | | organizations operate in third world countries in |
| Tenure positions require high qualifications and are | | | | Africa, South America or Asia. Most charity |
| most of the time not available to unexperienced | | | | organization do not pay their teacher but offer free |
| teaching personel. | | | | housing if they are situated overseas or a small |
| Beginners are offered positions mostly for 1 year, if | | | | compensation for gas and food. A decision to take a |
| the candidate is qualified a possible tenure position | | | | teaching job in a charity organisation can be very |
| can be offered but these positions are very rare. | | | | rewarding and be an interesting experience. Most |
| Another sector for teaching jobs is the private | | | | teachers in charity organizations are typically college |
| sector, either private schools for adult eduction or for | | | | and university graduates who want to give |
| example language schools. As these institutions in the | | | | something back to society. |
| most cases are not issuing official diplomas, many | | | | Working as a teacher, paid or unpaid, is not only a |
| schools can accept teachers without degrees or | | | | job, but always comes with responsibility, as the |
| teaching certificates. Especially language schools are | | | | learners depend on the quality and knowledge of the |
| quite flexible when it comes to qualifications and | | | | teacher. It can also be a very rewarding career. |
| experience of teachers. If the teacher is a native | | | | There are several Job boards and Jobsites available |
| speaker of an exotic language which is popular to | | | | on the internet that specialise in teaching jobs. |
| learn, it can very easy to get a position even without | | | | |