Language centre
CO-01Experienced English-language teaching
Experienced ELT teachers with a recognised initial teaching qualification are a strong fit for the employer model reviewed. A new TEFL graduate should compare the actual experience requirement before spending money on relocation.
Source-led route overview checked 2026-11-08; a recruitment page is not confirmation of a suitable open vacancy.
- Who should explore it
- The British Council’s published standards for teachers of children and teenagers include degree-level education or an equivalent qualification, CELTA or Trinity CertTESOL, at least two years of teaching experience and strong English proficiency. These are the provider’s criteria and do not establish a universal national minimum or a current job opening.
- Pay evidence
- No current, like-for-like salary range is verified in this profile. Ask for guaranteed teaching hours, paid preparation time, deductions, health cover and the treatment of cancelled classes. Build a budget around the offered contract and actual neighbourhood rather than a national cost-of-living average.
- Working pattern
- Confirm classroom hours, preparation, meetings, cover and paid holidays in the written offer; no national working-week estimate is established here.
- Length of placement
- Employer-specific; confirm start date, probation, renewal and notice before accepting.
- Work permission
- The M worker visa applies to employment with a Colombian legal entity. The Foreign Ministry requires a contract summary, an employer explanation of the role and recruitment, and evidence of suitability; regulated professions require the appropriate professional permission. The visa’s work permission is restricted to the position, entity, profession or activity for which it was granted. Check any proposed second employer or private tuition separately.
- Support and benefits
- Confirm housing, flights, relocation support and medical cover in writing. These are not assumed to be included.
Check the programme or employer’s current requirements EX-CO-01 EX-CO-02 EX-CO-03
Documents, healthcare and remaining checks
- Professional recognition
- Match the employer’s stated criteria to your exact qualifications. Confirm any local registration or recognition separately; a UK credential does not itself grant immigration permission.
- Documents
- Confirm the authority’s current checklist and the employer’s safeguarding requirements; do not send originals or pay a recruiter until its identity and process are verified.
- Healthcare
- Obtain written evidence of cover, exclusions, emergency arrangements and any separate cover required for dependants.
- Initial costs
- Price document authentication, permit charges, travel, accommodation deposits and an arrival reserve for the actual location.
- First payment
- Not established by this overview. Confirm the first payroll date and which costs you must fund before reimbursement.
Evidence scope: primary sources with individual checks remaining. This label does not confirm that a vacancy is open or that you meet every condition. Snapshot: 8 November 2026.
