Monday, July 30, 2007

ESL Job Hunt in Morocco














Long are the days of Morocco being solely a Francophone country. With Marrakech alone, having the goal of ten million tourists visiting by 2010, now more than ever English is in high demand and this is not limited to Marrakech.


Before starting out, be sure to obtain a TEFL/TESOL Certificate which is required for securing a job. Visit our site for more information on certification. Once you've successfully completed your certification, finding well-paid work should not be difficult in cities such as Marrakech, Casablanca, Rabat and Fes. However, it is strongly suggested that you come to Morocco to find the right job for you. Often by email, we, ESL teachers, are given great promises before we come only to find upon arrival that they are far from true. Doing your job search on site helps distinguish fact from fiction as well as getting a feel for the country and the culture.

To start, you can locate schools in a given city, by looking at the on-line yellow pages or esl job search engines. You can either send a resume and cover letter beforehand to arrange interviews or show up, visit schools and arrange interviews then. What's most important is do not accept any post without visiting the school first and talking to at least one or two of the teachers who work there.

Below is a list of reputable schools we found;

Casablanca
American Academy www.americanacademy-casablanca.org
American Language Center casablanca.aca.org.ma
Amideast Morocco www.amideast.org/morocco
British Center www.etudiant.ma/british_lang.htm
British Council Morocco www.britishcouncil.org/morocco
Business and Professional English Center - BPEC www.bpec-english.com
Calliope www.calliope.ma
Casablanca American School www.cas.ac.ma
George Washington Academy www.gwa.ac.ma
Lingua plus www.linguaplus.ac.ma
Pigier Maroc www.maroc.pigier.com

Fes
American Language Institute
Amicitia American School of Fes americanschoolfes.org

Ifrane
Al Akhawayn University aui.ma

Marrakesh
American Language Center marrakesh.aca.org.ma

Rabat
American Language Center www.alcrabat.org
Amideast Morocco www.amideast.org/offices/morocco
British Council Morocco www.britishcouncil.org/morocco
International Language Lab Center www.languagelabcenter.blogspot.com
Language Lab www.languagelab.ma
Proformation www.proformation.fr
Rabat American School www.ras.edu.ac.ma

Safi
Lingua plus www.linguaplus.ac.ma

Tangier
English College of Tangier Chams School www.englishcollege.ma
The American School of Tangier www.as-t.org

Tetouan
English Language Institute of Tetouan www.elitetouan.net