TEFL Course in Spain — train in Madrid, teach with a paid job waiting.

Yes. Your programme includes a 1-year Spanish student visa and a 100% guaranteed paid teaching placement for non-EU students from the USA, UK, Canada, Australia and beyond. We guide every document and handle your TIE and padrón. Under current Spanish rules, paid work must be compatible with the authorised studies and is generally limited to 30 hours per week. See our student visa requirements guide for more detail.

No. You don't need a university degree or prior teaching experience. You need to be 18+, have a high-school diploma, and speak English at a strong (C1) level.

€3,900, all-in. That covers your 120-hour accredited TEFL course, 1-year student visa, a full year of Spanish classes and a guaranteed paid placement. The payment plan is €800 to reserve your place, €1,100 before the course and the €2,000 balance once your visa is approved.

No. Many students arrive with zero Spanish. A full year of Spanish classes is built in, taking you from beginner to conversational (around B2) by the end of your year.

Yes. We own a working academy — Exam Madrid Academy — and partner with 300+ schools, so we place you, not just "help" you look. It's a 100% guaranteed paid placement.

Typical roles in our network pay €1,200–€1,600 a month for around 20–25 teaching hours per week, with the potential to earn more through private classes. Actual pay and monthly costs vary by contract type, schedule, accommodation and lifestyle.

The programme begins with online preparation, followed by four weeks of practical, on-site TEFL training in Madrid. The complete programme spans one year, including your 1-year student visa and 12 months of Spanish classes.

Choose this Spanish Immersion programme if you want online preparation, four weeks of practical TEFL training in Madrid and a full year of Spanish. Choose Online TEFL + Spain Visa if you prefer to complete your TEFL certification online before moving to Madrid.

Yes — with finding it, not with paying for it. Accommodation isn't part of the €3,900, and we'd rather say so plainly than have you arrive to a surprise. What you get is someone in Madrid who tells you which neighbourhoods to look in, what a fair monthly rent actually is, how shared flats and deposits work here, and which listings to walk away from — before you sign anything in a language you're still learning. Most of our teachers share a flat and pay between €400 and €650 a month.

Yes. We welcome non-native speakers with a strong (C1+) level of English. Many of our most successful teachers are non-native speakers now teaching in Madrid.

No. The course is designed for first-timers and includes 20+ observed classroom sessions, so you graduate classroom-ready and confident.

With more than 15 years training and placing teachers from Madrid, an internationally accredited certificate, a guaranteed paid job and a 1-year visa, our teachers get a complete, low-risk path to living and teaching in Spain — not just a certificate.