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THE APPLICATION PROCESS Are you ready to experience Italy and its culture, meet people from around the world, and work with Italian children? Apply now! Start by watching the three parts of this video to make sure that the experience is for you. You'll be asked questions about the video on the application form. For technical reasons, the video has been divided into three parts. Please watch them consecutively.
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| Application Video - part 1
| Application Video - part 2
| Application Video - part 3 |
Please ensure that you carefully read the application guidelines and compile the necessary documents before you complete the online application. We will be in touch with you via e-mail after receipt of your application. Please ensure that you provide your correct, up-to-date email address. Contact us immediately at
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if your email address has changed. The second part entails completion of the Distant Learning Course. Once we have received your application, prospective applicants will be invited by e-mail to proceed to this next step. You have up to two weeks to complete and return it via e-mail. Applicants who successfully complete the course will be invited to attend one of the four- or five-day intensive TEFL Introductory Courses (Orientation). The application deadline for all orientations is March 15th 2012. Please do not leave your application to the last minute! Thank you ACLE. 
In order to complete and send your application you need to compile the documents as listed below and carefully follow the application guidelines. In order to be considered for a position, you must provide all of the requested material with your online application: https://gabriel.acle.it/application/tutor/ Please be advised that if you need to resubmit your application, it will be necessary to upload documents as they are not saved in our system until the application has been accepted. - Two work/character references, preferably on ACLE’s reference form or on official letterhead. Referees should be previous employers (not friends or family) or supervisors of any volunteer work. A letter of reference from your college/university instructor is also acceptable. Click here to download the template. The references will need to be scanned and uploaded with the application. (to be uploaded as pdf files)
- A copy of your CV (resume) in the UE Curriculum Vitae approved format. Click here to download the template. (to be uploaded as pdf file)
- A scan of the details page of your passport (to be uploaded as a jpg file)
- A current passport SIZE photograph, showing your face, with you smiling, against a flat, neutral background. This can be taken with your own personal digital camera.(to be uploaded as a jpg file)
- If you come from a European Union country, you must provide a scan of your EHIC Card. If you are from a non-European Union country, you must have your own travel insurance policy that covers you while you are abroad for health and accidents, and you must provide proof of it. ACLE’s insurance policy covers you for accidents related to camp activities that occur during camp hours. You may also want to take out an insurance policy that covers you in cases of lost or stolen items and flight cancellation. (If you are planning to purchase insurance upon being accepted into the programme, please stipulate this on your application.) ACLE also strongly recommends that you take out insurance against theft or loss of personal possessions.You may be interested in the travel insurance offered by World Nomads (www.worldnomads.com).
- Visual information that tells us more about you. The visual material must include photographs of you doing various activities, e.g. working, volunteering, doing hobbies, tutoring, playing sports, interacting with children. A couple of craft examples are also acceptable as additional material. EU-compatible CDs and DVDs are acceptable. You can mail/post your visual material to ACLE or e-mail us a minimum of six and a maximum of twelve photographs in a Word document. If your visual material is been posted, once you have done this, please inform us via e-mail on
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- subject box "Visual material". This is an essential part of your application.
Application Guidelines - Nationality refers to the country or countries in which you hold citizenship. It does not refer to your ethnic background or ancestral roots.
- Please provide your permanent address as tutors will receive their Introduction to TEFL certificate there.
- Please ensure that your e-mail address is current and keep us posted of any changes.
- ACLE has a company policy regarding friends who apply together. The policy states that we are unable to guarantee that friends will be placed at the same camps. You therefore need to be independent of each other. Requests to keep friends together will unfortunately not be accepted.
- City Camps, Summer Camps and High School Campuses happen at different times throughout the summer, and work at either type of camp may be offered to you during your period of availability. At City Camps, tutors are hosted by Italian families. You therefore need to be prepared for this living arrangement. These families will open their home to you and ensure that all of your needs are met. They will provide a safe, welcoming environment—and probably overfeed you. Most tutors have built lifelong relationships with their host families and warmly remember this part of their Italian experience.
- The Catholic religion has a strong presence in Italian life. Most families consider themselves to be Catholic even if they are non-practicing. While being hosted by an Italian family, you will not be required to participate in any religious rituals. In addition, a few tutors may be hosted in convents, but the same holds true. It is essential that you are comfortable living and working in a Catholic environment.
Please double-check that you have read the guidelines and compiled all of the requested material. |
