CETP strongly recommends that you apply early for teaching placements. Even if you feel you still need to get more teaching experience, or are considering various "work abroad" programs, it is a good idea to apply to CETP well in advance so that we can begin lining up the best possible placement for you. If accepted, you may defer joining CETP, and we will be happy to re-activate your file upon your request at a later date. If you choose not to come, we will refund all of your money if you let us know by June 1st (or November 1st for Winter semester).  After those dates, we will refund all but your $500 application fee, and even that will be returned to you if your change of mind is due to an emergency over which you have no control.  Of course in the unlikely event that we can not find a suitable placement for you, we will refund your entire fee.

By applying early, you enable us to locate placement options for you that meet any special requests you may have. For instance, we recommend that you allow extra time for the placement process if:

• you would like to be placed near a friend or family member
• you and a friend or partner are applying together and wish to share an apartment
• you plan to bring dependents and/or pets with you
• you would like to be placed in a specific town or region
• you are requesting a dual-language teaching position (English-German, English-French, or English-Spanish)
• you would like to teach an additional subject besides ESL

We look forward to receiving your application! Please contact us if you have any questions.

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CETP Information Packet and Application (3.6 MB PDF)

All the details about how to apply and what supporting documents are needed can be found in our enrollment packet.

To read up on the application process, you may view or download a .PDF file of the CETP enrollment packet by clicking here. To apply, just print out and complete the application form and mail it to CETP, 3800 NE 72nd Avenue, Portland, OR 97213. You may mail the required transcripts and other documentation separately. However, for your application to be official, you must include a check for the enrollment fee of $500. This fee is included as part of the $2,500 (two semester) or $1800 (one semester)program fee, and is fully refundable up until the beginning of June (November for Winter).

 

Yes, we accept applications year-round

CETP can often make mid-year placements. Before you decide "it's too late," email us and let us know when and where you'd like to go, and we'll let you know what vacancies we have available.

An original doctor's letter will be required for CETP to procure your work permit.

Your doctor's letter must state, "John Doe is in good general health, and does not have any communicable diseases. To my knowledge, there is no medical condition—including mental illness or substance abuse—preventing John Doe from working as a teacher in a school in Hungary." Your doctor's letter should include a copy of the lab results of all tests that the doctor performed, including results of a TB test.

The language of the letter is very important and should appear exactly as above, substituting your name for "John Doe."

Finally, the letter should be dated no sooner than 6 months before your contract begins, so you will need to send this in separately from the rest of your application packet. Please send a copy of the letter to the CETP office in Portland and have the original with you when you arrive overseas.

In order to process your resident visa, your CETP host school will need to submit a notarized copy of your college or university diploma, and other documents, to the local labor authorities. To notarize a document, make a good quality black-and-white photocopy of your original document. Then take both the original document and the photocopy to a public notary, which you can find at any bank or copy shop. What you need is for the notary to certify that the photocopy you have is a "true and exact copy of the original." You do not need the notary to notarize any other aspect of the document, such as the validity of the information contained in the document, or the signatures on the document. When notarizing, the notary should sign and stamp the photocopy itself, and should not attach a separate sheet with their signature and stamp. Follow the same steps for all notarizations.

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