Training is between 20 and 25 hours and teachers are not paid for training. Absolutely no Spanish is required to teach ESL at Linguatec in Chile. Many teachers take advantage of the opportunity of teaching Linguatec by trading some of their English lessons taught for Spanish lessons for themselves. This enables you to learn the language in your free time at an extremely low cost. Most teachers at Linguatec in Chile are between the ages of 22 and 30 and have a love for teaching and travel.
Teachers come from all over the world but primarily from North America, Great Britain, and Chile.
The Linguatec contract guarantees a minimum number of hours and pay, and outlines when the teachers must be available to teach. There are conditions where, if unhappy, either party may break the contract. This avoids dissatisfaction on either side with the conditions of the employment. The contract is for anywhere from eight months to one year and can be renewed if both parties are satisfied. Linguatec teachers are given an automatic raise after a certain number of lessons have been taught.