Level 5 TEFL Diploma Online for Teaching English in Greece

Generally, yes. The EU's Your Europe portal says EU nationals do not usually need a work permit to take a job anywhere in the EU, and the same goes for their family members. That only settles the right to work, though. Private tuition centers and foreign language schools still fall under Greece's own teaching notification, so EU teachers should gather degree recognition papers and a criminal record extract too.

The employer moves first, because its request to employ you must be approved before you can apply for a national visa for dependent employment. With that visa, you apply online to the Ministry of Migration and Asylum for an E.4 residence permit. The contract must be full time, run for at least one year and pay at least the monthly earnings of an unskilled worker, according to Greece's official procedures register.

You send a notification of commencement of professional activity to your regional Directorate of Secondary Education, which sits under the Ministry of Education. Expect to provide a Greek degree or a foreign one that DOATAP recognizes as equivalent, a criminal record extract and medical opinions. Teaching a foreign language can also call for a certificate of competence when your qualifications differ from public school teachers'.

It can, yes. Every course is studied online at your own pace, and the Level 5 TEFL Diploma and the 120 Hour Advanced TEFL Course both give you 6 months' access with tutor support. That window can overlap with tasks such as DOATAP recognition and employer approval. The 120 Hour course also comes with a mobile app, plus lifetime job hunting advice and lifetime access to the jobs board for its graduates.

There are three main choices. The 120 Hour Advanced TEFL Course covers core skills and is the starting option, though it is not regulated. The Level 5 TEFL Diploma, Ofqual 610/1571/4, is a 180 hour qualification awarded by Highfield Qualifications. The 310 Hour Hybrid leads to the Level 5 Advanced Diploma, Ofqual 610/1573/8. None of them replaces the degree recognition listed in Greece's teacher notification file.