GUIDELINES FOR FINDING A GOOD PLACE TO WORK AS A "TEACHER OF ENGLISH"

1. PREFER A BINATIONAL INSTITUTE WHERE AUTHENTIC ENGLISH IS TAUGHT. E.G. BRITANICO (BRITISH COUNCIL & EMBASSY), ICPNA (AMERICAN EMBASSY);

2. HIGH ACADEMIC STANDARD, GUARANTEED BY A UNIVERSITY WHICH PERMITS TO SIT EXAMS ON ITS BEHALF. E.G. ICPNA (UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, EEUU), BRITANICO (CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY);

3. LOOK FOR A "RESPONSIBLE EMPLOYER". IN OTHER WORDS, AN EMPLOYER WHICH COMPLIES WITH ALL PERUVIAN LABOUR RIGHTS. YOU CAN VERIFY THAT BY ASKING IF THIS INSTITUTE IS PART OF "ABE" (ASOCIACION DE BUENOS EMPLEADORES - ASSOCIATION OF GOOD EMPLOYERS), OR HAS PARTICIPATED ON A ANNUAL "GREAT PLACE TO WORK-PERU" CONTEST, OR ON WWW.MINTRA.GOB.PE WHERE BAD EMPLOYERS ARE LISTED;

4. COMMITTED TO A PERMANENT TEACHING TRAINING, AND FULL COMPLIANCE TO INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY (DOES NOT ALLOW BOOKS OR AUDIOVISUAL MATERIALS PIRATE COPIES);

5. A GOOD TAX PAYER, IN OTHER WORDS, COMMITTED TO PAY TAXES TO BENEFIT THE COMMUNITY WHERE IT OPERATES. PLS LOG ON WWW.SUNAT.GOB.PE, "BUSQUEDA DE RUC", TO SEE IF OWES TAXES TO THE STATE.