Location
  • Hungary
Length
26 - 52 weeks

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Salary / Benefits
All CETP teachers receive the same pay as the native teachers in their schools. With the current rate of exchange, this averages to USD 500 per month. All pay is in Hungarian forint. Each school set up a bank account for the CETP teacher from which he or she can make cash withdrawals (checking accounts are still a foreign concept in Hungary.
Apr 06, 2018
Aug 09, 2024
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About Program

The Central European Teaching Program represents a significant presence in Hungary. CETP has been placing conversational English teachers in Central and European Europe since 1990. Our volunteers are responsible for enhancing student's oral fluency through conversation practice, classroom drills, games, audio-visual instruction and listening comprehension, as well as through working closely with native teachers to emphasize important grammar concepts. High school teachers may be asked to help prepare students for stringent national language exams as well.

Program Reviews

4.37 Rating
based on 41 reviews
  • 5 rating 70.73%
  • 4 rating 12.2%
  • 3 rating 7.32%
  • 2 rating 2.44%
  • 1 rating 7.32%
  • Benefits 4.4
  • Support 4.35
  • Fun 4.2
  • Facilities 4.05
  • Safety 4.7
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Amy
2/5
No, I don't recommend this program

Hit or Miss

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Pros
  • Ability to travel throughout Europe for cheaper than coming straight from the US.
  • Some helpful and supportive colleagues
  • made more money than my HU colleagues
Cons
  • Program fees
  • Ss behavior with no repercussions
  • Hit or miss situation. If it is a miss then you are stuck.
44 people found this review helpful.
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Kate
3/5
No, I don't recommend this program

Save yourself the time and money

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What would you improve about this program?
I would take the time to actually be fully transparent of where the fee goes. I would also hire staff who can regularly check the work and living environments of your staff. Offer what you have already promised and keep checking in on it past orientation. There may be more staff members if you begin to build an actual program and services rather than just a few people here or there.
134 people found this review helpful.
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Louis
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

CETP is an Excellent Program

My grandfather was born in Zemplénagárd so I've always had a great deal of interest in travelling to Hungary and to learn about my roots. Out of the three countries that I've taught English in my experience in Hungary has definitely been my favorite one. The staff at CETP are very kind and understanding. Hajni, who is the country program director is always available to help and very efficient at it is well! Her help has been greatly appreciated by many, myself included! I If you ever need help with a problem, have a doubt or a question she's only ever a short phone call awaz :) I love CETP and highly recommend it!

What would you improve about this program?
I would like to see more CETP reunions! I'm sure that more of the CETP workers meet in cities like Budapest but it seems to be a bit more difficult in Miskolc (although I do love the city that I live in).
125 people found this review helpful.
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Cathy
3/5
No, I don't recommend this program

Spend your $2500 Elsewhere

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What would you improve about this program?
A cheaper application fee. Also, a chance to talk to former teachers at the school where you are placed. Of the last three teachers to teach at my school in Budapest, all three of them stayed to teach in Hungary, BUT LEFT THE SCHOOL and got placed in a different school. That would have been all the red flags I needed to ask for a different placement.
148 people found this review helpful.
Response from Central European Teaching Program

I am so sorry that this teacher had such a bad experience. We do try our best, and usually succeed--this year about 60% of our teachers stayed on for an additional year and many continue for more.
I will stand up for our wonderful Hungarian director, Hajni Vancsik, who works so hard to make certain all of our teachers have a good experience. If the year goes by without needing her services, we feel our teachers should count themselves lucky. But as this teacher stated, when she was in serious trouble, Hajni was truly there for her.
I wish we didn't have to ask any program fee, but we get no funding from government or private organizations to support our program, which is surprisingly incredible to run. (In itself, a week-long orientation in Budapest for 50+ teachers costs a great deal.) I promise no one is getting rich, though I wish we were. :-)
We can't always make it right, but we will always do our best.
I would appreciate this teacher contacting me to see if we can make it right for her.
Mary Rose, US Director

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Veronica
4/5
Yes, I recommend this program

CETP Review

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147 people found this review helpful.
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Diana
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

Heading into my third year--and looking forward to more!

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147 people found this review helpful.
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Colin
4/5
Yes, I recommend this program

Overall, worth it.

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What would you improve about this program?
(Copied from above)

My biggest criticism of the program is that CETP seems to be a little out of touch with what goes on at each school. They don't know what will be expected of you at the school. They don't know much about each individual living arrangement, and they don't know anything about your hours. Getting answers can be very difficult. Whether this is because they don't know, or, they choose not to tell you, I don't know. Either way, this aspect needs improving.
144 people found this review helpful.
Sarah
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

Live Your Best Life!

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145 people found this review helpful.

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