All applicants must:

• be a native speaker of French, German, Italian, Spanish or Mandarin Chinese (putonghua, hua wen or guo yu).  If you are genuinely bilingual in one of these languages, you are eligible to apply. If you have studied one of these languages up to a high level but are not a mother tongue speaker, you are not eligible.
• have a university level qualification equivalent to a UK Bachelor’s degree (Contact UK NARIC if you are not sure if your qualification is acceptable.)
• not already be qualified to teach in state-funded schools either in the UK or another country in the EU/European Economic Area/Switzerland 
• have an excellent command of written and spoken English
• have the equivalent of GCSE (grade A* - C) in maths or be willing to take an equivalent test if short-listed
• have the legal right to work in the UK. (Please note that participation in the CILT Languages GTP is not sufficient to qualify you for a working visa.  See FAQs for further information.)
• have experience of teaching or working with groups of young people aged 11-16
• have a minimum of 2-3 weeks' experience of UK secondary schools.   This may be through classroom visits, voluntary work or paid employment.
• have done their own secondary education outside the UK and in a non-UK education system
• be willing to commit to staying in England for at least 2 years from September 2012

In addition:

Applicants to the GTP for German/Italian/Spanish must:

• know French to elementary level or higher

Applicants to the GTP for Italian must:

• have a school that is willing to host their GTP training year 

Next steps:

If you are eligible, see How to apply

For further information see Frequently Asked Questions.