Hi, I've been going through a lot of the threads and reading everything, moving seems scary!

I'm 18 and my boyfriend and I are moving out to Trento-Alto-Adige in a couple of months, I have family out there and speak Italian quite well, he speaks basic but we're working on that. I was wondering if there's a certain way I could go about becoming a private tutor? Will I need a CRB? Where can I advertise?

Also, I've been looking online and I know there aren't many jobs to be had in Italy at the minute but I can find NOTHING and I'm starting to panic a little! We'll be about half an hour drive from Lago di Garda, SURELY there's jobs going there!? Am I just looking in the wrong place?

Panic over...
Ellie

P.S. I have waitressing experience, and plenty of it and my boyfriend is a football coach and works with children

Ciao and welcome. I think to find the type of work that will start to become available as the holiday season starts around Easter, you won't find anything on line. But if you are on the spot,and look around hotels and restaurants, you'll find them screaming out for staff - housekeepers, watresses, kitchen staff etc etc. You need to get out there and stop worrying, if you are willing to start at the bottom and work hard.
ciao for now,
'o nonno

Ellie, there is no CRB check here. Your boyfriends coaching qualifications might not help. UKCC coaching qualifications do not seem to be recognized over here (My UKCCL1 and L2 aren't!). Otherwise there is some good advice from ononno below, which I second.
ciao
Mike

Thank you both, it's a shame his coaching wont count for anything but we'll work on sorting him something. Having a job for one of us will be better than neither of us!

As for handing out CVs around hotels and various places, will these need to be in Italian or can I stick to my far more impressive (and grammatically correct) English CV?

Italian will impress the people more, and I suspect most of them just in English will just be filed.. in the wastepaper bin.

I guess I better start working on my Italian CV then :S

thank you

Ellie, you could post little ads in shops, cafes, even approach schools to say that you are a 'madre lingua' offering home tutoring. Try to get in touch with your local exam centre offering English exams, familiarise yourself with the Cambridge and Trinity courses and then you'll be better equipped to offer specialist lessons if that's the way forward. Nothing beats word of mouth here in Italy - maybe make up a few cards with your contact details on. Ask in restaurants or at the commune if they need menus or tourist documents translated?! Be flexible, talk to everyone and be prepared to travel to get work - Italians like you to come to their house, after school, in the afternoon/evening to teach their children, get little groups together and always have a smile on your face!!! I started small, travelled a long way - now I have to refuse work because i'm too busy! I love teaching here.

Hi, and welcome. I live just south in Verona -most of the time. OH used to work in Trento/Bolzano.

For work round the lake, German is usually,but not always required. TrentinoAltoAdige has, as usual, it's own rules for hiring staff whereby you have to go through the job centre, but I don't think it aplies to seasonal staff.

Have a look at places like this. http://www.hotelcampinglagodigarda.c...o-di-garda.asp

If you are arriving for the summer, maybe your relatives can inquire if any of the English summer schools require a football coaches.

what a good post . feet on the ground and a smile are some of the best methods to get any thing in italy even for us dum southeners