This Volunteer Placement is Located in: Lima, Peru

Start Date: November 2026

Placement Length: 5 months

Language Requirements: Spanish

Please submit a Spanish Resume and Statement of Interest

Eligibility: Open to Canadian Citizens and Permanent Residents of Canada only The Volunteer’s Role

Are you passionate about teacher development and creating lasting educational impact? Join Cuso International as a volunteer with a Mining Technology Center (CETEMIN), Peru's leading technical education institution for the mining sector.

Working alongside local educators, you will help strengthen teaching practices, develop innovative training programs, and build sustainable professional development systems that will empower instructors and benefit future generations of skilled professionals.

This is a unique chance to share your expertise, experience Peru's vibrant culture, and contribute to inclusive, high-quality technical education that supports sustainable economic development. Be part of a meaningful international volunteer experience, your knowledge can help shape the future of technical education in Peru.

As a volunteer, you will:

- Conduct a comprehensive assessment of instructors’ pedagogical competencies through classroom observations, interviews, review of institutional tools, analysis of academic indicators, teacher evaluation results, and student feedback.
- Design and implement a training program: Develop pedagogical training modules based on active methodologies, competency-based learning, and best practices in technical education.
- Pedagogical support for instructors: Conduct classroom observation visits, provide constructive feedback, and develop individualized improvement plans for each instructor.
- Create pedagogical performance evaluation tools (rubrics, checklists, observation records) aligned with CETEMIN’s institutional standards.

Essential Qualifications:

- Bachelor’s degree in Education, Pedagogy, Educational Psychology,



Educational Sciences, or a closely related field.

Essential Background:

- Proven background in teacher training, adult education, or faculty development.
- Demonstrated experience in course design, curriculum development, or instructional materials creation.
- Strong skills in educational coaching, classroom observation, and mentoring.
- Proficiency in writing frameworks, technical reports, and assessment criteria.
- Enthusiasm for cross-cultural collaboration, technical education, and international development.

Ready to make a transformative impact? Apply today to share your educational talent, explore Peru’s vibrant culture, and shape the future of vocational training!

Cuso International

Cuso International is an international cooperation and development organization based in Canada that works to create social and economic opportunities for equity-deserving groups. Building on over sixty years of impactful work, we address global challenges by tackling the root causes of inequality. Working alongside our partners, we are focused on efforts to improve economic resilience, advance equity and inclusion for all, and deliver progress on climate action.

We believe that by sharing skills, we can build better futures. Guided by our values of courage, inclusion, sustainability and accountability, Cuso combines innovative strategies and enduring partnerships to create lasting, meaningful change in communities across Africa, Latin America, the Caribbean, and Canada.

Support Package

- Monthly living allowance
- Accommodation
- Health insurance (including required vaccinations and antimalarial medication)
- Round-trip airfare and visa/work permit costs
- Pre-placement, in-country and reintegration training (along with access to self-directed materials and online resources)
- Ongoing local support
- Access to the Employee Assistance Program during and after placement

Visit our website to view all 30+ international and online volunteer opportunities: https://cusointl.org/3uVN1oJ

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