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pooroldedgar
Joined: 07 Oct 2010 Posts: 181
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Welsh Rabbit
Joined: 27 Aug 2014 Posts: 4
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Posted: Fri Sep 26, 2014 5:06 am Post subject: |
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Things are far from well at Community College of Qatar, and it’s mostly because of one person. The chair of the English Language Centre, (MOD edit) foul-tempered American woman, has devastated morale in the year she’s been in charge. She has a small circle of favourites and lavishly rewards these few highly unqualified people, and treats everyone else with extreme rudeness. If she happens not to like you, you’ll face constant harassment. She generated so many complaints last year that she was very nearly fired over the summer, but managed to hang on by dint of wasta. Needless to say, the department’s a simmering cauldron of frustration and resentment. If she goes and a competent person takes over, it might be worthwhile to apply here. Till then, avoid the place at all costs.
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millie18
Joined: 23 Oct 2007 Posts: 185
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Posted: Sat Oct 18, 2014 9:35 am Post subject: |
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The SEC is currently reviewing the roles of CCQ, QU and CNAQ in Doha with a view to reducing duplication of services (especially with the colleges) and enhancing a symbiotic relationship between the 3.
Of course this is partially a financial decision but could improve services to the students who aren't really Education City university material |
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Welsh Rabbit
Joined: 27 Aug 2014 Posts: 4
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Posted: Wed Dec 03, 2014 5:52 pm Post subject: |
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MOD edit for link to real name of individual |
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scot47
Joined: 10 Jan 2003 Posts: 15343
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Posted: Mon Dec 08, 2014 4:10 pm Post subject: |
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One of the wonders for males teaching in Saudi is that there is ZERO chance of having a female boss or female colleagues ! Long live gender segregation ! |
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kellygreen
Joined: 27 Aug 2010 Posts: 91
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Posted: Thu Feb 05, 2015 5:29 pm Post subject: |
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Things have gone very quiet on a renewal of the CNA - State of Qatar contract. There have been visits from various campuses (QU and CCQ) to have a look around at the facilities at CNAQ. There have been visits from CNA senior management but they visit without announcement and without any overt interaction with staff/faculty here. That's been the MO for 4 years now.
All of this is not necessarily a bad thing. The SEC has taken more direct control in the Fall of 2014 and of course are looking to get a return on their investment by removing duplicate services/programs in future. That's only good sense.
Morale overall amongst current faculty can be low on various fronts. Having to reapply and interview for a job one has held for 6+ years and over 2 - 3 contracts is difficult for some to comprehend. Of course, current faculty are well paid in comparison with salary scales at QU and CCQ but if the contract between the Canadian campus is not renewed, that may change. If pay scales did change in the next 2 or 3 years on the negative side, that would probably mean many Canadians now on staff would leave.
The impact on the quality of education at the college would be interesting. Who knows if it would be negative, it could be positive if hiring is done judiciously and carefully.
Time will tell. In the meantime, it is still a very convenient point of departure for travellers. Of course, we also have our housing (which has been improved immeasurably for some over the past few months) and health and tickets. |
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tmac-100
Joined: 23 Nov 2006 Posts: 137
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Posted: Thu Feb 05, 2015 8:06 pm Post subject: |
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kellygreen wrote: |
....... If pay scales did change in the next 2 or 3 years on the negative side, that would probably mean many Canadians now on staff would leave.
The impact on the quality of education at the college would be interesting. Who knows if it would be negative, it could be positive if hiring is done judiciously and carefully.
Time will tell. In the meantime, it is still a very convenient point of departure for travellers. Of course, we also have our housing (which has been improved immeasurably for some over the past few months) and health and tickets. |
Your "if" and "could" terms are interesting in that this has always been the case everywhere, not just with CNA-Q. I note a number of people leaving because they are fed up with the Middle East (Doha), or because of wanting to be with grandchildren, or because of .... AND THEN they return a year later
Of course there are those who cannot find a job in NL or are bored with retirement and THEN come to CNA-Q and are HAPPY to be in Doha. Your prediction of staff leaving if pay scales went into the toilet is fanciful if there are NO jobs in Canada to go to. That is the situation for the predictable future: teaching jobs will be few and far between for many disciplines. As stated, a number of current CNA-Q staff are in Doha, fully employed and getting experience and enhancing their resumes, AND getting Masters degrees because they were laid off or could not find work in Canada.
Housing is housing. One complex has been closed because of sewage/maintenance issues and folks were given options to select from. Seems that most are happy to have been given choices.
Travel from Doha is easy and relatively inexpensive because of close proximity to "cheap places to visit" - like Asia, the MENA - and in spite of that, MANY folks still go to Europe, etc. CNA-Q is an easier place for travel as a gateway than CNA-NL. That is readily understood by staff at the Doha campus. |
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hail cat
Joined: 11 Feb 2015 Posts: 10
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Posted: Sat Feb 21, 2015 4:30 pm Post subject: |
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Another ongoing problem at CCQ is housing. Most people are housed in reasonably large and well equipped flats, with on-site pool and gym, in Al Maha towers, but about 25% have been placed in small, poorly furnished and inconveniently located flats in the Bin Omran area. No pool, no gym, no outside area at all, just narrow, dirty, dangerous streets. The word "slum" has been used by some, and based on my visits there I can't disagree.
To make matters worse, in September newly hired single people were put into vacant flats in Al Maha, but couples and families who'd been hoping to escape were kept in their pathetically inadequate places in Bin Omran. Unfair in the extreme. |
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hellionzap
Joined: 19 Oct 2009 Posts: 61 Location: Nizwa
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Posted: Fri Mar 13, 2015 9:32 am Post subject: |
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So, anyone at TESOL Arabia this weekend who is looking for work at CCQ, pay NO attention to the blowhard Dean, Dr. Blahblahblah. The person to listen to is the woman ELC Chair. She knows what she is talking about. |
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hail cat
Joined: 11 Feb 2015 Posts: 10
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Posted: Sat Apr 04, 2015 7:12 am Post subject: |
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hellionzap wrote: |
So, anyone at TESOL Arabia this weekend who is looking for work at CCQ, pay NO attention to the blowhard Dean, Dr. Blahblahblah. The person to listen to is the woman ELC Chair. She knows what she is talking about. |
If by "knows what sh is talking about" you mean how to mismanage a language centre, alienate students, and drive away faculty with insults and favouritism, then it's true that she's an expert in those things.
The dean may be a blowhard but unlike the Chair, he isn't a constant cause of misery to the ELC. |
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Tell_the_Truth
Joined: 06 Apr 2013 Posts: 3
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Posted: Mon Apr 06, 2015 1:02 am Post subject: |
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Hail Cat--
There are a small handful of ELC “instructors” who are not qualified, lazy, and simply should not be in the field of education. They sit and complain and watch the rest of us work hard to support our students. They would cause misery wherever they went.
It appears as though you may be one of them. |
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hail cat
Joined: 11 Feb 2015 Posts: 10
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Posted: Mon Apr 06, 2015 4:03 pm Post subject: |
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Tell_the_Truth,
And it appears you may be one of the Chair's lapdogs (or the Chair herself).
Your argument: 'Hail Cat doesn't like the ELC Chair's management, so Hail Cat must be lazy and unqualified'.
Would you give this reasoning an A? I hope your responsibilities don't include teaching the persuasive essay. |
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