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Czexpat
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Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2011 9:41 am Post subject: How much do the companies pay schools? |
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I was just wondering if there is a standard price that companies pay language schools. My friend, who is a company director, asked me and I said I thought it would be about 1,000Kc per hour.
I've heard that anecdotally and it would probably fit with the rates of pay for teachers but a Director of Studies at a large school claimed their rule of thumb was at least 50Kc over what the teachers were paid. However, I can't believe that schools are working for that little.
Does anyone have any experience in this area? |
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spiral78
Joined: 05 Apr 2004 Posts: 11534 Location: On a Short Leash
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Czexpat
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Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2011 2:45 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks. Would those prices for company courses be per course or per student? They seem low. |
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spiral78
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Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2011 3:55 pm Post subject: |
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I'm sure it's per student, as it's far lower than what the teachers are paid |
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Czexpat
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Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2011 4:47 pm Post subject: |
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spiral78 wrote: |
I'm sure it's per student, as it's far lower than what the teachers are paid |
Then I'm doing something wrong as no school has yet offered me 469Kc for an hour. |
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Chris Westergaard
Joined: 14 Mar 2006 Posts: 215 Location: Prague
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Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2011 5:04 pm Post subject: |
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It's less than 1000 an hour for sure. Most companies probably pay around 450-700 per hour I would imagine. |
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Czexpat
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Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2011 5:11 pm Post subject: |
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Chris Westergaard wrote: |
It's less than 1000 an hour for sure. Most companies probably pay around 450-700 per hour I would imagine. |
Thanks for the reply.
How about the rate per student? Is there a flat rate plus additional cost for each student? |
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Mercury Morris
Joined: 28 Jun 2009 Posts: 27 Location: Prague
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Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2012 9:51 am Post subject: Prague Post list very good but out of date |
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Wow that's a great list of schools and profile data from the Prague Post. But after looking it over I noticed some of the schools have already changed hands. For example TEC (Tailored English Courses) has been bought by Spevacek (SPA Agency). Even if the data is a bit dated, its an excellent resource.
The price schools charge varies, depending on which school and also which client. I think the schools negotiate different packages for each client. A typical contract for example would be 12,000czk for 16 90 minute lessons (750czk/90 min). Or maybe 520czk/60 min lessons, billed monthly.
The higher the teacher-to-student ratio is, the more money the school makes (at the teacher's expense). The profit a school makes on 1 to 1 lessons is maybe only 100czk give or take, but add just a few more students and the school is making a huge profit.
Here's a hypothetical contract with above mentioned pay rates: let's say a company signs a contract with an ESL school for English lessons agreeing to pay 750czk/90 mins per student, for a 5 student class: that's 3,750 per 90 minute class paid to the school for each weekly lesson. What does the school pay the teacher for this lesson? 480czk.
In one month from that one company the school has made 15,000czk.
How much did the school pay the teacher for those 4 classes? 1,920czk.
Little wonder ESL schools in Prague are such a racket
You can imagine how VERY ANGRY ESL school directors become when teachers leave a school--and take a company contract with them. It happens. This is why you often see dead bodies of ESL teachers floating down the Vltava when heading to your 7.30am class |
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spiral78
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Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2012 12:29 pm Post subject: |
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Wow that's a great list of schools and profile data from the Prague Post. But after looking it over I noticed some of the schools have already changed hands. For example TEC (Tailored English Courses) has been bought by Spevacek (SPA Agency). Even if the data is a bit dated, its an excellent resource |
The thread's a year old now, and the list was likely even older. |
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Mercury Morris
Joined: 28 Jun 2009 Posts: 27 Location: Prague
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Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2012 8:40 pm Post subject: A year old thread is a young thread for this forum |
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The thread may be a year old--but that's relatively young for such an inactive, slothlike forum as this LOL.
Like I said the link to the table is great, regardless of its being a bit dated. Thanks for uploading it.
BTW, as a minor sidenote what's up with the dog poo fixation in your moniker? (just kidding!) |
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spiral78
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Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2012 9:12 pm Post subject: |
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It's all about cleaning it up |
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