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bradwelljackson
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 Posted: Sat Jan 09, 2016 12:11 pm Post subject: Work Permit - Do you need a degree in a related field? |
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Hello Everyone, first of all my presumption is that you will need a work permit in order to teach English in Egypt, and I may not even be correct about that; however, presuming that I am, allow me to ask if one must have a Bachelor's degree in a related field, or can you have one from non-related fields such as Business, Psychology or Chemistry.
Thank you all in advance for your answers. |
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EFL Educator
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| Posted: Sat Jan 09, 2016 2:53 pm Post subject: |
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| You need to have a related degree plus a TEFL certificate to get a work permit....pay for EFL teachers is around US 1,000/Month average. Benefits include the opportunity to learn Arabic and shared accomodation. |
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nomad soul
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| Posted: Sat Jan 09, 2016 4:06 pm Post subject: Re: Work Permit - Do you need a degree in a related field? |
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| bradwelljackson wrote: |
| Allow me to ask if one must have a Bachelor's degree in a related field, or can you have one from non-related fields such as Business, Psychology or Chemistry. |
You must have missed this related thread:
http://forums.eslcafe.com/job/viewtopic.php?t=111769 |
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bradwelljackson
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Hello Nomad,
Thank you for this response. I did read through this post, and I guess that there are some British terms I'm not familiar with. I don't know what she means by "4 yr BA Hons", unless that just means that she graduated with honors. I suppose that I may also deduce through context that she may be saying that she doesn't have a related degree, since one of the replies said "A Bachelor's degree and two years of experience are sufficient for a work permit." I am presuming that that poster means any bachelor's degree.
Then again, another reply to my post stated that "You need to have a related degree plus a TEFL certificate to get a work permit".
So, it seems to me that some further clarification on this point might be in order. |
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nomad soul
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| Posted: Sun Jan 24, 2016 3:25 pm Post subject: |
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| bradwelljackson wrote: |
Then again, another reply to my post stated that "You need to have a related degree plus a TEFL certificate to get a work permit".
So, it seems to me that some further clarification on this point might be in order. |
The poster on that other thread who stated that a "BA and two years of experience are sufficient for a work permit," actually worked in Egypt.
Since this forum is rather quiet, ask your questions on more general Egypt forums, which attract a wider expat audience. Do a Net search on Egypt expat forum. Otherwise, contact AMIDEAST in Egypt, the British Council, and NileTESOL; they'd have a definitive answer for you. |
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bradwelljackson
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| Posted: Sun Jan 31, 2016 12:18 pm Post subject: |
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| Thank you Nomad |
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justcolleen
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| Posted: Tue Feb 02, 2016 10:45 am Post subject: |
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| nomad soul wrote: |
| The poster on that other thread who stated that a "BA and two years of experience are sufficient for a work permit," actually worked in Egypt. |
Correction: works. 
While it still holds true that a Bachelor's degree and two years of work experience meet the government's requirement for a work permit, they're only issuing work permits for two months at a time at the moment. |
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