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Rachel Jade
Joined: 09 Aug 2011 Posts: 1 Location: Canada
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Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2011 9:30 pm Post subject: Teaching Requirements? |
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Hi guys!
I am Canadian-Italian - thinking of making the jump across the pond to teach English spring 2012.
But I have a question - what are the qualifications/requirements that are most often desired?
I do not have a BA, but am starting CELTA in January. Is this sufficient?
Thanks!
NB And I don't want to be only able to find sketchy jobs. |
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Teacher in Rome
Joined: 09 Jul 2003 Posts: 1286
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Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2011 5:37 pm Post subject: |
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I have come across teachers without a BA, but many schools / institutions will expect it along with CELTA / Trinity TESOL and experience. In the company I worked for, we needed to forward teachers' CVs to take part in a bid. One of the requirements (it was a publicly funded bid) was a bachelor's degree, meaning that any teachers without this would not be eligible to teach on the program.
A lot depends on how you word your CV. If you have any higher ed, make something of it. If you lack teaching experience, talk up any business experience - this might position you for work where you need to teach business English or work in-company. |
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euro2010
Joined: 20 Jun 2010 Posts: 13
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Posted: Fri Aug 26, 2011 2:58 pm Post subject: |
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Do you have a BSc or no kind of degree? If you're looking at private schools then there shouldn't really be a problem if you've got a CELTA except maybe in some of the big cities. As was said before though, if you're looking at government/EU-funded schemes, very common in the south, then you'll need a degree and as most private schools take contracts for these schemes you may be out of luck. |
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sophieisidoro
Joined: 31 Aug 2011 Posts: 8
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Posted: Thu Sep 08, 2011 5:35 pm Post subject: |
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My school for instance on paper requires a CELTA and three years experience but I have seen that occasionally they have employed people with less experience because they already have some commercial experience (useful for business english) |
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