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Desert Dueller
Joined: 20 Jul 2015 Posts: 45 Location: Montreal
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Posted: Wed Oct 19, 2016 10:28 pm Post subject: Colleges of Excellence minimum qualifications |
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It is my understanding that the minimum qualifications for employment as an ELT at the diverse range of KSA colleges under the Colleges of Excellence (CoE) banner are an MA (preferably ELT-related), plus recognised CELTA/TEFL/TESOL, plus 2-5 years of relevant teaching experience. These minimum requirements are laid down by CoE and form an integral part of management agreements between CoE and contracted providers.
I have noted that some providers and recruiters seem to advertise jobs and proceed to sign up ELTs who do not meet these requirements, especially when it comes to post-grad qualifications.
My brother has an offer of employment with an established CoE college in Riyadh which has recently been taken over by a UK provider. He is unsure if to accept, bearing in mind the possibility of problems further down the track, for example CoE checking on providers, with the result of being terminated early.
I work for a tertiary institution where similar minimum requirements are strictly enforced.
Can anyone offer further info and advice on this? Much appreciated. Thnx. |
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americanjoe
Joined: 07 Apr 2015 Posts: 42
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Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2016 6:02 am Post subject: |
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My Quals:
High school Teacher's Certificate with and endorsement for "Secondary English" in the American states of Alaska, Hawaii and Utah plus 5 years now teaching at the university level.
I consider myself minimally qualified and barely competent.
But for some reason I get bombarded with job offers, like weekly 2-3 depending on the time of year because I'm signed up on Serious Teachers.
To my mind, people who talk about how highly qualified they are and are continually chasing a new certification are sort of silly and pretentious.
Relax.
Working in the ME is the Big Suck.
If you want a job you'll get one because no one really wants to work here. |
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Amerrycan Muslim
Joined: 01 Jul 2014 Posts: 51 Location: KSA
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Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2016 8:54 am Post subject: |
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In practice, COE requires a BA and a CELTA level qualification... |
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bigdurian
Joined: 05 Feb 2014 Posts: 401 Location: Flashing my lights right behind you!
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Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2016 9:28 am Post subject: |
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Amerrycan Muslim wrote: |
In practice, COE requires a BA and a CELTA level qualification... |
In practice, teaching in Saudi requires a pulse.
FTFY..... |
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rustyrockets
Joined: 06 Sep 2015 Posts: 78 Location: Thinking about it...
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Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2016 6:21 pm Post subject: |
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I would just like to add that as each CoE has a different administration from a different country (from Spain to New Zealand). They tend to prefer a particular nationality accordingly, some go for EU citizens, some go for Americans, some others don't really care as long as you are a "native". |
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Lord T
Joined: 07 Jul 2015 Posts: 285
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Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2016 7:30 am Post subject: |
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In practice, teaching in Saudi requires a pulse.
FTFY.....[/quote]
I'm not sure that you do need a pulse: look at the photographs of PYP English teachers at kfupm (website) and you will see that at least a third of them appear to be dead.
Another third are clearly old enough to have been at school at the same time as God was there, and presumably won't have a pulse for much longer. |
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scot47
Joined: 10 Jan 2003 Posts: 15343
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Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2016 6:10 pm Post subject: |
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My experience at KFUPM was that the aged teachers could actually teach. Not so sure about the young dudes with ponytails. |
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Linguist
Joined: 22 Feb 2006 Posts: 202
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Posted: Sat Oct 29, 2016 11:22 pm Post subject: |
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In practice, teaching in Saudi requires a pulse.
There was a time in Saudi where cadavers were recruited to teach at the PYP. There was no pulse at all. I checked. |
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