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Nabz1236 · Joined: 04 Mar 2014 Posts: 54

Looks like the new Dean at KSU means business.

120 Education Experts staff will get fired soon as they will be replaced with better staff.

Lists will be issued next week of who is getting kept on and whomis getting fired.

KSU has new entrance requirements for recruiting teachers.

You need a Masters with 3 years post experience or a BA degree and a CELTA/TEFL with 5 years post experience.

The original starting salary with Education Experts for someone with a BA degree TEFL/CELTA and 2 years experience was basic SR 11,500 plus SR 2750 Accomodation and Travel SR 600 a total package of SR 14850.

Now they are offering starting salary SR 15000 basic plus accomodation SR 2750 and Travel SR 600 total package SR 18350

What a difference in packages one are the days you get an easy contract job at KSU biggest University in the Middle East.

Contract companies like Edex and Iceat are struggling to provide KSU with the staff that have the new requirements.

Edex with various contracts in the Kingdom will try and relocate fired staff to other projects.

ICEAT only have KSU as a sole contract.

It goes to show things are getting tougher in the ESL/EFL world in Saudi. Finding a position might not be easy if youndo not posses the right qualifications and experience.

Anybody from Edex or Iceat working at KSU share any experiences about the changes at KSU?

nomad soul · Joined: 31 Jan 2010 Posts: 11454 Location: The real world

What's the source of this information?

scot47 · Joined: 10 Jan 2003 Posts: 15343

A voice inside his head. Probably the same one that taught him his skills in writing.

Nabz1236 · Joined: 04 Mar 2014 Posts: 54

eslteacher2014 · Joined: 08 May 2014 Posts: 66

Apparently Ed ex is giving more money

http://www.eslcafe.com/joblist/index.cgi?read=31758

lcanupp1964 · Joined: 12 Dec 2009 Posts: 381

But...

Is it worth 18,000sr a month to work for edex when the chances are good that a person will either quit, or get fired within the first few months? In addition, the chances are even greater that people will keep getting ripped-off on a daily basis.

Teachers can go to a direct hire position with the requirements listed in the edex ad.

fledex · Joined: 05 Jun 2011 Posts: 342

Wouldn't work for Edex for less than 20,000, if even that.

So, is a university actually raising its standards? This would be good to see. It might actually put an end to the likes of Edex and ICEAT (just dreaming). I hope KSA will make it easier for the universities to do hiring by themselves in the future.

CANDLES · Posted: Fri May 23, 2014 1:16 pm Post subject:

University raising standards??? Please!

How about raising standards with the calibre of students who are being paid to come to 'school'! Twisted Evil

Some of them have to go to uni, because the au pair /parents can't be bothered to look after them anymore, so for about 6 hours the 'students' are let loose on us.

plumpy nut · Joined: 12 Mar 2011 Posts: 1652

lcanupp1964 · Joined: 12 Dec 2009 Posts: 381

Not everybody is suited for university. The world needs taxi drivers, people to work in service related industries, farmers, blue-color workers, etc...

In KSA, most (99.9%??) can get in who apply and some feel that getting in is all it takes to "earn" a degree. Until admission standards are raised and enforced, the educational standards in KSA will remain the same. I would rate the current standard "Level Brown" because brown is the color of crap. Razz

CANDLES · Posted: Fri May 23, 2014 9:26 pm Post subject:

Very eloquently put, but right! Very Happy

rollingk · Joined: 23 Jul 2006 Posts: 212

Yep, truth's not pretty.

fledex · Joined: 05 Jun 2011 Posts: 342

CANDLES · Posted: Sat May 24, 2014 9:20 am Post subject:

Irrelevant which companies some of these teachers work for- they should never have been teachers! Shocked

jammex88 · Joined: 09 Feb 2014 Posts: 43 Location: United States