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[Alan Batalanto]

Hi, nomad soul.

Yes, I'm looking at it as a long-term investment, something that will pay for itself over the years. I started the research yesterday; there are some unis in my home country offering some distance programmes, but it's still in the early stage, not the same choices as other countries. That may improve over time, however. I can save to pay for it in the meantime.

[Deats]

A BA will probably take 3-4 years. If you start your course in 2 years, then study for 4 years, that's 6 years. In that time a LOT of stuff can and will change.

I looked at an MA from Holland as it was 1000Euro, compared to about 8000Euro in England. But many countries won't accept it, so it is a waste of 1000Euro and 1 year of my life.

Just to give you a heads up. As an EU citizen, you are entitled to home school fees for the UK. You are not classed as a foreign citizen. What's more, you MAY qualify for free education in Scotland? You should check that out. Scotland quite often seems to have the cheapest courses. Failing that, why not study in ROI?

[Alan Batalanto]

Hi Deats,

I lived in Scotland for a while - long before teaching - and considered studying there, and of course the option to go back to ROI is always open.

However, right now I'm in Spain, working at a good school for a decent salary, which is quite rare here, so I need to keep this job. Really I think that distance education is the only option at the moment.

I checked Scottish unis for distance education but you have to be physically present in Scotland to qualify for free fees. So unless I could get a TEFL job in Scotland, I doubt I'd go there. Shame, as their unis look good and of course free fees for EU citizens.

Thanks for the advice.

[scot47]

Slim pickings in TEFL jobs in Scotland ! EU citizens with residence in an EU state outside the UK can get free higher education here.

[suphanburi]