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ESL_QUEEN
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 Posted: Thu Sep 03, 2015 5:09 pm Post subject: Teaching in the UAE |
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What are the chances of working in the UAE if I have a BA and a CELTA with 6 years experience 3 of which are in the Middle East?
Seem like they all wants Masters or PGCE. |
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nomad soul
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| Posted: Thu Sep 03, 2015 5:31 pm Post subject: Re: Teaching in the UAE |
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| ESL_QUEEN wrote: |
| Seem like they all wants Masters or PGCE. |
That's the reality. If you were already in country under your spouse's visa, it wouldn't be too difficult to get work at a language school as a local hire. However, the salary would be mediocre and the benefits sparse. |
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ESL_QUEEN
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| Posted: Thu Sep 03, 2015 5:43 pm Post subject: |
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| I keep thinking because its September places are limited..however surely that cant be the reason..What are my chances of teaching in a local school? I've done a quick search on Google and other forums but I have no idea where to start in terms of finding a job in the UAE |
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nomad soul
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| Posted: Thu Sep 03, 2015 6:12 pm Post subject: |
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| By "local school," do you mean a public school or private, international school? If the former, try Adveti or ADEC. For international schools, check out recruitment sites like Seek Teachers, Teach Away, and Footprints to see if you even meet the degree and teaching qualification requirements. There's also bayt.com and gulftalent.com. Ads that state "immediate hire" generally mean the position is for a local hire and not for applicants outside the UAE. |
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Gulezar
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| Posted: Fri Sep 04, 2015 3:03 am Post subject: Re: Teaching in the UAE |
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| ESL_QUEEN wrote: |
What are the chances of working in the UAE if I have a BA and a CELTA with 6 years experience 3 of which are in the Middle East?
Seem like they all wants Masters or PGCE. |
In higher education, you might be able to adjunct, but you would have to be on a spouse's visa and, as already stated, the pay would be a pittance and there would be no benefits.
Yes, there are folks who are working in higher education who only have a BA, but these folks are not recent hires. For quite some time "they all wants Masters or PGCE". |
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rdobbs98
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Depends on which Emirate you work and your education. In Abu Dhabi you must have an education degree and/or license from your country. In Dubai, Sharjah, Ajman and Ras Al Khaimah a bachelors degree (if you are from a Western country), Masters degree if you are from other countries (because the Ministry of Higher Education will count the bachelors as a diploma upon equivalency).
You definitely will need experience if you don't have it. Have you worked in a Middle Eastern country? This makes a difference because students here are far different to deal with than most other places, especially the West. |
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dragonpiwo
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| Posted: Sat Sep 05, 2015 12:31 pm Post subject: erm |
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| The requirements for the oil companies aren't as rigorous. |
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nomad soul
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| Posted: Sat Sep 05, 2015 12:41 pm Post subject: Re: erm |
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| dragonpiwo wrote: |
| The requirements for the oil companies aren't as rigorous. |
The OP is female. |
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Geronimo
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nomad soul
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| Posted: Mon Sep 07, 2015 6:34 pm Post subject: |
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I'm familiar with PI. In fact, one of my friends is in that photo. However, Dragonpiwo was referring specifically to those teaching jobs out in the oil fields, which is where he's located. I doubt he has female teaching colleagues, but I could be wrong. |
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dragonpiwo
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| Posted: Fri Sep 11, 2015 3:01 pm Post subject: erm |
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| They seem to be doing most of the training in AD these days and a bunch of women run that place. |
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