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spanglish
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Minimal qualifications just don't cut it much anymore. Even if you get an unrelated BA degree plus a CELTA, you'll still be looking at bad wages and a worse career path. If you're just looking to do 1-2 years of teaching to extend your life abroad, then sure, go ahead and get a CELTA, and that would probably help you get a job somewhere like Colombia, Ecuador, or Mexico (or maybe Tunisia/Egypt). You'll make subsistence wages (at best), but with luck you'll have a mildly comfortable and adventurous life for a couple years. You'll have nothing to show for your efforts except memories after those years of experience and find yourself increasingly unemployable as requirements continue to go up and the market gets more competitive.
A far wiser plan would be to think a bit more strategically and do so as suggested above - get qualified as a Canadian public school teacher, get a couple years experience in Canadian public schools, and then have a good life abroad that includes extravagant luxuries like comfortable accommodations, savings, and health care.
Of course, you also have to consider if education and teaching is a good career fit for you. Training in another field might also serve you well in enabling you to continue to pursue an international life. |
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nomad soul
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| If you're just looking to do 1-2 years of teaching to extend your life abroad, then sure, go ahead and get a CELTA, and that would probably help you get a job somewhere like Colombia, Ecuador, or Mexico (or maybe Tunisia/Egypt). |
FYI: For Tunisia, Morocco, and Egypt, a BA is required for legal employment. |
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HLJHLJ
Joined: 06 Oct 2009
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| Posted: Thu Feb 25, 2016 4:32 am Post subject: |
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| spanglish wrote: |
| ...go ahead and get a CELTA, and that would probably help you get a job somewhere like ... Ecuador |
It's got a lot harder to get a visa in Ecuador without a degree. Although it's not necessary for a work visa or a cultural exchange visa, the government are pushing hard to get people off those temporary visas and onto immigration visas. The new fees are punitive for temporary visas and the handful of schools that did offer them are either reducing the number they issue or withdrawing from them altogether. New recruits are being directed to the professional visa, which requires a degree. |
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PedestrianPickel
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Hey guys,
I'm looking into getting a BA of Elementary Education now. Thanks for everything! |
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nomad soul
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| PedestrianPickel wrote: |
Hey guys,
I'm looking into getting a BA of Elementary Education now. Thanks for everything! |
Super! Keep us posted. |
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PedestrianPickel
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| Will do! You guys rock! |
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