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[wespa]

Hi,
there is some recruitment taking place here in Poland for teaching firemen in Kuwiat. The money sounds very good and accommodation is paid for. I'm interested in going but am curious to know if anyone on this forum knows anything about this?

Any feedback would be appreciated!
Wespa

[Bindair Dundat]

[Stephen Jones]

Do be a little careful. There are plenty of cases of Indians, Philipinos and other third worlders being recruited to jobs in Kuwait and then sent off to Iraq.

Do let us know what nationality the firemen are and why on earth anybody wants them to learn English.

[British Tutor Q8]

Firemen are some of the Adult Employee Students taught / improving English at KPC, Training Centre, Ahmadi.

Teachers are recruited by LangSols of Britain and employed by MASS Consultants & Services in central Kuwait City, which provides Iqama Visa 18 and Civil ID Card plus pays monthly Salary. This is stated here as Barry Shorten tells Applicants / Teachers they will work for a British firm.

See other posts on both above companies.

The Iqama (Residence Work 18 Visa) and Civil ID Card plus Medical Card are standard - provided by formally processing details of the Teacher and Kuwaiti Sponsor/Employing Company in Kuwait from the Kuwaiti Government's Immigration Office. Such is not a special service any private company provides more than any other. However, it is intended herein that people outside Kuwait and newbies become aware that some companies are trying to have Teachers just sign a Contract with the foreign recruitment folk and request Teachers to enter Kuwait on a Visit Visa [Tourist] then tell them that an Iqama 18 might take 6 months to process ... but it does not. Based on that, the local employing company then attempt to force unreasonable rules on Teachers which are not based on laws of Parliament or Shoon rules.
Innumerous upset Western Teachers have worriedly sought solutions to their sudden crises and it is hoped any well intended posting might assist them in prevention, as opposed to cure.
e.g.
A foreign recruiting firm today is asking Teachers abroad to sign scanned, emailed Contracts stating the Employees will be working for them.
Whereas, the Iqamas will be required to be provided by SO, Quali and/or Edu Hold. The next step is they will be requested to enter Kuwait on a Tourist Visa, not with formal Residence Work Iqama 18 legal documents that are being commenced for official process and provision as ........... is lawfully required by and to be issued from, the actual Government in Kuwait.
Various firms have often cheated Teachers, both during their stays and on departures, out of their monetary entitlements.
If the mist clears and mis-interpretations fade, with ensuing clarity, surely any posts could at least try to help travelling Teachers to avoid such.

[miski]

British Tutor seems to be doing a heck of a lot of advertising here on the boards this weeks . (MOD edit: already edited and warned)

British Tutor- could we have soem DETAILS about the contracts ?

daily / weekly hours ?
Net salary?
Indemnity?
Accomodation ?
Number of students per class?
Resources available and coursebooks used?
Contract as per kuwaiti law?

Thanks ever so.

[British Tutor Q8]

The recruiters and/or employing companies have posted on Dave's Cafe.

[miski]

British Tutor says '' Teachers are recruited by LangSols of Britain and employed by MASS Consultants & Services in central Kuwait City, which provides Iqama Visa 18 and Civil ID Card plus pays monthly Salary. ''

Actually you are wrong here and are misleading the public-

The iqama ( work visa ) and Civil ID are standard and are provided by THE KUWAITI AUTHORITIES not any special service any private company provides more than any other. You make it sound like WOW! they give you a job AND get you a visa too!!!!. Eh, they have to. It's the law. And the LAW provides it.

[British Tutor Q8]

Misti's misinterpretation of intention therein .....

[British Tutor Q8]

Quote: "British Tutor seems to be doing a heck of a lot of advertising here on the boards this weeks "

Whereas ......

if anybody counts entries, I actually only did a few Posts within 24 hours.

Today doing replies to responses, thanks.