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[basiltherat]

If the institute you work for provides in-company training, i'd be interested in what incentives are provided by the institute to encourage you to do them. Especially when monthly pay is the same for those doing solely in-school classes.
I've recently been discussing my tentative application for a job with an institute in a north african nation. The director informed me that besides in-school classes, they also offer in-company groups. While going into details of in-company training , he informed me that the teacher might be expected to teach 2 or even 3 in-company groups in one day. While transportation costs were reimbursed, he said, travelling time was not. (suffice to say, I'm not considering this position seriously) To me, this gives little incentive to do these classes and out of choice, surely, one would choose to do in-school groups where you have access to all school facilities and other advantages.

The following would seem to me the main reasons why volunteering to do such classes for an institute makes very little sense.

lost, unreimbursed time for travelling around either by private or public transport.
getting wet when it rains and having to wait lengthy periods for a vacant taxi to come by
having to deal with taxi drivers who are constantly trying to rip-you off by taking a wrong turn while you're busy preparing your lesson for the next company class while tracvelling.
city pollution/filth and sweaty temperatures during the hot season.
having to deal with crowds
having to lug training materials around the city
rooms provided by the company for training are frequently not suitable
- sometimes the size of broom cupboards
use of company's equipment (photocopier, for example) is restricted or awkward.


The problems above are clearly not faced by those doing solely in-school classes.


So what is it that makes in-company work so attractive ? If it was financially worthwhile, I can see the point but is it always ??

Anybody have any views on this ?

basil

[Phil_b]

I found it a bit refreshing just to get out of the school I worked in for a bit... but then they were paid (slightly) better to offset the travelling... It all depends on the size of the city etc.

[Stephen Jones]

If they not paying you extra for the travelling time, forget it.

[merlin]

Yes, you should definitely get more reinbursement for the travel time.

Of the intrinsic benefits of teaching at companies can say that in my lessons I pick the brains of my students. I teach a lawyer and in discussing legal issues I often manage to cleverly get in some legal advice when discussing a "hypothetical case". When teaching a company director I ask him about management issues and dealing with employer-employee relations. With my bankers I discuss finances. I taught at a car cosmetic wholesaler/distributer and learned a lot about how to care for my car's appearance. For example, the pros/cons of this or that car wash at a given service station.

The great things about such lessons are they're really interesting for both parites.