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park786 · Joined: 07 Aug 2006 Posts: 8 Location: Shanghai

I am moving to the Czech republic, to Brno. I need some general information. Mostly i want to know what is the current going rate per month for an exp. teacher.
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merlin · Posted: Mon Sep 25, 2006 11:49 am Post subject:

summer 2006:

I did some interviews this past spring and summer. Decent schools are offering 230/250 per 45 min (about 500 per 1.5 hour). That kinda adds up to about 20,000 crowns per month.

Of course the upper limit depends on you and how much the school needs you and that kind of stuff.

But try not to accpet below the figures above. less than that and you're being paid like a czech university student.

Few schools in Brno help out with visas, accomodation, etc. they exist but are few and far between.

Arab Strap · Joined: 25 Feb 2004 Posts: 246 Location: under your bed

Jezis Maria!!!!................20,000CZK an hour in Brno. What the F**k am I doing in the Middle East when I could be in Blahovka sipping a cool Plisner Urquell!

Surely you mean 20,000CZK a month, which after tax and health insurance is whipped away doesn't amount to that much.

When you consider the price you'll have to pay for rent etc you're not left which much at the end of the month.

Still I would say the average going rate is about 250CZK, anything less than that and you'll be selling yourself short.

In some rare cases I managed to get 500CZK an hour but that was more a tax dodge for the student than anything else.

Of course it all depends on your qualifications and experience...........

Park is probably the best school in Brno.............

merlin · Posted: Tue Oct 03, 2006 1:25 pm Post subject:

Error corrected, arab strap.

I prefer to quote conservative figures - what any joe blow from texarcanna can get fresh off the boat with minimal experience and qualifications. After all, don't want anyone to get the idea they can make their fortune here.

The 500 range is not so common unfortunately but nice to get once in a while.

The director of Park seems to be a nice guy though I've never worked for him. Brno English Centre is another. There are lots of nice schools and pay is rarely my prime consideration. Nowadays I have to like the feel of the school and get along with the director. I also take a look at the school's price list and make sure no blatant exploitation is going on. so if there's like less than 10 in a class and the students are paying like 70 crowns per hour each I take that into consideration as well. Like now I have some classes with "normal" people in it. What a RELIEF. I'll take them over the lawyer who's too damn busy to keep his appointments any day. OK, the lawyer pays 400 per hour and from the "normal" people through a school I get less than 250 but if the lawyer's "too busy" to keep his mind on the lesson without his mobile ringing every 10 minutes or his secretary walking in is it still rewarding?

gotta go.

philbags · Joined: 13 May 2006 Posts: 149 Location: 1962-69

I worked in prague for 6 months this year for two of the smaller schools - strictly cash and no questions asked. after the month it took to get a full schedule running; MOST months I was bringing in 32000 a month.
I'm not saying it can be done indefinitly but it is doable.
I had a czech friend who helped me find a shared apartment ( students - quite a laugh to be around) that cost 5000 a month.
Youd probably be looking at a lower salary and cheaper rents in Brno ( but i reckon youd find the people more friendly- over the winter in prague , pretty much everybody has a face like a depressed pig. )
All the best
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ITTP · Joined: 23 Sep 2006 Posts: 343 Location: Prague/Worldwide

I agree with Philbags that 32,000,-CZK is doable.

You must take into account though that as a newly qualified teacher you will be taking more time to plan lessons and I wouldn't recommend taking on more than (approx) 24 teaching hours per week to start off.

wildfire · Joined: 01 Oct 2005 Posts: 37

well the czech rep. is great to teach in.

and live in.

but the money is just to get by on.

i say do it if you have a strong desire to live there.

but dont if u need to save.

merlin · Posted: Mon Oct 30, 2006 9:53 am Post subject:

32000 per month is doable in brno as well. The question is if it's repeatable and for how many months out of twelve. This year I think I'll get that 9/12 months but I'll finish at 8pm most nights.

Oftentimes it's possible to bend a director over the table in october and demand your price if he's really deparate and hasn't planned well. I have that choice every october. Irresponsible teachers cancel out and whatnot but I prefer to just say "sorry I'm already committed" rather than cancel out on a director that pays less but who has his schedule organized since august, even if I could get more.

Timing is everything for the short term quick cash. Over the long term I've found reliability and knowing the yearly trends in the market to be more useful. There are so many new directors and DOSes who are operating on a month-to-month basis if they're stuck and you can get 500 from them go for it. They should plan better. But don't plan to stay with them for long. Microeconomics and all that, you know. So many new schools come ... and go. Being a school director is no longer the cake walk it used to be.