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What I know about Bogot� & Colombia
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lozwich



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PostPosted: Thu Nov 16, 2006 9:12 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Jyulee wrote:
The only traditional-style EFL college that I am aware of that takes on foreign teachers legally (with work visas and contracts) is the British Council...

http://www.britishcouncil.org/es/colombia-job-vacancies.htm

(It doesn't look like they have anything at the moment)


Actually, that's not quite right. Take a looky on TEFL.com... Wink
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Jyulee



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PostPosted: Thu Nov 16, 2006 9:29 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

And, more to the point, look at the British Council's ad on tefl.com...

The British Council wrote:
We are looking for two experienced and dedicated Teacher's


"dedicated Teacher's"?

The mind boggles, I thought the BC were supposed to be pillars of competence and professionalism...
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julianb



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PostPosted: Mon Nov 20, 2006 11:51 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

hola + cheers for the info - i will follow some of it up - i only have a tefl but lots of experience working with young people (mainly for social services) - my initial enquiries havent been promising javascript:emoticon('Sad')
Sadbut i ll keep plugging away - vamos a ver ! hope you are well + still enjoying the latin vibe - ciao for now
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sniper



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PostPosted: Thu Dec 07, 2006 1:55 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

My school pays foreign-contract workers a little over 5 million pesos a month, off the top of my head I think that's about �1,400 a month. Compared to the fortunes available in the Middle East (and, evidently, South Korea) that may not seem like much. But this is Colombia we're talking about, one can live comfortably like this. Whether or not this is more or less than other similar jobs pay here I don't know...[/quote]

Is your salary of $5 Million monthly average? That seems like a lot of money for teaching in Colombia. Most of what I am running into is about $25,000 an hour and finding a full time job is almost impossible.

I'm moving to Medellin in January and I need to find something.

Any advice?
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Jyulee



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PostPosted: Thu Dec 07, 2006 3:11 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I assume that bilingual schools pay more than langauge academies, and also that pay in Bogota is higher than most other places.

So, if I were you, I would look for a big bilingual school that is looking for English teachers!

Sorry I can't be of more help...
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sniper



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PostPosted: Sat Dec 09, 2006 12:37 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thanks for the tip. I may try a university as well since I have a Masters Degree in business.
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lozwich



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PostPosted: Sat Dec 09, 2006 2:19 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

IH is opening up in Bogota in the new year. Its not overly well paid compared to international schools, but its something. Its only 25 hours teaching a week, so you could probably make a fair bit on the side with privates too.

http://www.ihworld.com/recruitment/teacher_vacancies.asp
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Jyulee



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PostPosted: Mon Dec 11, 2006 1:42 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Yeah, 2 million doesn't sound like much - and La Candelaria might look nice, but it's not the safest area.

But probably easier to get work there than at a bilingual school.
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TravellingAround



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PostPosted: Wed Jan 31, 2007 1:15 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hi, has anyone been to Barranquilla or can give any information about the place?
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