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[WhatsGrammar?]

Hi.

I don,t usually post on forums but with this offer.........I just felt, COMPELLED.

My quals.........Male, 51. BA ( Hons ) Primary Education ( UK )
MA TESOL ( UK )

Strong background as a HR Manager/Trainer

Several years experience as an EFL teacher in SE Asia.

Any comments welcome...........Good? Bad?



LETTER OF INTENT

1. Name: Mr. DELETED

2. Place of work: SABIS� Educational Services, Public-Private Partnership (PPP) project in the UAE, in Al Ain, AL Khazna and/or al Ghayathi region with flexibility for all locations.

3. Contract Starting Date: 10 August 2008.

4. Position: Teacher Trainer: this role includes providing support and guidance to PPP teaching staff as required in order to maintain uniformly high standards of classroom delivery in line with Sabis methods, through observation, training and giving model lessons.
5. Monthly Salary (Net): UAE Dirhams 12 000 (UAE Dirhams twelve thousand) paid for each full month�s work & paid at the end of each month.

6. End of Contract Lump Sum: Additional UAE Dirhams 18,000 (UAE Dirhams eighteen thousand) to be paid as a lump sum at the end of the contract.

7. Yearly ticket: An annual economy return ticket will be provided for you from your hometown.

8. Annual Vacation: 6 weeks summer holidays.
9. Accommodation: Furnished single accommodation will be provided.

10. Working Hours: 45 administrative hours per week: between 7:45 � 17:00 from Sunday to Thursday, & between 8:00 & 13:00 on Saturdays. Some Saturdays may not be required, subject to work loads and determined by your regional superior.

11. Baggage Allowance: For sending personal effects at the beginning and the end of the employment against a receipted invoice (Not to exceed-US $100 per route � USD One Hundred Dollars only).

12. Medical Insurance: Private Medical insurance will be provided to you.

Please note that the above is a letter of intent confirming your terms of employment. A contract & a confidentiality agreement will be signed before, or upon your arrival at post. Thereafter, the contract will be signed on annual basis based on mutual consent. Certainly our interest is in long-term prospect; however it is a SABIS policy to have one year renewable contracts.

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[veiledsentiments]

I assume that you have done a search and read all the negative comments about this organization and this contract. Pretty much 100% negative.

There is good reason that they only do one year contracts. Few people seem to be able to tolerate more than one.

VS

[WhatsGrammar?]

Hello VS.

Yes, I have read all the comments and I am inclined to turn the offer down. Just thought it would be a step in the door, so to speak.

[rosyanna]

CfBT, nord anglia and mosaica will pay several thousand dirhamsmore per month and less contracted hours.

[mishmumkin]

I think you'll find that w/ your qualifications that there are better contracts to be had in the UAE and around the Gulf. You don't need the aggro that comes w/ working for Sabis/Choeuifat.

[caliph]

You can do better money wise.

Though Sabis has a bad reputation among teachers, they must get some good people to work for them. My daughter, (non English speaker), has gotten a very good education there, they even assigned her a peer tutor who was fluent in her native language, as well as English. I was impressed with the care and individual attention they gave her.

[WhatsGrammar?]

Many thanks for the replies.

I have applied for the CfBT positions.

[carlen]

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[kiefer]

Probably you can do much better, go for tertiary even,. but bear this unfortunate factor in mind--despite your quals, and maybe even your passport, is your background, um, how can I put this. . .Eurocentric? It matters at some schools--generally not in colleges and unis.

[kaw]

I can't see how anyine could really consider this as a serious offer....the hours for one are enough to put most people off. A 6 day working week and a lousy salary........

Try for the BEd programme at HCT - money would be much better as would the general conditions.

[moralleader1]

If I were you, I'd send back the same letter to them with some modifications :

LETTER OF INTENT (THE PROFESSIONAL ONE )

1. Name: Mr. QUALIFIED

2. Place of work: SABIS � Educational Services, Public-Private Partnership (PPP) project in the UAE, in Al Ain........................
3. Contract Starting Date: 10 August 2008.

4. Position: Teacher Trainer: this role includes providing support and guidance to PPP teaching staff as required in order to maintain uniformly high standards of classroom delivery in line with Sabis methods, through observation, training and giving model lessons.
5. Monthly Salary (Net): UAE Dirhams 20 000 (UAE Dirhams twelve thousand) paid for each full month�s work & paid at the end of each month.

6. End of Contract Lump Sum: Additional UAE Dirhams 20,000 (UAE Dirhams eighteen thousand) to be paid as a lump sum at the end of the contract.

7. Yearly ticket: An annual economy return ticket will be provided for you from your hometown & your family (Up to 2 dependents)

8. Annual Vacation: 8 weeks summer holidays.
9. Accommodation: Accommodation will be provided and the size depends on the family size. A FURNITURE ALLOWANCE OF 20,000 AED will be provided
10. Working Hours: 40 administrative hours per week: between 8:00 � 16:00 from Sunday to Thursday, & no weekends
11. Baggage Allowance: For sending personal effects at the beginning and the end of the employment against a receipted invoice (Not to exceed-US $1000 per route � USD One THOUSAND Dollars only).

12. Medical Insurance: Private Medical insurance will be provided to you & YOUR FAMILY
Please note that the above is a letter of intent confirming your terms of employment. A contract & a confidentiality agreement will be signed before, or upon your arrival at post. Thereafter, the contract will be signed on annual basis based on mutual consent. Certainly our interest is in long-term prospect; however it is a SABIS policy to have one year renewable contracts.



13- A laptop
14- A mobile
15- Transportation allowance

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[veiledsentiments]

I think he was referring to your racial background. I'm not sure why he was trying to be so cryptic. This is a commonly discussed topic on here.

VS

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