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heyjoe · Joined: 09 May 2007 Posts: 18

Anyone know how the new TQLS contracts are working out? They contacted me but were only able to offer an 18 week contract. Was wondering how the conditions were there and the possibility of contract extension.

OumAyman · Joined: 24 May 2008 Posts: 6

I saw a job ad on another site and it specified that they were only able to offer short term contacts.

miski · Joined: 04 Jul 2007 Posts: 298 Location: Kuwait

My advoce to you both is to get on the TES.co.uk site. Don't be limited by your EFL training. If you have a degree + TEFL you may be offered a job in a Private School- salary should be 800+ + rent + flight and you have nearly three months paid leave in the summer. At the minute English School Fahaheel and The English School are recruiting.

Also Box Hill College is looking to 'immediately hire' ESL instructors. ( Ladies College).

Good Luck.

heyjoe · Joined: 09 May 2007 Posts: 18

Thanks for the advice. When you say "if you have TEFL" do you mean a certificate of some kind or just experience in teaching TEFL?
I'm in the UAE right now and I'm pretty happy but just like to keep abreast of things and know whats out there. was more curious what happened to the TQLS program as it was continuously on hold.
thanks again for the info.

miski · Joined: 04 Jul 2007 Posts: 298 Location: Kuwait

Heyjoe ( Rory Gallagher fan?)-

by TEFL I mean cert or Dip.

You don't want to come here for an 18 week contract. Places like Amideast and British Council I think give year long contracts - so you would have paid holidays + rent and flight etc. Better.

Re Private schools- if you are an experienced teacher ( in any area) with degree ( + TEFL cert or Dip or a PGCE a help ) any of the private schools would employ you. But avoid KNES, Al Shaya and IPE.
Embarassed

Best of luck

watchdawg · Joined: 26 Feb 2008 Posts: 5 Location: middle east

Apparently u don�t like to reads all the blogs about TQLS. If you had then u would have not even have considered trying to contact them. Be warned !!! [b][b]DO NOT[/b][/b] go near this company!! They are as crocked and corrupt as u can get. They are in big trouble here in Kuwait. All the labor laws that have been written for the past 100 years do not exist with this company. PLEASE save yourself the agony and embarrassment and do not try to work for TQLS anywhere, anytime, anyplace.

OumAyman · Joined: 24 May 2008 Posts: 6

Miski,

Why do you say aviod IPE and Al Shaya schools ?

miski · Joined: 04 Jul 2007 Posts: 298 Location: Kuwait

Um Ayman - both have been reported to the Kuwaiti Ministry of Labour for the Private Sector ( Sho'oon) in the past week for failure to pay complete leaving settlements to departing staff.

Re Al Shaya - 10 members of staff are leaving from one school this year ( including the acting principal and head of secondary), his ESG school has had 5 principals in 6 years and is about to get the 6th. Number 4 left after only 3 months.The secondary dept has only 2 native speakers of English left.

Re IPE the Head ( who has been there working her way up ) for about 12 years left this year and the head of secondary left too. They are advertising for almost all high positions- this is never a good sign in Kuwait.

Don't work for either of these companies unless you have a very low threshold for 'paedagogical morlity'... Wink

middleastman · Joined: 19 Feb 2006 Posts: 73

Hi there,

I believe the OP was asking about TQLS which is in no way related to the IPE managment structure of the private schools in Kuwait that miski is talking about. This said, TQLS is not a good gig and should be avoided at all costs.

Miski said:

miski · Joined: 04 Jul 2007 Posts: 298 Location: Kuwait

Sorry Middleastman but you are talking out of your arse...........
if you have a degree , ANY degree and perhaps a TEFL cert + experience, you WILL be offered a job at :

KES
NES
GES
ESG
ESF
BSK
and MANY, MANY more.

In my MANY years here , I have met many teachers in private schools with BAs or BScs, a few with MAs and a couple with PhDs....but only ONE with a Bachelor's in Education !

middleastman · Joined: 19 Feb 2006 Posts: 73

Hi all,

Miski thanks for those very eloquent words. I would have expected more but then it seems from your previous posts that youre somewhat limited anyway. I know the principles of most of the schools that you mention and although there are some exceptions to the rules most of the teachers do have formal qualifications in education (not a tefl cert). Oh yes, and by the way, I said decent schools. Obviously you dont have a lot of experience with them. You seem more in your element when boring people about the evils of Al-Shaiya. Now go and do your homework!

miski · Joined: 04 Jul 2007 Posts: 298 Location: Kuwait