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iwonder
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 Posted: Sat Jul 12, 2008 3:55 pm Post subject: Credentials |
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I was wondering how strict the ministry is in checking credentials. I have a TESL certificate, but the course was only 3 months long. I'm afraid if the ministry calls my uni they'll determine the course was too short and not accept my credientials. I have a BA, a TESL certificate, and a graduate diploma.
Will I have any trouble obtaining a work visa as a teaching assistant at a secondary school? |
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atkinson
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| Posted: Sun Jul 13, 2008 10:14 pm Post subject: |
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| What do you mean, only three months long? Most TESL certificates, including CELTA, are 5 weeks or less. |
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iwonder
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| Posted: Mon Jul 14, 2008 1:00 pm Post subject: |
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interesting cause this was not the information I got from a classmate of mine who was a director of an ESL school in Toronto.
Thanks for the help. |
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atkinson
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| Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 5:42 am Post subject: |
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| iwonder wrote: |
| interesting cause this was not the information I got from a classmate of mine who was a director of an ESL school in Toronto. |
Don't take it from me.
If you look at the list of TESL schools approved by TESL Canada <tesl(dot)ca, then click "Standards", and "TESL Canada Recognized Teacher Training Programs"> you'll find that almost all of them are only qualified to issue "standard 1" certificates. "Standard 1" is the standard international 120-ish hours CELTA = 5 weeks. The rest of the schools probably mostly issue level 1s, with the odd keener who aims higher. |
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