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travellingtefler

I have seen a TES.CO.UK advert for ELT teachers for the Ministry of Civil Service Affairs and Housing. Doha Qatar.

I haven't come across them on discussion boards - anyone out there got information?

Thanks

dmb · Joined: 12 Feb 2003 Posts: 8397

I had some colleagues who left QP and went on to work at this place. I don't remember any of them complaining too much about it. They were on a higher salary than me but they didn't get any accommodation

travellingtefler · Posted: Mon Sep 13, 2004 2:12 pm Post subject: Further info please

Thanks for that.

How much will accommodation cost in Qatar? My needs are basic - one bedroom apartment, quiet area etc. What will utilities cost?

And (more fundamentally) - what is an average salary for an English teacher in Qatar? Is there any chance of night class work?

These answers will help me make up my mind about Qatar.

Thanks again

Caro

blues clues · Joined: 28 Jul 2004 Posts: 61

I am well aware of this place....beware...they have a very bad reputation. teachers are not happy. I know a few people who work there and can't wait to leave. It's split-shift for one....and very disorganized. That'd be bad enough, but worse than that is the negative atmosphere. As far as comparing them to QP, they make the same amount of money, and they do have decent living accomodations. Not true that you pay for them. Ministry provides furnished accom. The director is a real tyrant from what I've heard...trust me, you could probably do better. Their teachers don't stay........Education City is opening up in Qatar, Qatar Academy or Qatar Foundation have excellent facilities and they pay very well. Never heard any complaints about either.....

travellingtefler · Posted: Tue Sep 14, 2004 11:26 pm Post subject: Thanks

Thanks for the warning - how can I get contact details for the places mentioned?

wilberforce · Joined: 27 Dec 2008 Posts: 647

A dire place for what I've heard. Not too many native-speaker teachers left and those are still there are constantly job-hunting. Very poor management. One or two jumped over to the Gulag.

wilberforce · Joined: 27 Dec 2008 Posts: 647

This place may be in for reshufflig too. Ministry of Ed is closing down and this place may undergoing a facelift.

wilberforce · Joined: 27 Dec 2008 Posts: 647

Nobody is sure what is happening to this place but it will be open for a while yet. There is talk some of the students may be sent to the new community colleges. Who knows?

lollaerd · Joined: 03 Jul 2009 Posts: 337

Hardly any native speakers left in this place. They are moving to new premises in Sulaita Jedid, just opposite Montaza Park and the megalithic Holiday Hotel. The classrooms are supposed to be first class.

wilberforce · Joined: 27 Dec 2008 Posts: 647

You're right. The staff keeps dwindling. Maybe they will go the way of the Language Center. I wonder if the new CCQ will take over some of their classes. There has been talk for years about this place closing down or being subcontracted. I once met a woman who worked there. She was cute but very loud and outspoken. I think she is still in Qatar somewhere. She was always complaining about this place (she was a real nagger and whiner in some ways.)I remember the teachers were housed in a nice pad somewhere in the middle of town.

lollaerd · Joined: 03 Jul 2009 Posts: 337

Apparently time is running out and it may go the way of the Gulag. It's not a bad little place, it used to be much better. However, they got rid of most of the teachers and are operating a skeleton staff so it looks like the rumors may be true. Allegedly the students will be sent to the new community college, but so far I've not heard this particular tale confirmed.