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Kipling · Posted: Tue May 05, 2009 8:50 am Post subject: CfBT Education Trust

Any info on these guys,CfBT Education Trust, would be welcome.
I have BA Humanities, CELTA plus 10+years teaching mostly pre+ post graduates.
I am doing an online MA TESOL with a very reputable uni in the UK.
Cheers Mr K Very Happy

helenl · Joined: 04 Jan 2006 Posts: 1202

There's been a few threads on this outfit recently, the search function should help you find them. From what comments were posted, they're an organization (in the UAE, Oman, etc.) to be avoided.

Kipling · Posted: Tue May 05, 2009 10:33 am Post subject:

Cheers .............the search is on.
Mr K Very Happy

Zoot · Joined: 15 Jun 2007 Posts: 408

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Tom Le Seelleur · Joined: 27 Dec 2007 Posts: 242

Kipling
Not all the postings have been negative. i know of a number of cfbt employees who are quite satisfied with the work. Management in the whole of the Middle East is not the same as elsewhere. Cfbt is quite successful in Malasia and Oman, daves tends to bring out the worst in people and is an easy forum to criticise and rarely a forum that praises.
good luck
Tom

BOBBYSUE · Joined: 15 Mar 2007 Posts: 100

Kipling - I work for CfBT in Brunei and I do not doubt that Zoot has good reason to be angry at CfBT. However, bear in mind that Zoot and one other poster are the main critics of CfBT - at least one of them said they had been fired by the organisation at some point, so hardly surprising. Also when they refer to all the criticism you can read, be aware it is mostly theirs! Valid opinions, yes, but just the opinions of a couple of people. I know people working for cfBT in the UAE and actually they say they're not too bad. In Brunei they're mostly good, I think.

allyp · Joined: 29 May 2008 Posts: 52

I have worked for them. Not one kind word to say about them. It was hell. Check the history there is more than two people.
I can only comment about Abu Dhabi.

Zoot · Joined: 15 Jun 2007 Posts: 408

Tom, read back carefully through these forums and you'll see there aren't only two people complaining. Outside of Brunei which seems to have a good record, there have been no positive postings about them and that includes Oman and Malaysia as I was once admonished for having said they had seemed to be successful in Asia. If you'll remember, someone said about their performance in Qatar, they failed miserably and the person who failed there was just moved on to Abu Dhabi and is now second in charge. Oman is barely managing to manage we've also been told.

jdl · Joined: 06 Apr 2005 Posts: 632 Location: cyberspace

Kipling,

"Salt,salt,salt...take plenty of salt with it". When was the last time a positive post was made about an employer except in defence after a lengthy diatribe. Be wary of making any career decisions based primarily on what is read here. Friends, colleagues and former employers/instructors etc. tend to be more reliable. The trustworthiness and veracity of the message is often inseparable from that of the messenger. Good luck. Oman is a wonderful place to live by the way!

Zoot · Joined: 15 Jun 2007 Posts: 408

Tom, I was intrigued enough by your comments to check out this organization in Oman on these forums. Go have a look at what has been said there.

bobbysue - I don't know whether you're being paid to advertise for CfBT, but it's clearly been established you are happy in Brunei, which has also been established on these forums as being unique in its performace as an employer. More than 2 people are complaining about them in the UAE. Have you actually read all the threads Shocked

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What is most important to remember about being hired by CfBT in the UAE is that if an employer chooses to get rid of you at their whim, not only a job is lost, but also accommodation, health care cover, school fees for children, flights and any other wonderful promise they've made.