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skullytefldude · Joined: 26 Oct 2009 Posts: 17

Can you get hired in Saudi with a B.A. ,Tefl and a online Delta?

Cleopatra · Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2009 7:13 am Post subject:

Short answer: Yes, you can. But for the better jobs you'll need an MA.

Mia Xanthi · Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2009 3:35 pm Post subject:

If you are male, you can be hired in Saudi Arabia with a BA and the ability to fog a mirror. And no, major mental illnesses will not exclude you from the hiring pool. Shocked

The question is, would you want to work at those places? The online DELTA may put you up a little in the food chain, but not nearly so much as a non-distance MA and experience. Lot of places will offer you jobs, but you will have to carefully scrutinize them.

scot47 · Joined: 10 Jan 2003 Posts: 15343

Potential employers are probably more interested in whetrher or not you are a graduate. Wiuthout a degree your prospects of employment are minimal

As for distance learning ("online") many places are suspicious of them. Unjustly in some cases I feel

Asda · Joined: 01 Jun 2008 Posts: 231

Brother Scot, I think it's because they suspect that distance learning MUST mean that you have cheated...since that's probably what they themselves would do!!

sr · Joined: 05 Oct 2009 Posts: 62

You can get any job in Saudi with an on line degree (PhD, Masters, BA, Celt, TEFL etc) for they don�t check. That is the recruiters don�t check, but I would think if you are a direct hire they would check. Very Happy

tacomaboywa · Joined: 18 Jan 2009 Posts: 194 Location: The Magic Kingdom

scot47 · Joined: 10 Jan 2003 Posts: 15343

It starts to get more complicated when you are applying for a visa from the Embassy in Ankara and your degrees are from New Zealand and Canada.

Dominic-Pax · Joined: 20 Oct 2009 Posts: 77

Dominic-Pax · Joined: 20 Oct 2009 Posts: 77

johnslat · Posted: Tue Dec 08, 2009 4:28 am Post subject:

Dear Dominic Pac,

"As for distance learning ("online") many places are suspicious of them. Unjustly in some cases I feel"

This happens to be a fact in Saudi.

"There are many high quality distance MA TESOL programs. There is no reason to be suspicious of a distance degree earned from a respectable university."

I agree completely. Unfortunately, I'm not in charge of hiring in the Kingdom.

"A lot of what I read on this forum is from people who don't know what they are talking about and, clearly, have very little experience with distance education."

You're quite correct - I have very little experience with distance education.
I do, however, have a great deal of experience with the Kingdom - and so does scot 47.

Regards,
John

scot47 · Joined: 10 Jan 2003 Posts: 15343

Pax vobiscum

In fact I have direct personal experience of Distance Learning having done a course in TESOL through the University of Leicester in the UK. I found it a useful experience.

As johnslat points out, the authorities in KSA, specifically the Ministry of Higher Education, are reluctant to recognise degrees achieved solely through Distance Learning. The word is that they prefer "blended" degrees, ie those with a mix of distance and residential study.

What I feel about this is irrelevant. I cannot imagine the competent authorities in Riyadh changing their policies on my say-so.

Citizenkane · Joined: 14 Jun 2009 Posts: 234 Location: Xanadu

Neil McBeath · Joined: 01 Dec 2005 Posts: 277 Location: Saudi Arabia

Dominic-Pax,

I couldn't agree with you more.

Several people jam up these threads by handing out advice on matters about which they know little, if anything.

The original question here was "Can you get a job in Saudi with an online DELTA?"

Answer - Yes, you can.

You can also get jobs in Saudi with a distance DELTA, but DISTANCE and ONLINE are two different things.

So far as distance Masters degrees are concerned, the acceptability, or otherwise, depends partly on the employer, and partly on the reputation of the University that awarded the degree.

norwalkesl · Joined: 22 Oct 2009 Posts: 366 Location: Ch-Ch-Ch-Ch-China