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[artemisia]

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[naturegirl321]

[naturegirl321]

[wiganer]

I used to earn 400 Euros a week in Spain, it meant running around the parish for in-company classes but it was a decent wage. I didn't know many Spaniards earning that!

The day of the TEFL backpacker is coming to an end. Nowadays, you can earn degrees and even masters degrees in TESOL so there is less and less chance of some uneducated backpacker getting a job without something on the CV - being white isn't enough anymore.

There is no excuse really, if you want the decent money in this sector then get the qualifications and the money will follow. However, the vast majority of teacher's cannot be arsed in setting aside a year to do the MA TESOL and then wonder why they are squeezed out of the better paying, more prestigious teaching jobs.

Get qualified and it doesn't matter where you end up, you'll get paid!

[Hod]

I don�t have strong opinions on this, but I notice an earlier poster (600+ posts, joined 2003) advised he didn�t see the benefits of an MA in Europe and also stated that nobody had asked for proof of his DELTA qualification.

For teachers wishing to remain in the EU, are further qualifications really beneficial for one's finances?

[spiral78]

I have an MA TESL/TEFL and worked for six years at a European university where the qualification 1. meant that I got hired and 2. had a job with a very decent wage and benefit package.

I was sometimes involved in hiring there, and also worked with partner universities throughout Europe on projects. In my experience, if one wants university work, an MA is near-necessary. Universities obviously provide the more decent wage/benefits packages.

So far as a DELTA, all the DOSs' I know have them, both at private language schools and at training centres. Again, these are the career-level jobs that pay better than private language schools will every pay newbies.

[Enigma2011]

[Enigma2011]

[Enigma2011]

[spanglish]

You can do pretty well in Colombia - decent jobs for native speaking, CELTA grads will pay $1200-$1800/month with vacation and benefits - you can even make that with an entry level IH job if you can get a few private students.

[wiganer]

[wiganer]

[Perilla]

Generally speaking, to get the best paid jobs anywhere, you need either:

1. Qualified teacher status (PGCE/PGDE/BEd etc.) for proper international schools and good secondary/primary schools etc.

or

2. TESOL master's degree (or similar) and/or a PhD for the top university posts.

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[Enigma2011]

[Enigma2011]