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Mr.Lebay · Joined: 25 Jan 2011 Posts: 1 Location: Brisbane

Hi TEFL teachers of Indonesia, I�m a newbie to TEFL and have quite a few questions about teaching & living in Indonesia.

My questions:

What are my chances for landing a cheap paying or volunteering job in Indonesia? (After I get a CELTA) I have a 120 hour online TEFL cert. (which seems to be useless), however I am planning to get my CELTA with TBI in Jakarta. My only previous work experience is with the Australian Navy for 12 months, and also I�m currently studying a Bachelor of Arts (Security, Terrorism and Counterterrorism) [via online] a bit off subject to teaching but with a degree in a few years it�s a must! Also I�m fluent and very confident in Bahasa Indonesia.

I�m currently living in Jakarta and will be for the next 12 months, will it help applying in person at local schools or language institutions?

Where should I start applying after I get my CELTA? I know my age and lack-of-degree is a big factor, but there are ways around this is, right guys??? Do I have a chance at EF with just a CELTA at my age? I really don�t mind working the lower class institutes if necessary.

Do you need a working visa to volunteer in Indonesia? I understand that I�ve got no experience in teaching therefore I�m more than happy to try volunteering to get some needed experience.

I think that�s about it for now, I really appreciate any help from you guys. I apologize if my questions have been asked before; I have searched this forum but thought it would help to ask my own questions.

Regards,
Josh

olly.w · Joined: 02 Feb 2011 Posts: 6

try English First... they hired me without a celta... they don't pay great but might be up your street

travelNteach · Joined: 14 Jul 2009 Posts: 222

the landscape has changed since u were here a few years ago. but if anyone is willing to hire and 18 year old, it would be the swara group.
even if MR. Lebay gets his CELTA and the regulations arent enforced concerning a BA, he still has to deal with the age requirements. and i am not sure that students would feel that an 18 year old is qualified to teach them. the childrens classes wouldnt be a problem, but when it came to young adults, or adult learners at night or buisness english or other speciality classes, it might be a harder sale. this is not directed at his teaching abiility as i have no clue as to whether he is a good teacher or not, but just whether adult students would accept him as a teacher based on his age.

MR lebay, what are u going to be doing in indo for the next 12 months? sounds like u already have a KITAS. hope u are able to get a job.

marcusuk · Joined: 04 May 2011 Posts: 6 Location: Please Select

As things stand the immigration requirements specify that you need to be between 25 and 45 to get a KITAS to work as a teacher, in addition you require a language/humanities related degree (although any degree seems to be acceptable at the moment).

I know some schools have ways around this. You can try EF - different branches have different policies. Real English in Yogyakarta used to be a good school but there have been some negative comments recently so I'm not so sure about endorsing them (I had no school-related issues with them).

However you might want to consider Thailand as an option as the rules are much less strict there.

extradross · Joined: 23 Apr 2010 Posts: 81

I'm well aware of the new regulations related to having a degree-but what's this 25-45 years old ruling? Where's the source of this claim?