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[sammysez]

I'm editing and adding additional new info as it comes available.

This appears to be a Polytechnic School in Ras-Tanura, close to Dammam, college prep students 18-21 years of age. The name of the institute is not given. Anyone know? I've tried to find it.

Could this be ITQAN Institute? I can't find any reviews. Student behavior?

[leggeymountbatten]

In the Heat of the Moment states: "Everyone's saying the salary is low, but it is low only (insulting, even) for permanent, experienced teachers. If a relative newbie wants to 'experience' the Middle East for a short stint and leave with around $13,000* to pay towards student loans or a deposit on an apartment, I wouldn't think it's the worst decision they could make. "

This is the joy of working in a totally unregulated environment. The most appalling terms and conditions are allowed to undercut all and sundry.

There will always be a newcomer! The joy of tefl

[SaabFanatic]

My contacts in KSA are telling me that this offer is for Saudi Electric Services Polytechnic in Riyadh and Eastern Province. When I worked there a couple of years ago, the salary was 30,000 SAR/month, but without accommodation. American Academy seems to be a local recruitment agency located in Dammam and I believe SESP is their client. I wouldn't work at SESP for any amount of money, much less 10,000 a month. They must really be desperate.

[SaabFanatic]

In any case, American Academy is recruiting for immediate deployment within the next 5-10 days. Processing a work visa for KSA would take at least a month in the applicant's home country. Unless I'm mistaken, it seems that they would expect the teacher to travel on a business visa, in which case the teacher would essentially be working illegally and would have no access to labor rights. Correct me if I'm wrong, but it seems very suspicious to me that they expect a teacher to be able to travel to legally work immediately. When I was at SESP, all the South African teachers were working on a business visa, which left them helpless when the company began mistreating its employees. Two South African teachers on a business visa were told by the company to do a visa run to Bahrain, and then were denied re-entry to KSA because the documents from the company were not in order, had to abandon all their belongings in KSA, and then had to go home with the clothes on their back.

[Lord T]

The word is out that Whitey will work for peanuts and is prepared to be treated like a dog - the agencies are laughing all the way to the bank.

[scot47]

The quality of teachers recruited has fallen since my day ! When I was there only THE BEST went to work in KSA !

I will switch of my irony meter now. KSA has always been a bolthole for those running away from the horrors of life in Europe and America.

[siologen]

Reminds me of a joke I once heard about a lot of the teachers who went to the KSA, from another teacher. Only shady people go to teach in the desert sun!