Site Search:
 
Get TEFL Certified & Start Your Adventure Today!
Teach English Abroad and Get Paid to see the World!
Job Discussion Forums Forum Index Job Discussion Forums
"The Internet's Meeting Place for ESL/EFL Students and Teachers from Around the World!"
 
 FAQFAQ   SearchSearch   MemberlistMemberlist   UsergroupsUsergroups   RegisterRegister 
 ProfileProfile   Log in to check your private messagesLog in to check your private messages   Log inLog in 

BPEC - Casablanca, Morocco

 
Post new topic   Reply to topic    Job Discussion Forums Forum Index -> General Africa Forum
View previous topic :: View next topic  
Author Message
barrymichael



Joined: 11 Nov 2013
Posts: 4

PostPosted: Tue Nov 12, 2013 4:27 pm    Post subject: BPEC - Casablanca, Morocco Reply with quote

My wife and I recently completed one year teaching ESL at the Business and Professional English Center (BPEC) in Casablanca, Morocco. Although there were occasional inefficiencies in direction and information, we were overall very pleased with the Center and its staff. I believe they are looking for native English speaking teachers, and we recommend BPEC as a supportive and rewarding experience. We also recommend Morocco as a country to live for its amazing array of architecture and arts, and for some of the warmest people we've encountered anywhere.
Barry and Nancy
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
mitsui



Joined: 10 Jun 2007
Posts: 1562
Location: Kawasaki

PostPosted: Thu Nov 14, 2013 9:09 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

So is it the same Yemeni running it?
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
barrymichael



Joined: 11 Nov 2013
Posts: 4

PostPosted: Thu Nov 14, 2013 4:36 pm    Post subject: BPEC Reply with quote

Riyad Mugawer (who is Yemeni) is BPEC's founder. However, the day to day operations of the Casablanca school are run by his daughter, Leena Mugawer.
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
mitsui



Joined: 10 Jun 2007
Posts: 1562
Location: Kawasaki

PostPosted: Thu Nov 14, 2013 11:41 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Did you work with an English woman from Wolverhampton?
If not, she used to work there.
I heard about it from her.
Some things were annoying but not so bad.
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
barrymichael



Joined: 11 Nov 2013
Posts: 4

PostPosted: Fri Nov 15, 2013 1:42 am    Post subject: BPEC Reply with quote

No, I didn't know her. She must have left before 2012.
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
barrymichael



Joined: 11 Nov 2013
Posts: 4

PostPosted: Fri Nov 15, 2013 1:45 am    Post subject: BPEC Reply with quote

On second thought, there was one woman, who I think is British, who worked part time. She may be from Wolverhampton. She has a Turkish husband and young child.
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
mitsui



Joined: 10 Jun 2007
Posts: 1562
Location: Kawasaki

PostPosted: Fri Nov 15, 2013 11:57 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

No, this woman was older when I knew her back in 1999.
She would have been at least 50 by then.
She had her gripes about BPEC but did not quit.
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
Solar Strength



Joined: 12 Jul 2005
Posts: 557
Location: Bangkok, Thailand

PostPosted: Tue Nov 19, 2013 10:27 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

mitsui wrote:
No, this woman was older when I knew her back in 1999.
She would have been at least 50 by then.

She had her gripes about BPEC but did not quit.


She could be dead now. A lot of TEFL'ers die in their 60s.
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
randytheringworm



Joined: 24 Apr 2006
Posts: 25

PostPosted: Wed Nov 20, 2013 8:14 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

i was there for a few months in 1998.

i think that I remember the older British lady. Her name was Jo ( short for Josephine?)

The director was an interesting character but I couldn't work with/for him. On the other hand that was a long time ago and people can change. Perhaps the fact that the school is still running after all these years speaks in his favor.
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
mitsui



Joined: 10 Jun 2007
Posts: 1562
Location: Kawasaki

PostPosted: Thu Nov 21, 2013 2:11 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Yes, that is her.
She also worked at English First in Casablanca.
We worked there together.
She had quite an accent. She was from Wolverhampton.

Yeah, since BPEC is still around, that does say something.
There are other places, like the British Council or Amideast, but it is hard to say which is better.
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
RowanPike1



Joined: 25 Aug 2013
Posts: 22

PostPosted: Sun Jan 05, 2014 6:06 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

BPEC doesn't seem to have a website.
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
Display posts from previous:   
Post new topic   Reply to topic    Job Discussion Forums Forum Index -> General Africa Forum All times are GMT
Page 1 of 1

 
Jump to:  
You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot vote in polls in this forum


This page is maintained by the one and only Dave Sperling.
Contact Dave's ESL Cafe
Copyright © 2018 Dave Sperling. All Rights Reserved.

Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2002 phpBB Group

Teaching Jobs in China
Teaching Jobs in China