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jacannella
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 Posted: Thu Feb 05, 2015 3:03 am Post subject: Teaching in Vietnam (particularly in Saigon) |
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| I am a 49 year old American English teacher with an MA TESOL, CELTA, 20 years teaching experience (mostly at the tertiary level), but no US/UK public school certification. What is the job market like in Saigon/Vietnam in general for someone with my background and age? What sort of salary can I expect to earn? |
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Prof.Gringo
Joined: 07 Nov 2006
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Location: Dang Cong San Viet Nam Quang Vinh Muon Nam!
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| Posted: Thu Feb 05, 2015 3:16 am Post subject: Re: Teaching in Vietnam (particularly in Saigon) |
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| jacannella wrote: |
| I am a 49 year old American English teacher with an MA TESOL, CELTA, 20 years teaching experience (mostly at the tertiary level), but no US/UK public school certification. What is the job market like in Saigon/Vietnam in general for someone with my background and age? What sort of salary can I expect to earn? |
Search the threads in the VN forum, there are many posts about the job market in VN.
Most of the universities in VN are public, and I find the market here is underdeveloped compared to China or Thailand. Often VNese uni Ss study in a language school and that is where the foreign teachers are most often employed. Some universities do hire foreigners directly and others contract through a third-party (often a language school or a recruiter).
But there is a demand for IELTS, TOEFL, TOEIC test prep. teachers.
Age is a very real factor here, but again, search the threads/posts to find more info. |
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I'm With Stupid
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| Posted: Thu Feb 05, 2015 7:00 pm Post subject: |
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| I'd fire off a CV to RMIT and British Council for a start. Both would pay somewhere in the region of $3k for a full time teacher with a DELTA (I assume your MA would be worthy, assuming it had an equivalent practical component). Both hire from outside the country, so there's no need to come over first. I think the international school jobs hire more in the country though. Most schools have an ESL programme AFAIK, so it might be worth enquiring. I'm not sure the salaries would get much higher than that though, without going into management. There are also opportunities to pick up some extra cash as an examiner. |
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Prof.Gringo
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| I'm With Stupid wrote: |
| I'd fire off a CV to RMIT and British Council for a start. Both would pay somewhere in the region of $3k for a full time teacher with a DELTA (I assume your MA would be worthy, assuming it had an equivalent practical component). Both hire from outside the country, so there's no need to come over first. I think the international school jobs hire more in the country though. Most schools have an ESL programme AFAIK, so it might be worth enquiring. I'm not sure the salaries would get much higher than that though, without going into management. There are also opportunities to pick up some extra cash as an examiner. |
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tmac-100
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