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jacannella
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 Posted: Fri Feb 06, 2015 8:56 am Post subject: Teaching/IELTS tester |
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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 Thailand in general for someone with my background and age? What sort of salary can I expect to earn and would my age be a major road block to employment. Would IELTS tester training/certification help in the Thai market? If so where can I get trained in Bangkok? |
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suphanburi
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| Posted: Fri Feb 06, 2015 12:46 pm Post subject: Re: Teaching/IELTS tester |
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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 Thailand in general for someone with my background and age? What sort of salary can I expect to earn and would my age be a major road block to employment. Would IELTS tester training/certification help in the Thai market? If so where can I get trained in Bangkok? |
Land here in April and you can easily find work to get you started.
You will likely start like everybody else (35k thb/month) fresh off the plane working TEFL in an EP (18-24 classes in a 40 hour work week.)
The better jobs are found "one the ground" through networking. It really is all about who you know and who knows you.
Paper credentials are largely ignored (there are lots of English speaking white faces who work for next to nothing and are willing to take jobs to extend their stay in the tropics.
Bottom tier international schools may take you on without home country licensure as a teacher. (they are usually "international" in name only) and foreign teacher turnover rates of 50-100% per year are common.
Properly (internationally) accredited international schools typically can't take you on due to your lack of licensure and their accreditation requirements.
Work at the teritary level is possible. It would be easy to find work in provincial universities but the salary is poor (typically 25k thb) but the class loads are light (9-15 hours) with just a few office hours to fill each week.
There are better country options if a decent salary and working environment are your goals.
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