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[mik the knife]

Can anyone comment from experience on this employer? - general good, bad, indifferent info - I've seen the threads on Brunei - they seem fairly positive. Thanks.

[Hod]

Never worked for Cfbt, but am a big Malaysia fan so was more than interested to see their recruiting ads.

You�d really have to love Malaysia to take one of these posts. It�ll more than likely be in a remote backwater which even I�d be struggling in. The pay for teachers is quite good, though � RM4500 including accommodation.

What�s stopped me applying is the start date of early January 2005. The deadline for applications is the end of this week. By the time they�ve interviewed and selected, the successful lot will have about 2 or 3 weeks to drop everything and head to Malaysia. I�d go tomorrow but like 99% of the population I�ve got a job and would have to give some notice. Cfbt seems a respectable operation, but I�m wondering why they�ve left their recruitment so late.

Saying that, I'd love to go.

[Cardinal Synn]

They've been recruiting for months and months. I think they've got a lot of positions to fill.
I've heard good things about them from expats living in Malaysia.

[Pakalolo]

Malaysia seems like a nice place, with regards to the climate and enviornment, but it seems pretty repressive towards women.

Can anyone confirm or deny this?

[Hod]

deny






next please

[mik the knife]

Thanks for the comments. No real bad news - but no one really knows? I can't confirm or deny the female repression thing as I've only visited the country for a short time - but long enough to consider dropping it all to go for a longer stint! That said, it was a bit short notice - not really practical - but for what it's worth I did contact them and they didn't give me any bad vibes. (I also enquired about a company called IH - wasn't impressed by what they had to say.) Anyway, the quest goes on..........

[daily chai]

Going a bit OT, but can anyone comment on the salary scale for university faculty? Are lecturers paid every month they teach or year round? Is there vacation in summer and winter? I know the university language centers work you like a dog, but I'm asking about teaching in the regular university English classes. Thanks!

[Hod]

Universiti Malaya sometimes advertises for English teachers. If memory serves, they pay about 3500-4000 a month, no idea about holidays. I'd imagine private unis are better to work for, e.g. UM, IIM, UPM.

[daily chai]

Thanks Hod!