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[Lynda Harbord]

Hi I am a teacher in England looking to emigrate to NZ. Have been trying to find out info about what teaching vacancies and whether i would qualify but aren't really sure where to look. If anyone has got any ideas to start me in the right direction i would be so grateful. Thankyou

[ssean]

teaching in state schools in New Zealand, here' s the best site www.edgazette.govt.nz
Good luck

[Lynda Harbord]

thanks for the reply. My teaching is in adult education post 16. will this site still be the best to try?

[JosephP]

Also try online editions of the NZ Herald and stuff.co.nz (especially the Wednesday and Saturday editions). I don't too often see adverts for adult education but always there are many adverts for early childhood educators. If you have a PGDE you are as good as gold.

As for the ESOL market, that has pretty much hit bottom.

[Lynda Harbord]

thanks for that info. i have just been reading the herald and have taken advice from ssean and am also looking at the edgazette site too but not much luck there as they are mainly for schools which i don't think i qualify to teach yet. i am doing a cert-ed course at the universityat the minute but i don't have a degree. the degree will take me another 4 years to achieve. will this be a problem do you think

[JosephP]

Will it be a problem? Hard to say. What else can you do? Do you have a trade like construction, drainlaying, or IT skills? NZ has a bit of a labour crunch now and is actively seeking tradespeople.

[Lynda Harbord]

i am qualified to teach IT, Literacy, Numeracy and ESOL are these any good

[JosephP]

Yeah, maybe. I know that some ESOL schools have branched out to offering a Business diploma and there seems to be some need for tutors, perhaps in IT.

[Lynda Harbord]

do you know whether i would need to apply for and have a job offer first or apply for emigration first?

[JosephP]

Well, I don't work for NZIS, but my understanding is that if you get a job offer they will look more kindly upon your application for permanent residency. I think that the points for PR are now at 100 and you would get at least 50 points for a job offer (contract and all that) and 50 points if you have a first degree. Extra points for experience, age, etc.
Anyhow, look at the New Zealand Government Immigration site. It's a pretty good, easy to use site.

[Lynda Harbord]

I really appreciate all of your help. I was just starting to look at the gov site so hopefully, i might get some where now. Have also looked at the Stuff site which i have found very interesting. thanks once again for your time, its really appreciated

[ssean]

for the kind of job you're looking for the nz herald is probably the best, like the other guy says some of the esol schools are branching out and diversifying because students are so thin on the ground at the moment. numbers from China have dropped to one tenth the number of three years ago and schools are closing all over 70 in the last year alone. We've recently taken on one new teacher who was on a temporary work visa and is applying for PR from here.

[laners]

hi,

there's also a very good website that I don't think anyone mentioned here yet - www.teachnz.govt.nz - plenty of information and useful links

good luck!

[Lynda Harbord]

Hi
Thanks to all of you who have supplied me with information to get me off the ground. I have been looking at all the web sites you have provided and have found some really interesting information. Too much to take all in at the moment.

Has any one heard of the Cert-ed which is a course in England which is a higher teaching qualification? This is a Level 6 qualification which enables me to teach 14 plus. Does any one know whether this qualification would also enable me to teach 14 plus in New Zealand?

Thanks once again for your help to my previous questions

[laners]

hello,

for qualifications comparison and stuff look at www.nzqa.govt.nz - that's NZ qualification authority website, they can "officially" assess your qualifications to compare them to the NZ ones and let you know whether or not you're suitable for teaching in NZ schools.

hope that helps Good luck!