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[djk1000]

Hi,

Apologies for the long post!

I know that the degree requirement for most jobs has been discussed to death, but I was wondering if anyone else was in the same boat as me and if so, how did it go?

I have two "degree equivalent" qualifications. One is an Irish Higher Diploma, which is recognised in Ireland as being at the level of honours bachelors degree. The other is an advanced professional diploma from a chartered institute in the UK, which they say is the equivalent of a bachelors degree.

The awarding bodies of both qualifications are official, above board and internationally recognised and both have issued me with letters of equivalence stating that they are at the level of a bachelors degree.

What I'm really wondering is, in countries where I would need a work visa, would my application be thrown out, or does the concept of "degree equivalence" hold water? South korea for instance states BA for Epik and there is no mention of any other qualification being acceptable.

The reason I ask is that I'm about to take a couple of years off and teaching English is something I'd like to do while I travel. I don't want to find half way through that I can't get a visa because my certs don't say "Bachelor".

I have the option of transferring credit for these qualifications to a university, taking a couple of classes over the next year and getting a degree that way, but it's a lot of effort for a piece of paper that adds no value to my CV at home.

Thanks in advance,

Dave

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