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N_Ashdown · Joined: 30 Nov 2005 Posts: 19 Location: Winnipeg, Canada

Does anyone know what the most widely accepted onine certificate is? Or is it completely dependent upon the country you're applying to? Thanks.

spiral78 · Joined: 05 Apr 2004 Posts: 11534 Location: On a Short Leash

Schools in many countries don't recognize online certifications because they don't include practice teaching. The ideal route is to take an on-site course in the country you want to teach in (at least, in most cases).

Where do you want to go?

Ask on the country forums for more specific info.

N_Ashdown · Joined: 30 Nov 2005 Posts: 19 Location: Winnipeg, Canada

Yeah I know. I already asked in the Turkey forum. I was just wondering if there was one or two universally recognized ones.

spiral78 · Joined: 05 Apr 2004 Posts: 11534 Location: On a Short Leash

No. Because they don't include teaching practice.

miski · Joined: 04 Jul 2007 Posts: 298 Location: Kuwait

Friend did an on line one last year in the summer-it took 6 weeks. To be honest, in Kuwait they looked at the certificate and that was it- she has had a couple of jobs since and a full time overseas hire one from september. It depends where you go I think.

N_Ashdown · Joined: 30 Nov 2005 Posts: 19 Location: Winnipeg, Canada

I did one that wasn't online, and is the most common one in Canada but does not include teaching, and it was accepted just fine. I got the impression that they didn't really care, so long as it was some sort of certificate. I'm asking about the online ones for a friend on a budget.

miski · Joined: 04 Jul 2007 Posts: 298 Location: Kuwait

The online one my friend did was really quite hard and altho I did my Diploma (full year long university course) I read it and found it tough going which made me have a bit of respect for it!

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tedkarma · Posted: Thu Aug 09, 2007 8:42 pm Post subject:

The more selective schools will want the observed teaching practice as part of the course, unless you have other qualifications and/or experience.

While Kuwait might have accepted one, I had a distance PGCE thrown out by a quality school in Saudi Arabia. Got the job based on other similar qualifications, but they pretty much laughed at the distance course. And it was not easy task either.

miski · Joined: 04 Jul 2007 Posts: 298 Location: Kuwait

I know-you even have raised eyebrows at university ones-mine was 4 hours a day, 5 days a week, micro teaching , TP in UK teaching a foreign language, TP in Madrid + dissertation and people still used to say 'Oh is it Trinity approved'.....P*** off!!!And in the end I had to get a letter from the uni saying that it went beyond the Trinity!