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[bluetortilla]

Hi again,
A friend said it would be a good idea to register my name and credentials (they're excellent) with the city Board of Education.

Is the true? What might one expect? Elementary school jobs?

[Miyazaki]

[bluetortilla]

after 20 years experience, nope.

would appreciate anyone who could give me some advice.

[G Cthulhu]

So what qualifications so you have that are recognised in Japan?

[bluetortilla]

Sorry, I really do want to sound courteous here. I just want to know the procedures for registering with the local board of education, and what might one expect, assuming they are 'qualified' (what qualifications do 24 years
-old JET workers have by the way?)

Anyway, I don't want to offend anyone, but I'd rather not talk about my qualifications- not unless it's helpful to the topic for some reason- I can't see the relevance and I'm writing enough hand-written 履歴書 as it is.

If you're curious for your own career send me a PM and I'd be happy to send you my CV.

Bluetortilla

[cornishmuppet]

I work for a BoE. If you register with them (by which I mean go to see them and hand them your CV, if your friend is talking about some other way, I'm sorry, I don't know what it is), it will just mean your name is in the pot for if/when a position comes up. I had a friend who basically pestered them and ended up with an ALT job, but he waited around for about 8 months before one became available, and he still had to interview.

BoEs provide elementary, junior high and high schools with ALTs, but the majority use JET teachers or get their teachers through cheaper dispatch companies.

The jobs are better paid than JET or dispatch jobs, and holidays can be better, but you basically do the same as any other ALT.

[bluetortilla]

Thanks! That's helpful.

Bluetortilla

[Glenski]

cornishmuppet's friend waited 8 months and only got an ALT position. That should tell you something, bluetortilla.

If you didn't already realize, direct hired through the BOE are pretty scarce. That's because dispatch agencies and the JET programme get their claws into the public school system for ALTs.

So, I wouldn't put all my eggs in one basket, and there is no guarantee of any job security with direct hires, either. Dig back into a thread here about how Interac took over the ALT positions in Kanagawa and also wiped out the direct hires at many school in that area.

It pays to have many irons in the fire.

[G Cthulhu]