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goldhair · Joined: 17 Mar 2007 Posts: 23

I was wondering if any one knows of how the FT job market is in Bulgaria. I know I am asking a vague question but I am just curious about salaries, job market, etc...

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

I suggest you read through the thread below on beach areas. Lots of relevant info there.

scot47 · Joined: 10 Jan 2003 Posts: 15343

There are a few private schools that might hire you - at starvation wages.
The BC in Varna closed its operation and was replaced by a private school. Plovdiv and Veliko Turnovo both have private language schools. Don't go to Sofia.

I am a veteran of this place having come here to teach in 1991 under the now-defunct Cultural Progamme between the UK and the People's Republic. That was a better deal. Local salary for teaching in a secondary school plus sterling supplement. All these programmes have been scrapped and London now spends the money on "Gender-equalisation Projects" and similar nonsense.

To support myself and my dependents I now work in the Middle East and visit BG in my vacations. A nomadic EFL teacher, like many. Like Hobsbawm when I look back on recent history I see that our "Golden Age" is now long gone.

dreadnought v.2 · Joined: 20 Oct 2008 Posts: 20 Location: Sofia, Bulgaria

I think the only place you can make decent money in Sofia is the British Council, though I don't know how easy it is to find a job there. There is a Bell-affiliated school here as well (Avo-3), but I don't know what the salary is like.

I'm not directly involved in teaching here as I run an NGO which runs teacher training courses for teachers from disadvantaged groups. However, in the short time being here I have been offered numerous private lessons from rich individuals wanting to have flexible one to one lessons. I think you could probably live quite well by doing a few classes in a private language school and then supplementing your income with one to one lessons.

scot47 · Joined: 10 Jan 2003 Posts: 15343

"Disadvantaged groups" is EU-PC-speak for GYPSIES.

dreadnought v.2 · Joined: 20 Oct 2008 Posts: 20 Location: Sofia, Bulgaria

scot47 · Joined: 10 Jan 2003 Posts: 15343

Do not be surprised if there is huge resentment in Bulgaria that funding is available for ethnics but not for mainstream groups. Ask the average Bulgarian what they think about George Soros and the rest of that gang !

scot47 · Joined: 10 Jan 2003 Posts: 15343

My current visit (February 2009) confirms that unless you have a job through the Peace Corps or funding from the EU or George Soros, Bulgaria is not the place for TEFLing.

Salary for local graduate with 5 years experincxe is currently 200 Euros a month BEFORE tax and other payroll deductions.