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bigstink
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 Posted: Mon Mar 02, 2009 6:46 pm Post subject: Help! phuket info needed |
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| Im looking to make a move to Phuket, but many of the posting i have found online require a degree. ive found a few postings that said it is "possible" to find a teaching job without a degree in thailand, but not much help on how to go about doing so. I have plenty of classroom experience. any suggestions? PS, visa runs are acceptable if absolutely necessary. |
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MaiPenRai
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| Posted: Fri Mar 13, 2009 5:33 am Post subject: |
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I think that you will find Phuket quite competitive for jobs. It's a pretty popular place. Schools will more than likely take teachers with degrees if they can. The only way to get an upper hand would be to be there and be able to give a demo lesson to highlight your experience. That and/or get letters of recommendations from past employers and have phone numbers and emails from past employers available. Other than that, just be here and start knockin on doors. Language schools would be your best bet I would guess. Dress well and be prepared with documents and ready for a demo.
If you go to areas other than Bangkok, Phuket, Chiang Mai, Chonburi, etc. (you know, the tourist areas), you may have a better chance to get a job w/o a degree. |
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ITTP
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| Posted: Thu Mar 19, 2009 7:08 am Post subject: Re: Help! phuket info needed |
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| bigstink wrote: |
| Im looking to make a move to Phuket, but many of the posting i have found online require a degree. ive found a few postings that said it is "possible" to find a teaching job without a degree in thailand, but not much help on how to go about doing so. I have plenty of classroom experience. any suggestions? PS, visa runs are acceptable if absolutely necessary. |
Yes, to teach legally in Thailand you will need a degree.
Also, as MaiPenRai wrote, Phuket is a very popular destination with lots of other people in the same situation as you are.
I would recommend taking a look at Krabi Town. It has a local feel with spectacular beaches just a boat ride or bus ride away.
Otherwise, Chiang Mai does have its fair share of tourists but nothing in comparison to Phuket and I personally find Chiang Mai a very pleasant place to spend time when I am up that way. Lots of work too.
I miss fresh lychees SO much!
Neville 
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FarangFarang
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| Posted: Thu Mar 19, 2009 5:21 pm Post subject: Re: Help! phuket info needed |
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| ITTP wrote: |
| bigstink wrote: |
| Im looking to make a move to Phuket, but many of the posting i have found online require a degree. ive found a few postings that said it is "possible" to find a teaching job without a degree in thailand, but not much help on how to go about doing so. I have plenty of classroom experience. any suggestions? PS, visa runs are acceptable if absolutely necessary. |
Yes, to teach legally in Thailand you will need a degree.
Incorrect. Ref:- Nonthaburi Project, run with support from Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok. Degree is not required and a Work Permit will be issued. Also, there are exceptions made for schools with low budgets, particularly up North where they can request that a degreeless teacher be allowed to teach and a WP issued.
Also, as MaiPenRai wrote, Phuket is a very popular destination with lots of other people in the same situation as you are.
I would recommend taking a look at Krabi Town. It has a local feel with spectacular beaches just a boat ride or bus ride away.
Otherwise, Chiang Mai does have its fair share of tourists but nothing in comparison to Phuket and I personally find Chiang Mai a very pleasant place to spend time when I am up that way. Lots of work too.
I miss fresh lychees SO much!
Neville
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It is plain wrong to give information about the legalities of working without a degree when there are exceptions.
It IS getting more difficult without a degree and to be fair, in the big tourist areas it will be a considerable handicap. The competition is fierce |
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ITTP
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| Posted: Thu Mar 19, 2009 5:43 pm Post subject: |
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Hi FarangFarang.
Thank you for the heads up!
Neville
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PattyFlipper
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| Posted: Fri Mar 20, 2009 3:01 pm Post subject: Re: Help! phuket info needed |
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| ITTP wrote: |
Lots of work too.
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Indeed. Unfortunately, most of it pays just about enough to enable you to slowly starve to death. |
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MaiPenRai
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| Posted: Fri Mar 20, 2009 4:42 pm Post subject: |
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| Ya, Chiang Mai is notorious for paying wages that were considered low in the 70's. Chiang Mai is full of semi-retired or retired ex-pats that dont need the salary to survive, they just want to keep busy and schools know this and most take advantage of it. Anything less than 30,000 baht/month and you will need to live a modest lifestyle. Expect offers of 23-35K in Chiang Mai for most positions. |
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Solar Strength
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| Posted: Tue Apr 07, 2009 9:41 am Post subject: Re: Help! phuket info needed |
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| PattyFlipper wrote: |
| ITTP wrote: |
Lots of work too.
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Indeed. Unfortunately, most of it pays just about enough to enable you to slowly starve to death. |
Funny, but possibly true.
I've met teachers who are "trapped" in Thailand, meaning that they cannot afford the cost of an international flight to get back home to the U.S. or onward to their next teaching destination like Korea or Taiwan.
People always say that they live quite well in Thailand on thier EFL salaries - it's getting out of the country that they can't afford! aha!!! |
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