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[seven seas]

OK, so I know that the IELTS examiner training sessions are fully booked and nobody will say when the next one is....


But if anyone knows of a training session with a space on it for one person, I'd be mucho grateful.

[spicegirl]

Why/how is this a scam? Aren't the examiner training sessions held and organised by the various IELTS examining centres in the UAE independently and individually?

[seven seas]

Yeah, but amazingly they never advertise the need for any new examiners, and they never respond to phone calls, and when you get to talk to someone they always say

" We ran our training sessions last month and we don't know when the next one is..."

[bje]

Change the title of your thread.

[seven seas]

Why?
Are you Mr. IELTS?

Or have I become - without noticing it- your slave, and now I have to obey your imperious commands?

[veiledsentiments]

[seven seas]

Twenty thousand points to VS for figuring out that I'm a man.

Why did I use the word scam?
When a system is run by and for the benefit of a small group of people, and that group of people restricts information and entry to the group, it kinda gets my goat.

If anyone manages to get the info I am looking for, I'll eat my hat. And just so you know, it's one of those silly Australian hats.

[Splitting Hairs]

Who have you tried to contact. As far as I know, the British Council have a training program though it is normally fully booked very quickly. Are there others?

[Pikgitina]

IDP/IELTS Australia also have offices in the UAE. They co-own IELTS together with Cambridge ESOL and the British Council; however, they are also in competition with the British Council for business. This means, you can examine for them as well.

Last I heard, the BC trains for free but but not IDP/IA.

Whether all of this applies in the UAE I don't know, but it's pretty much the deal where both organisations operate in the same country.

Good luck!

[scot47]

I am not sure it is a scam. They can be quite secretive though. Rather like the "Cheka".

[GlobalDawg]

Mr. 7Cs,

Although this training program was offered last September, you might check to see if UOWD will offer another one some time soon.

[GlobalDawg]

Wasn't able to edit the post above. However, after taking a look at the "Open vacancies . . . Academic (1)" in the left column of the website, I found this:

[seven seas]

I must say that I have spoken to these people twice without getting anywhere.

This is the furthest I've gotten though.

I'm getting ready to eat that hat.
Let's see if the application actually gets anywhere.

Thanks GD. I owe you a beer.

[Kipling]

It all depends on the rules for each country. For example IELTS/IDP had schools in Indonesia that taught IELTS courses and provided the examiner had not taught the student for 3 months, he/she could examine the student. As examiners were also teachers and worked at the centre they were naturally given preference over independent examiners or those that worked elsewhere. I used to examine twice a month but examining became exremely sporadic after moving to another school.
In China it is expressly forbidden to actually teach IELTS and examine...its a big no no. The examining takes place independently and is not connected to any school, therefore there is much wider scope to make a decent living from examining alone and many do, especially in Beijing.
You can examine in any country that's in the system once you are qualified but remember different countries have different rules and those that examine and work for the same place will often seem like a closed shop.
Hope that clarifies some issues.
Cheers Mr K
Oh by the way, in many countries you must be responsible for your own tax which might not apply in the ME

[seven seas]

The Chinese system sounds much better.
For the credibility of the IELTS itself.