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[meyanga]

Have seen an ad for teachers at HCT requiring TESOL Diploma + 3 years experience.

Is there a big difference in salary for teachers with a Masters and those with Diploma?

I am close to finishing the Diploma and was considering going on to do a
Masters with a view to heading for UAE, probably Dubai. But at �2000 minimum for a Masters, it seems a lot to pay if it isn't required.

Thanks

[smedini]

I'm not in the Emirates yet but am heading there in a year's time (hopefully!), once my Masters is complete. We (my family and I) were going to try to go there this coming summer but decided to wait until after I graduate...that decision was made solely on the fact that we were (and still are) under the impression that going to the UAE without a Masters is not a good idea, financially speaking.

But I could be wrong...listen to the experienced ones...I've just been here testing waters and finding out as much info as I can

[mishmumkin]

I don't know about current pay scale, but a few years back my friend started at HCT w/ a diploma and many years of experience. I believe her starting monthly salary was around 9500 dirhams. I don't know that she would have been hired if it weren't for the fact that her well-papered and well-qualified husband was hired, as well.

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[smedini]

Just a quick note about HCT and the Masters...when we were thinking of heading to the UAE before my degree was finished I applied there and and my application was flat out rejected because I didn't have a Masters. I had called HR to reiterate that I'd be finished the degree within a year of being hired but was still told no. They suggested that I try with the cert faculty but because my undergraduate degree was not in education or English language, it was still a no-go. That's when we started to think I'd get a job where ever I could until my Masters was finished, but then thought better of it.

[meyanga]

thanks guys...one more thing

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[meyanga]

Hello again!

As well as advertising jobs with these requirements on other sites, this is from HCT's website,

Requirements-

Master's Degree in TEFL or Bachelor's Degree and TEFL Diploma
3 years teaching experience
Experience in curriculum development and student assessment
Knowledge of contemporary teaching practices and computer assisted learning

Please - if any of you know if this is not the reality and there are few teachers employed with no Masters - let me know.

My kids are still of nursery age and wouldn't be covered in the educational allowance so have put off a move for the next couple of years. If, despite what they say, there is, in reality, a requirement for a Masters at HCT, then I could do it.

Not that I am against professional development or education, it's just that �2000 is a lot of money and if I don't actually have to do it, then I can think of better ways to spend the money (that I don't have anyway!) Trying to work and study with two little ones is not the easiest!

Thanks

[meyanga]

hi like2answer

posted last message before I saw your one. Thanks for the advice.

I have MA History, CELTA, soon to be had DELTA and by the time I am thinking of applying I will have 10 years experience - overseas and here in UK. UK experience is at universities and colleges. I have a lot of academic experience.

When you say that HCT will ask you to get Masters within 3 years, does that mean that you continue to work and do it by distance?

Thanks

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[seven seas]

If you're thinking of working in the UAE, then an MA is pretty much essential.

There are enough qualified pros chasing the few jobs on offer for employers to be mega-fusy.

[meyanga]

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[Sheikh Inal Ovar]

[007]

Well, VS is a retired accountant expert, and it seems she was using the wrong calculator (made in USA!)
VS, try to use a Chinese calculator!