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Zembekiko1Aegean
Joined: 06 Oct 2009
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 Posted: Wed Oct 07, 2009 2:37 pm Post subject: Useless to get CELTA at 60? |
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| Greetings all. Let me begin by saying that I aint no newbie (double negative, and slang, I know) I've been teaching off-and-on now for about thirty years, in America, then Western Europe, and for the past year or so, Saigon. I am currently working full time for a large language school in District three. No work permit, they have all the sweet docs, (BA, TESOL, etc.) I'm not pushing the issue. My question is, should I spend a month when my contract expires and fifteen hundred bucks on a CELTA as plan "B"? I'd like to stay here for a few more years and maximize my income in the process. If my circumstances change, like....All of a sudden Hanoi pulls a fast-one like Indonesia did, in saying that no one over the age of fifty is eligible for a work permit, should I invest time and money if at some point I won't be able to work here? Of course, plan "C" would be Pnom Penh. Really not a big fan of the Wild West. Any advise you can give would be greatly appreciated, thanks. |
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that other guy
Joined: 28 Sep 2009
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Location: Saigon
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| Posted: Thu Oct 08, 2009 1:37 am Post subject: |
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I'm not aware of nor have ever heard of any age limitations for a VN Work Permit.
In the future? Who knows! |
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Zembekiko1Aegean
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| Posted: Thu Oct 08, 2009 4:44 am Post subject: |
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In the future, who knows?
What he said.
With restrictions tightening on ESL qualifications worldwide on a daily basis, I'm wondering whether I should go for the CELTA, or just plod on with what I have. Any insights to my dilemna would be appreciated. Thanks. |
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that other guy
Joined: 28 Sep 2009
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Location: Saigon
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Zembekiko1Aegean wrote:
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| . No work permit, they have all the sweet docs, (BA, TESOL, etc.) I'm not pushing the issue. My question is, should I spend a month when my contract expires and fifteen hundred bucks on a CELTA as plan "B"? |
I'm sorry if I over-simplified the issue. I guessing from your post that you have a TESOL and you seem to think that the Super TESOL (celta) is going to be a requirement at some point in the future.
In my opinion, this will never happen. While a very small percentage of the schools may require it, the VN Govt. won't care as to them all teaching certificates are essentially the same.
I think that your focus should be on finding a job with a school that'll make the work permit part of the negotiations and at least a 1 year contract. |
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