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Overseer · Joined: 09 Aug 2011 Posts: 4

Hi everyone. I am a 22 years old British citizen who is intending to apply for English teaching positions in Saudi Arabia within the next few weeks or so. As such, I was wondering whether the more experienced individuals on the board could give an indication as to my chances with the following qualifications/experience:

- B.Sc. and M.Sc. in Economics.
- TEFL Certificate (weekend course).
- Some unrelated teaching experience in Economics.

Thanks for your time.

nomad soul · Joined: 31 Jan 2010 Posts: 11454 Location: The real world

In general, your qualifications don't meet the minimum requirements for KSA TEFL jobs for the following reasons:

- Unrelated (non-TESOL) degrees; and
- TEFL cert that's less than 120 hours (and most likely didn't involve at least 6 hours of supervised practice teaching); and
- Unrelated teaching experience.

Your chances improve if you get a CELTA or other valid TEFL certificate and some EL teaching experience under your belt. However, there's no harm in applying; some employer might consider you, but it may not be the type of working environment/conditions you'd be satisfied with. I suggest taking the time to read other posts in this forum.