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leilam12
Joined: 04 Jun 2012
Location: TX
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 Posted: Sun Jul 08, 2012 2:43 pm Post subject: Do I need to update my certification? |
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| Its been almost 5 years(wow time flies) since i got my 60hr Oxford seminars certificate. Will recruiters/employers expect a more recent cert? |
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Sun Jul 08, 2012 2:51 pm Post subject: Re: Do I need to update my certification? |
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| leilam12 wrote: |
| Its been almost 5 years(wow time flies) since i got my 60hr Oxford seminars certificate. Will recruiters/employers expect a more recent cert? |
Not necessarily newer but 60 hours is shorter than the standard expected (120 hours with 6 hours of observed practicum).
For work in Korean public schools the requirement is a 100 hour course.
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isitts
Joined: 25 Dec 2008
Location: Korea
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| Posted: Sun Jul 08, 2012 11:35 pm Post subject: Re: Do I need to update my certification? |
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| leilam12 wrote: |
| Its been almost 5 years(wow time flies) since i got my 60hr Oxford seminars certificate. Will recruiters/employers expect a more recent cert? |
Well, as ttom, said, the hours may be more of a concern, but to answer your question (for cases in which your certificate does meet the minimum number of hours), you don't need to update your certification. If it has been a while, recruiters may ask you to get your TEFL Cert appostilled. That's what I did. |
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sojusucks
Joined: 31 May 2008
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| Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2012 4:50 pm Post subject: Re: Do I need to update my certification? |
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| leilam12 wrote: |
| Its been almost 5 years(wow time flies) since i got my 60hr Oxford seminars certificate. Will recruiters/employers expect a more recent cert? |
As others mentioned, you may want to increase the number of hours. Additionally, it is not necessary if you accumulated a couple thousand contact hours during those five years. If you haven't taught much, then updating it is definitely a good idea. |
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