Does anyone teach there? and if so is it woth it? im thinking of doing it for a year or 2 to be close to thailand and the GF as i dont have a degree. any help would be good and appreciated.
Does anyone teach there? and if so is it woth it? im thinking of doing it for a year or 2 to be close to thailand and the GF as i dont have a degree. any help would be good and appreciated.
You can easily get a job upcountry in Thailand with a WP if you don't have a degree. A bit easier than living in a different country (unless your chick lives somewhere like Nong Khai).
ok so upcountry you mean ?
thanks for the quick reply
cheers
Last edited by Elwood; 22-10-2008 at 05:51 PM.
You'll get roughly 20k Baht even without degree or experience. Go there and apply, that's it.
Go to ajarn . com, good luck
Isaan.ok so upcountry you mean ?
Same as Laos except not as nice, the people are slightly more jaded, but more 'free' - in a sleeping with farang type way.
^ Isaan work permit offices are demanding degrees these days and schools not renewing contracts of those without. This is according to a friend who works in an office that issue work permits to foreign teachers in deepest darkest Isaan
I know it wasn't the case last year. A visiting friend came to a school I was at, was having a laugh with a few of the teachers, one from another school pops up,
'you come work at my school'.
Sorry, I don't have a degree.
Ok, 3000B and we get you one.
And that was a principal.
well im getting the BA so will be a few yrs now before im there unless doing it while im there would be ok. thanks for the replies
Spend an extra year getting a PGCE then.
???? PGCE im not up with all the acronyms
It's a UK teaching cert. I presume you're not from the Foggy Isle?Originally Posted by Elwood
nopes from the place they sent all the crook poms to lol
No way u can get a WP (for teaching) w/out a verifiable 4yr degree now anywhere in Thailand. I know, my ex is head of the office in KK.
You could a wee while ago, but times change.
My mate only has a 2 year diploma and is all sorted WP wise.
He has been teaching for over 25 years in America and was also a TEFL trainer for 5 years in BKK though .
You may be better off teaching in Nong Khai, and then travel to Laos for your holidays. I am not sure what the teaching scene is like in Nong Khai. Hopefully someone will chime in soon. Good Luck.
Since they're getting more restrictive do the ones with WP also get better salaries now ? And how are Isaarn schools going to pay them the 40k+Bht they will ask for since they have a degree, WP and stuff ?
I have two California Lifetime Teaching Credentials: Secondary (Music)
and Standard Elementary with a CLAD (Similar to TESOL) certification.
Although I have many years of teaching experience, I will be 70 years old this Fall.
I'm in terrific shape. Currently, I am building a music studio 5m x 8'.
This weeks project, putting in the bathroom floor and shower (ceramic tile). What are my chances upcountry as you say.
good.Originally Posted by mtone9317
bad.Originally Posted by mtone9317
upcountry? probable, depends if they are stuck for a teacher or not. no offence, but generally, they prefer to hire staff who are under 60. but up country things tend to be different.Originally Posted by mtone9317
good luck.
oh thats b6000...
Then you (and I) would call it a Dip.Ed.Originally Posted by Elwood
You sure?Originally Posted by spliff
I doubt it unless they don't want any English teachers.
Degrees are (normally) 3 years in the UK.
What about teaching in Laos, Luang Prabang? or Vienchang
Rubbish.Originally Posted by spliff
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