vladimir wrote:
Don't waste money on a TEFL.
This should be a sticky.
Post by erictheking » Thu May 26, 2016 4:16 am
vladimir wrote:
Don't waste money on a TEFL.
Post by gavinmac » Thu May 26, 2016 4:23 am
Post by vladimir » Thu May 26, 2016 6:42 am
At best only 4 x a year would make it difficult to conceive.gavinmac wrote:The whole idea of quitting your well paying job and moving to Cambodia and working for peanuts just so that you can see your wife 4x a year instead of 2x a year seems ill-conceived.
Post by Jack Smith » Thu May 26, 2016 7:40 am
If done in the back of an SUV it would be a 4x4 conceived.vladimir wrote:At best only 4 x a year would make it difficult to conceive.gavinmac wrote:The whole idea of quitting your well paying job and moving to Cambodia and working for peanuts just so that you can see your wife 4x a year instead of 2x a year seems ill-conceived.
Post by Mr Lovejuice » Thu May 26, 2016 8:36 pm
Post by bigphatt » Fri May 27, 2016 6:35 am
it's all if, but or maybe..Mr Lovejuice wrote:Do the CELTA part time in Australia before you leave. Much less intense than the month, more likely a guaranteed pass if PT and at 38 you still have a few years left to gain a decent wage.
Online degree from the Open University etc in your chosen subject, which for teaching purposes should be in education.
You then have the possibility of pulling in over 3000 US per month.
It could take you a while to build up to as eventually the degree will give you more respectability, stability and wealth.
Don't teach in Cambodia though, do it in Vietnam. HCM or Hanoi depending on your decision. Plenty of work paying 18 to 30$ p h without a degree or CELTA. Someone I know that hasn't got either is in Hanoi on $35 ph at the moment. There is also private teaching @ $25 p h.
If your dead set on Cambodia though, you should maybe just come for a holiday and get a job for 6 months teaching in somewhere like BELTEI/ ELT/ Panasastra (all online in English) to see how the lower end is and also see if you like teaching or not. Or if you do the CELTA before you leave try some of the better schools like ACE.
Vietnam visa should be no problem for you if you intend to go to Thailand a lot. Take the plane to BKK and take a taxi, hell you will be able to afford it on Vietnam's wages. One thing about Vietnam though is they don't really have that many holidays. Mainly just 2 weeks at TET. So, that could be a problem unless your GF wants to travel to Vietnam. She gets a free 2 week visa because of the agreement between Cambodia, Vietnam and Thailand (also ASEAN I think). If you work for a government school they take about 2 -3 months off per year in the wet season, though you will only get 15-22$ ph depending on the school/ agency.
When you get to Cambodia be sure to get an E Visa or business visa (30$) for a month. This you can extend for 1, 3, 6,or 12 months at a time from any travel agent. Only the 6 and 12 month ones are multiple - entry. Don't get trapped in Cambodia if you try it!
The CELTA will only help, whether you do the degree or not.
Teaching can be a quite a lucrative trade when you have all the right pieces of paper and are around the right age. 38 is not too old, Still got another 17 + years in the business at least.
Plenty of flights to Thailand from Hanoi/ HCM and you get enough in wages to be able to afford them. If I was 38 that's probably the direction I would go in.
Otherwise, get her over to Australia and marry her there if you can swing it. Maybe even get her to sign a pre nup . Well, just in case..
Post by 1st Sgt Welsh » Fri Jun 10, 2016 5:45 pm
Typically, yes, but if they have a seat to fill, chances are, they will take you as long as they think that you have the 'ability' to complete a degree. One of the trainees I went through with in the CELTA had dropped out after only one year studying his Bachelor of Applied Science and he was accepted into the CELTA program. He did pretty well and was one of the few who was awarded a Pass B.Falcon Randwick wrote:Typically if you don't have a degree you won't be accepted into a CELTA course...
Post by claptrap1 » Tue Jun 14, 2016 8:34 pm
Post by ovation » Fri Jun 17, 2016 5:48 pm
Post by Mr Lovejuice » Fri Jun 17, 2016 6:39 pm
Hey, I just write as I see things. I have experience teaching in both countries. Both countries school admin are notorious for lying to their teachers. No difference there. But there is a huge difference for most teachers. Food's cheaper and the wages are much higher in Vietnam. At least $3 higher and not even half the holidays of Cambodia, so you earn more there which makes a huge difference (unless you work gov schools). Rents about 70% cheaper here if you get a good landlord though.pedros wrote:I like the way Mr Super Qualified, But Still Can't Get a Job guy and Mr Pineapple are the pillars of wisdom.
Then again, I work extreme hours, make fuck all, and, would too offer the advice to stay the fuck away.