Thai teacher qualification

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Can somebody give me an idea of what happens if your child wishes to become a teacher here in Thailand?

Initial qualifications needed to become a student, how much it costs, what different kinds and levels of diploma are available, etc?

Thanks

[BurgerGung]

I know a foreigner who did the whole program in Bangkok. Not sure jow he got in and how much he paid? His Thai isn't great, so I reckon that there are English courses...

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34 minutes ago, BurgerGung said:

I know a foreigner who did the whole program in Bangkok. Not sure jow he got in and how much he paid? His Thai isn't great, so I reckon that there are English courses...

Thanks. This would be for my Thai granddaughter...

[youreavinalaff]

Simple.

 

Finish grade 12 (matayom 6) with a pass in the region of 2.5+.

 

Pop down to your local Radjapat University and sign up for a bachelor degree course in Education specifying the major(the subject that she wishes to teach)

 

Fees not a great deal. Maybe 300k baht for the lot.

[puchooay]

Rajapat courses are in the region of 15000 a term. 2 terms a year for 4 years.

 

Add a few baht for uniforms, books and other things and you will be well withing the 300k quote.

[thequietman]

7 hours ago, youreavinalaff said:

Simple.

 

Finish grade 12 (matayom 6) with a pass in the region of 2.5+.

 

Pop down to your local Radjapat University and sign up for a bachelor degree course in Education specifying the major(the subject that she wishes to teach)

 

Fees not a great deal. Maybe 300k baht for the lot.

Around 60,000 for the Bachelors in a Raji university. ( I lecture at one ???? )

 

Teacher tests are the main stumbling block as they are difficult to pass and apparently are designed so most fail. That way, they need to take them again and again which is a a great revenue earner.

 

Once you pass your teachers test, you move on to getting a place in a school and there is a queue for that. Depending on how much money she can drum up to grease the right hands, she can get a placement in a good school or one in the sticks. 

 

Salaries are poor until you have been in the system a great number of years and the paperwork is immense. 

 

As a grandfather, you really should be discouraging here from taking up this vocation. It is a thankless task and she will be working in one of the most corrupt institutions in the country.

 

Good luck ????

[Number 6]

I would suggest she as any other profession aim for the top three universities. Baring that Srinkarinwirot is actually a teaching university. Many undergrad train at Pratumwan Demonstration and even go to work at the best secondaries in Thailand including Triam Udom Suksa. Salaries are low but low interest loans and 1000b a year pay raises. A great retirement package many Thai should be envious of. It is a tough job and many teachers lose themselves in their career, job and never marry nor have much of life. It is not a thankless task provided she is clever, competitive and goes after the right jobs at the right schools. The nation desperately needs math and especially science teachers.

 

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Hmm, thanks guys, some food for thought here. In the back of my mind would be the aim of getting some kind of specialist qualification, I don't like the idea of her working in a provincial school either.

I am sort of playing with the idea of sending her to the UK after Matayom school is finished in order to get some decent education under her belt, assuming that after one year she would then be able to start on her pathway to a teacher career.

 

[scorecard]

On 8/3/2019 at 8:09 AM, youreavinalaff said:

Simple.

 

Finish grade 12 (matayom 6) with a pass in the region of 2.5+.

 

Pop down to your local Radjapat University and sign up for a bachelor degree course in Education specifying the major(the subject that she wishes to teach)

 

Fees not a great deal. Maybe 300k baht for the lot.

Rajabhut unis who offer the B.Ed degree have the standard 4 year degree, some also have a 5 year degree. I have a Thai nephew who did the 5 year degree (family didn't have to worry about extra cost) and he was very happy with the extra studies including more study of child psychology and early childhood development and also some study of student centered learning.

 

Throughout the whole course he did several long compulsory work experiences stints (normally 2 or more students sent to each of the schools involved). He speaks very advanced English, he has shared that his Rajabhut uni organized the venues etc., for the work experience and it was well organized but he met several other work experience trainees from other unis who had got no help to find a school which would agree to giving a work experience opportunity.

 

He has shared that some work experiences were a total waste of time (count the paper clips, then count them again), but he also had several quite valuable experiences at high schools where the headmaster/mistress and many teachers were very focused on ensuring the work experiences was well planned and executed. 

 

Near graduation his uni was very organized to find jobs for all the graduating students, he was lucky he got a job at a high school just 80 km from his home. But I don't know if all unis do this. 

[marcusarelus]

44 minutes ago, Kidney said:

Take a look at the finished product: A miserable poorly-qualified babysitter who's stuck in an underesourced facility with lowly infrastructure.

What is your experience that allows to make such a judgement?

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6 minutes ago, marcusarelus said:

What is your experience that allows to make such a judgement?

In any event hundreds of millions of graduates and non-graduates across the world unfortunately work in mind numbing jobs. I'm not suggesting it's OK, just reality.

[marcusarelus]

2 hours ago, scorecard said:

In any event hundreds of millions of graduates and non-graduates across the world unfortunately work in mind numbing jobs. I'm not suggesting it's OK, just reality.

What is your experience that allows you to make such a judgement?

[scorecard]

28 minutes ago, marcusarelus said:

What is your experience that allows you to make such a judgement?

 Read and watch and listen, articles, news. But surely it's just obvious. 

[marcusarelus]

7 minutes ago, scorecard said:

 Read and watch and listen, articles, news. But surely it's just obvious. 

It's not.  Why not link one of those articles?  Because there are none.???? 

[scorecard]

2 minutes ago, marcusarelus said:

It's not.  Why not link one of those articles?  Because there are none.???? 

 So your saying that every graduate, world wide works in challenging and satisfying work. Where's your link? 

[marcusarelus]

3 minutes ago, scorecard said:

 So your saying that every graduate, world wide works in challenging and satisfying work. Where's your link? 

I never said that.  You are the one making up facts.  Prove your assertions.  My wife is an Engineer and works as an Engineer for Samsung - she builds refineries.  

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46 minutes ago, marcusarelus said:

I never said that.  You are the one making up facts.  Prove your assertions.  My wife is an Engineer and works as an Engineer for Samsung - she builds refineries.  

Now your just being silly. My comment was, obviously, general.

 

By the way do you quote links etc., for everything you write on TV? 

 

There is no doubt whatever that many graduates, and non-graduates do have satisfying challenging work, including myself in a very long satisfying career before part-time lecturing.

 

With great respect to your wife I offer her my congratulations.  

 

No further comment needed.

 

 

Edited August 4, 2019 by scorecard