Here's my predicament:

 

I enrolled in the 7-Module course recently, paid for it, and started it a few days ago.

 

I've had 2 waivers (the 2-year, old-style permission to teach that was given to teachers without an education degree), during the 4 years I've been teaching.

 

Yesterday I was told by the people who process the visas, work permits, and licenses in my school that Kurusapa (the Teacher's Council) will not issue a new waiver, and, therefore, the school will not be able to process my visa and work permit, effectively putting me in a very awkward position.

On the one hand, I am enrolled in a course run by the very body that issues licenses, on the other hand, the same body will not give me - one of their students - permission to teach, therefore I cannot be legally employed, so I will lose my visa, so I will have to leave the country.

 

This is absurd.

 

And I am not the only one. Two other teachers in the school are in the same situation and all our visas/work permits are due to expire soon.

 

Is there anybody else in these or similar circumstances?

 

 

 

 

 

I would check if the school doesn't want to get rid of its foreign teachers. The norm is that you get 3 waivers, expecially since you enrolled to the course and stay with the same school. I see no reasons why you shouldn't get a third waiver, unless you had already another waiver with another school..

If you open the One Platform, you will see a message sent on March 1st: 'Foreigners who have already make a request can bring evidence of make a request to apply for license renewal.' That is the quote from the message, not from me. Maybe your school doesn't want to do the renewal, they should be able to get you a waiver if they try.

Can I remind you technically you're not a teacher! because you don't have any teaching qualifications. To be a qualified teacher in the kingdom you need to have an education degree and or a post-graduate in education for a foreigner.

On 9/19/2024 at 2:57 PM, arick said:

Can I remind you technically you're not a teacher! because you don't have any teaching qualifications. To be a qualified teacher in the kingdom you need to have an education degree and or a post-graduate in education for a foreigner.

 

Can I remind you that an exclamation mark ends a sentence and the next word, in this instance 'because', should start with a capital letter.

 

As a pedant I'm sure you'll appreciate my pointing this out.

On 9/20/2024 at 6:41 PM, nahkit said:

Can I remind you technically you're not a teacher! because you don't have any teaching qualifications. To be a qualified teacher in the kingdom you need to have an education degree and or a post-graduate in education for a foreigner.

Does "qualified" here mean meeting the specific requirements (like formal education and credentials) to be recognized as a legitimate or authorized teacher in Thailand? If so, that would mean that someone is not a teacher, even though they have a work permit for teaching and a teaching license from Khurusapa.  

On 9/19/2024 at 2:57 PM, arick said:

Can I remind you technically you're not a teacher! because you don't have any teaching qualifications. To be a qualified teacher in the kingdom you need to have an education degree and or a post-graduate in education for a foreigner.

Nonsense.  The vast majority of teachers in Thailand teach English as a Foreign Language.  They may need a degree for the work permit and they should have a decent TEFL qualification like a CELTA or Trinity, but nothing else.  It's no different to TEFL work in most countries, including Europe/UK and other Asian countries.

1 hour ago, brewsterbudgen said:

Nonsense.  The vast majority of teachers in Thailand teach English as a Foreign Language.  They may need a degree for the work permit and they should have a decent TEFL qualification like a CELTA or Trinity, but nothing else.  It's no different to TEFL work in most countries, including Europe/UK and other Asian countries.

Short term you're not allowed to work your permanently or long term Good luck on your small wage of a few hundred dollars a month

1 hour ago, arick said:

Short term you're not allowed to work your permanently or long term Good luck on your small wage of a few hundred dollars a month

 

I've been teaching English as a foreign language in Thailand for nearly 20 years, with an annual Extension based on work and a work permit and do fine, thanks. Enough to support my wife and child.  Quite why you think it can't be done long term, I have no idea!  You're completely out of touch.

On 9/30/2024 at 11:01 AM, Gecko said:

Does "qualified" here mean meeting the specific requirements (like formal education and credentials) to be recognized as a legitimate or authorized teacher in Thailand? If so, that would mean that someone is not a teacher, even though they have a work permit for teaching and a teaching license from Khurusapa.  

No idea, ask arick, he posted it, I just replied to him. No idea why it would show me as the poster.

It's a steaming pile of <deleted>.  After a nightmare of trying to even get on the thing (which we now have to do all over again due to the ''new system'') I have been asked to watch 94 videos without skipping them or leaving the device.  Each video is 1 hour long or longer.

 

I sat with that thing running for two weeks and made it to 83 videos.  Then it locked me out because they expire after a while.

 

7 Module is a cash grab and they will scrap it in a few years.

1 hour ago, FaridIsmail said:

It's a steaming pile of <deleted>.  After a nightmare of trying to even get on the thing (which we now have to do all over again due to the ''new system'') I have been asked to watch 94 videos without skipping them or leaving the device.  Each video is 1 hour long or longer.

 

I sat with that thing running for two weeks and made it to 83 videos.  Then it locked me out because they expire after a while.

 

7 Module is a cash grab and they will scrap it in a few years.

Longest video in module 7 was 32 minutes, with quite a few under 10 minutes (Most were 15 - 30 minutes though, and during the 10 week course you can watch them with the sound down etc, since you usually don't need to "listen" to them.

Also you can get most of the info you need from the slides unless there's a specific case study assignment, and you only have to click when a video gets to half way, but otherwise you can essentially afk for them or watch something else on another screen etc.  As you said, you watched 82 videos in 2 weeks, and you've got 10 weeks to watch the 96x videos, so watching them all isn't really difficult.

Admittedly some of that might change with the new site, maybe they'll insert questions you have to answer during the videos (Like the drivers license ones).  But in general, the 7 modules is a solid solution, as for the past 10+ years since the teacher's license exams finished, the only pathway to a full license has been to do a year of study through a university (Which is admittedly more useful if you plan on teaching overseas in the future, but also more expensive and more work / time consuming).