Teacher License?

[nokmdk]

A School just told me that they can get my work permit very easy and then said something about a Teachers License. What does this entitle, benifits of it and the process taken for the Government (i think) to issue?

I have a valid degree so please lay off the smarty answers of past that i've seen.

Thank you for your information.

[kenkannif]

Well I don't know if this is smarty or not, but hopefully it will help (I thought we were generally a nice bunch here in the teachers room?):

I was under the impression you don't need a TL to get a WP if you're at a government school? Maybe it's just some?

Okay from the ajarn.com website:

Q Briefly, what is the process of obtaining a teacher's license and getting a work permit?

A Briefly, you give your school whatever documents they ask you for, and they process them. You need to be tolerant and helpful at this point even if you personaly think hey have no need to ask for certain things. If you don't co-operate, the process will get stuck and you'll be the one leaving the country to get a new visa. First they obtain a teacher's license for you, and then they use this to get a work permit. Once you have a work permit, your visa can be extended.

Lengthily, (and the details may vary betwen schools and povinces) the first step is the teacher's license. This requires more or less the following: A personal information document, up to 12 one and a half inch photos, up to 12 two inch photos, a current health certificate (50 baht any hospital - are you alive? yes - you passed), copies of your degree and other certs (originals may be requested along with transcripts) certified Thai translations of your degree and other certs, copies of every page of your passport, school director's license, school principal's license, map of school, teaching schedule of teacher, list of other work permit holders at the school, a new blank teacher's license book (blue), form Sor Chor 10, form Sor Chor 17, form Ror 11. And if you've had a license before, then you can add Ror 12, Sor Chor 19, Sor Chor 18, and your blue license book (not to be confused with the work permit book, plus some provinces don't issue them, in which case you might need to fabricate a police report saying you've lost it)

These are all submitted in quadruplicate to the Min of Ed, and don't forget to sign every single page. After a while (one week to who knows) you will get the license back. You take this, along with most of the same documents as above to the Labour Department, who will issue a receipt of application. You can use the receipt to extend your visa - the implication being that your application won't be turned down at this stage. After about three weeks you pick up your new work permit. When the time comes for renewal, it's a good idea to remind your school about one month before the expiry date, though they really should be on top of things by that stage.

* I should add the MoE is saying they want you to have a TEFL if your degree is unrelated to teaching (although it can depends on who, where and what you're teaching), but they don't seem to be enforcing it a 100% at the moment. I hope this help!

[nokmdk]

Ken:

I thank you for the information. I was thinking it would entitle me to work anywhere at all without carrying all my infomation at the same time. silly eh But i do thank you for both replys the comment i made was for the ones that just seem to jump the gun and read something that is just not there thank you again.