Definite Answer

[mr.buffalo]

I would appreciate a definite answer to this.

I took voluntary redundancy in January, am 54, worked in engineering and have no intention of going back to working in a factory enviroment.

I can do a TEFL course here in UK for about 500 quid ( it is the 4 week course ) and afterwards would like to follow that with part time work in Thailand. Part time will suit me as my mortgage is paid so will rent my house out here ( UK ) and will be subsidized by that.

I have been to Thailand many times, have a house about a 20 minute drive outside Pattya but it still needs kitting out i.e needs fitted kitchen etc as it is a new build in a complex but that is by the by.

My friend worked in Thailand a few years back as a teacher which he loved by the way. He did the text and talk course in Phuket and worked in Bangkok. The thing is he bought a degree, a year on or so the police had a purge, arrested 60 odd guys ( not him thankfully ) put them in clink for awhile then deported them. After that he packed it in and came back to the UK.

So, to the question. Is it still imperative to have a degree to teach in Thailand? I could probaly go to Indonesia but I love Thailand, ( hence having bought a house ) can speak enough of it to be understood and ask questions plus the fact I feel the UK is played out for me.

Comments please.

[Loaded]

I would appreciate a definite answer to this.

I took voluntary redundancy in January, am 54, worked in engineering and have no intention of going back to working in a factory enviroment.

I can do a TEFL course here in UK for about 500 quid ( it is the 4 week course ) and afterwards would like to follow that with part time work in Thailand. Part time will suit me as my mortgage is paid so will rent my house out here ( UK ) and will be subsidized by that.

I have been to Thailand many times, have a house about a 20 minute drive outside Pattya but it still needs kitting out i.e needs fitted kitchen etc as it is a new build in a complex but that is by the by.

My friend worked in Thailand a few years back as a teacher which he loved by the way. He did the text and talk course in Phuket and worked in Bangkok. The thing is he bought a degree, a year on or so the police had a purge, arrested 60 odd guys ( not him thankfully ) put them in clink for awhile then deported them. After that he packed it in and came back to the UK.

So, to the question. Is it still imperative to have a degree to teach in Thailand? I could probaly go to Indonesia but I love Thailand, ( hence having bought a house ) can speak enough of it to be understood and ask questions plus the fact I feel the UK is played out for me.

Comments please.

Just read some of your previous posts as the above seems 'unusual'. It seems you've been asking about working as a locksmith in Pattaya and buying cows for your farm as well. You also posted on smuggling a rifle through customs. You now mention 60 teachers being arrested for fake degrees - I have never heard of this. Your comments are very troll, sorry droll.

[mr.buffalo]

Without getting fed up with petty replies, I asked about bringing in a PELLET gun, hardly a rifle. As for the other enquiries, they are just that and if you think it is trolling then wake up and get a life.

[mr.buffalo]

Typical unhelpful and childish reply just what was expected I suppose. Again here we go with the kindergarden replies.

[BigSnake]

Yes you can do the TELF in UK, most schools in Thailand will accept this, you indeed need a teachiing degree to teach here. There are a lot of fake degrees around the Kindgom, best to do it right and get the real thing from a real school.

[mr.buffalo]

Thank you Big Snake.

A civil reply to a civil question.

[aussiebebe]

Hi Mr Buffalo, That's an interesting question, but it is hard to give a definite answer because the question isn't specific.

Is it still imperative to have a degree to teach in Thailand?

I think that there are many different types of teaching jobs in Thailand and, judging by the popularity of 'Visa-run' companies advertising in the Bangkok Post, many teachers don't bother with paperwork. I think that, if any teachers were ever arrested or deported, it is because some people may submit false/forged degrees to their school or MoE to gain a work permit and/or visa. This is quite clearly illegal; I don't think that teaching without a degree is, but I don't know.

[PeaceBlondie]

NO you do not need a teaching degree. In some parts of Thailand, no degree at all.

There are no definitr answers. Definitely.

[TerryLH]

In that area it might be difficult to find part time work. You might be able to find full time work for what many consider part time wages.

[Phatcharanan]

Yes you can do the TELF in UK, most schools in Thailand will accept this, you indeed need a teachiing degree to teach here. There are a lot of fake degrees around the Kindgom, best to do it right and get the real thing from a real school.

Nope ! Duhhhhhh!

[mr.buffalo]

So to be legal ( thus making the person more relaxed in the classroom I would think ) a degree would seem to be required. The question now is what would the best i.e time wise, one be to get by correspondence through the internet?

[Phatcharanan]

So to be legal ( thus making the person more relaxed in the classroom I would think ) a degree would seem to be required. The question now is what would the best i.e time wise, one be to get by correspondence through the internet?

Why don't you try researching the internet to find out?

[PeaceBlondie]

A proper BA degree from a real uni (like the Open Uni in the UK) might take two years over the internet. Fake diplomas are easily spotted and prosecuted.