Teacher License

[ASMG]

I want to get my teacher license but I don't have a bachelor degree yet. Will the MOE accept life experience degree that you can buy for 500$?

[JohnC]

Teacher_exam_1__1_.pdf

Here is the current regulations, whether you can find a school that will choose to ignore them is of course a different matter.

[Ijustwannateach]

I doubt very much that you should count on this kind of plan.

[Scott]

Emoticons as a post can be less than constructive and almost inflammatory. One post has been deleted accordingly.

The Op has asked a question. Answers would be nice. Information would be helpful. Past experience is welcomed.

[mizzi39]

As far as I know the teachers council is still giving 2 year TL exemptions even to teachers who do not have a degree. Many schools in and around BKK require a degree. As you get out into the provinces many schools will hire you (legally WP included) without a degree, and will take your work history and personal references into consideration. Good Luck!

Thanks for the PDF download johnc!

Edited November 6, 2009 by mizzi39

[Scott]

Our Administrative Assistant writes to the Teacher's Council and they send a letter of waiver. Everyone has gotten the letter that we have hired.

We recently hired a person with an Associate Degree (less than a Bachelor's Degree). It was a particular skill we were looking for and I was surprised that he was granted a Work Permit--our area has been firm about the Bachelor's Degree.

The Teacher's License waiver letter was automatic, as I understand it.

[tonititan]

I know someone with a Work Experience degree. He was able to get a job teaching in Bangkok, and get a work permit. I personally think Work Experience degrees are crap and an insult to those of us that worked our way through college/university, but the good news is that it may be sufficient. I don't know much about licensing for teachers, but you should at least be able to get a job.

[Scott]

Let's take care not to be too critical of degrees held by others. That is not the topic of this thread.

I have known a person who once got an Honorary Degree. In someways it was similar to a Life Experience Degree, but probably much more deserved. I don't know if an Honorary Degree would count for much either, but the life experience of that particular person certainly counted for a lot.

Since there doesn't seem to be anything like an 'honorary' teacher's license...let's stay on the topic.

It would be helpful if people post the region/area/province where they are from and what they have had to do to get their TL, it would be helpful.

[jjspitz]

It seems the onous is still on the individual school to check and accept degrees. The Teacher's council or the MOE don't seem to do any background checking. I know serval teachers with fake degrees and "life experence" degrees who have no problem doing their official paperwork. Occasionally you hear rumours that the MOE is doing a crackdown and checking into phony degrees, but that seems limited to Khao San road degrees. Life Experience degrees would be a safer bet, but it's still up to the school to accept it or not.