American Tesol Institute (Ati) Question

[PigFloyd77]

I hope this is the right section of the forum...

I was wondering if anyone has heard anything good or bad about ATI. I wanted to take courses and get a Foundations certification from ATI. I want to know if it would be useful in landing an English teaching job in Thailand.

Any feedback would be appreciated. Thank you.

Edited August 24, 2010 by PigFloyd77

[Scott]

There may be some posters who have personal experience with the school who can reply to your specific request. I will caution people to take care in posting. We do not allow 'naming and shaming' of schools.

In another thread there is a discussion about your nationality. This may take care of your visa issue. To teach in Thailand, you are not required by law to have a Bachelor's, but jobs might be limited to certain areas. It is equally hard for Thai's who are not properly qualified.

At the top of this forum there is a pinned topic on questions about qualifications which might be of interest to you.

Best of luck and keep us posted.

[PigFloyd77]

There may be some posters who have personal experience with the school who can reply to your specific request. I will caution people to take care in posting. We do not allow 'naming and shaming' of schools.

In another thread there is a discussion about your nationality. This may take care of your visa issue. To teach in Thailand, you are not required by law to have a Bachelor's, but jobs might be limited to certain areas. It is equally hard for Thai's who are not properly qualified.

At the top of this forum there is a pinned topic on questions about qualifications which might be of interest to you.

Best of luck and keep us posted.

Thank you! About my visa issues... I don't think it'll be a problem. I have spoken with the Thai embassy in Washington DC and they said I am able to get a one year non-immigrant visa. So I won't NEED a job to live in Thailand, but I will be needing a job. I will not be a 27-year-old still living off my parents. Haha! Again, thanks for the help. I will check out the other topics.

Edited August 27, 2010 by PigFloyd77