New Incentive To Teach English Programs

[CaptainSplod]

Hi All!

Just bringing some info to you.......

It looks rather like there's a new incentive to teach English Teaching Program starting up. As yet, details appear to be quite thin - but any interested people (but with a degree, this time!) can look at the ONIE webpage http://www.nfe.go.th...1:news&Itemid=2 to see what it's about.

Briefly, the website quotes this....

the ONIE wishes to recruit many numbers of foreign teachers who are willing to teach under this program to approx. 30 students for 18 hours per week and get a stipend or remuneration of BHT 20,000 per month.

Don't complain to me about the hours or salary I'm not even remotely interested in the project.....

Cheers

Splod

Edited November 17, 2012 by CaptainSplod

[chowny77]

Thank you.

[thaicbr]

Wow.. another government agency disconnected from the real world.

sent from my Q6

[phosphorescent]

I don't think 'incentive' is the correct word for this. Disincentive would be more accurate.

[culicine]

We recently discussed some of these issues at a seminar. many agreed that it would be better to put masses of native speakers into government schools to teach conversation classes and relax licensing requirements for them - they are teaching only conversation after all, but there could be a TEFL requirement for such positions. Accordingly, the salaries would be lower than English Program teachers - for those that qualify for the teaching licence. 20K is still way too low for any degree holding teacher. Despite having a huge budge, the MoE still shows they are not so serious about allocating funds for english language training. It's still really only students from English Programs and International Schools that speak a reasonable amount of english.

[aidenai]

We recently discussed some of these issues at a seminar. many agreed that it would be better to put masses of native speakers into government schools to teach conversation classes and relax licensing requirements for them - they are teaching only conversation after all, but there could be a TEFL requirement for such positions. Accordingly, the salaries would be lower than English Program teachers - for those that qualify for the teaching licence. 20K is still way too low for any degree holding teacher. Despite having a huge budge, the MoE still shows they are not so serious about allocating funds for english language training. It's still really only students from English Programs and International Schools that speak a reasonable amount of english.

Reading through their website, I don't think the teaching positions offered have anything to do with teaching English in basic education government or private schools, i.e. OBEC schools, as that is formal education. Therefore, the teacher license requirements set by The Teachers' Council of Thailand don't apply.

[stewyk71]

We recently discussed some of these issues at a seminar. many agreed that it would be better to put masses of native speakers into government schools to teach conversation classes and relax licensing requirements for them - they are teaching only conversation after all, but there could be a TEFL requirement for such positions. Accordingly, the salaries would be lower than English Program teachers - for those that qualify for the teaching licence. 20K is still way too low for any degree holding teacher. Despite having a huge budge, the MoE still shows they are not so serious about allocating funds for english language training. It's still really only students from English Programs and International Schools that speak a reasonable amount of english.

Sounds like a common sense idea to me , This seminar did it have any Thai teachers or government officials involved, that might have a say in this countries education

[cbrer]

Luckily my Avast antivirus blocked the Malware from that link.

[cbrer]

From the date on it it also seems to be 4 years old...

[culicine]

We recently discussed some of these issues at a seminar. many agreed that it would be better to put masses of native speakers into government schools to teach conversation classes and relax licensing requirements for them - they are teaching only conversation after all, but there could be a TEFL requirement for such positions. Accordingly, the salaries would be lower than English Program teachers - for those that qualify for the teaching licence. 20K is still way too low for any degree holding teacher. Despite having a huge budge, the MoE still shows they are not so serious about allocating funds for english language training. It's still really only students from English Programs and International Schools that speak a reasonable amount of english.

Reading through their website, I don't think the teaching positions offered have anything to do with teaching English in basic education government or private schools, i.e. OBEC schools, as that is formal education. Therefore, the teacher license requirements set by The Teachers' Council of Thailand don't apply.

I didn't see the site; just assumed it was for formal schooling as that makes up the bulk of the students.

[culicine]

We recently discussed some of these issues at a seminar. many agreed that it would be better to put masses of native speakers into government schools to teach conversation classes and relax licensing requirements for them - they are teaching only conversation after all, but there could be a TEFL requirement for such positions. Accordingly, the salaries would be lower than English Program teachers - for those that qualify for the teaching licence. 20K is still way too low for any degree holding teacher. Despite having a huge budge, the MoE still shows they are not so serious about allocating funds for english language training. It's still really only students from English Programs and International Schools that speak a reasonable amount of english.

Sounds like a common sense idea to me , This seminar did it have any Thai teachers or government officials involved, that might have a say in this countries education

Well the lady who gave the seminar does have a voice with the MoE, and a number of teachers did get her email address. So let's hope for the best.

[CaptainSplod]

Yes, Avast seems to identify some malware from the link. I don't use Avast and (hopefully) haven't had any problem accessing the site - neither does my anti-virus prog register anything untoward.

As for the date being 4 years old...Well, the site's really none too good, having very little concrete info and no dates for working (teaching, that is).

It's actually difficult to see when the info was posted, so maybe it IS old news, even though it's been posted as "Latest News" - on the Thai version of the site, too.

Then again, I presume it would previously have been extensively talked about - and that doesn't seem to be the case. Too, I doubt the page would still be on the site in its present form, after such a long time. However, TIT and anything's possible...

Maybe an interested party will call the number and find out and let us all know...if anyone's interested in it at all, that is....

Cheers

Splod

Edited November 18, 2012 by CaptainSplod

[aidenai]

I didn't see the site; just assumed it was for formal schooling as that makes up the bulk of the students.

The number of students and educational institutions in the non-formal school system are 2,600,000 and 7,400 respectively.

[culicine]

I didn't see the site; just assumed it was for formal schooling as that makes up the bulk of the students.

The number of students and educational institutions in the non-formal school system are 2,600,000 and 7,400 respectively.

Thanks, didn't realise it was that many. How many are there in formal (OBEC) schools?

Edited November 19, 2012 by culicine

[aidenai]

I didn't see the site; just assumed it was for formal schooling as that makes up the bulk of the students.

The number of students and educational institutions in the non-formal school system are 2,600,000 and 7,400 respectively.

Thanks, didn't realise it was that many. How many are there in formal (OBEC) schools?

About 38,000 educational institutions and 14,000,000 students in the formal system of which the OBEC runs 31,000 institutions with 8,000,000 students.

[aidenai]

Here's a part of an article of the latest activities of the ONFIE.

1) Completion of Grade 12 within 8 months. This policy, currently under amendment by the Ministry of Education, will help solve some social problems, especially those in education, because there are around 35 million people aged between 15 and 59 years of age who have not yet completed Grade 12 or the higher secondary level. If the policy is implemented, it will enable Thai people to further their education to university level. On 20 December 2012, the policy will be ratified by the Prime Minister, Ms. Yingluck Shinawatra.

2) Establishing of OTOP Mini MBA Centers. At least one center has to be founded in each district of every province in Thailand to boost incomes for rural people.

3) International ONFIEC toward ASEAN Community. This project will focus on free English program teaching and learning for all Thai people.

4) Genius Bookhouse to Promote Reading among Thai People. This project will be carried out by volunteers from ONFIEC.

5) Establishment of Science Centers for Education in each region of Thailand. To be launched in 2014, these centers will resemble a Planetarium in Bangkok and the Science Cenetr for Education in Rangsit.

6) Act of Life-Long Learning. The sooner this Act is implemented, the more effective ONFIEC will work to bridge the gap in Thai education.

7) ONFIEC Project for Thai people. It mainly aims to help people affected by natural disasters.

8) Professional promotion for directors of ONFIEC's district offices. The directors will be promoted as specialists similar to the way in which local offices of education service area promote their directors.

http://www.en.moe.go...:news&Itemid=42