New Regulations for Teacher's License

[Kru Baa]

Yes, I'm going to go through al this trouble to work in Thailand. Then when I start work I will be in a class full of baboons playing football (inside the class), playing with their cell phones or sleeping. Then I will be expected to pass them all even though most of them still can't even say hello or spell their own name in English. Oh yeah and all for about $1,000 to $ 1,500 a month after putting myself through 4 to 6 years of university at a cost of $50,000 or more in student loans. Sign me up for that shit, please.

[Rhys]

Awh come on..we love it here...55555... where else can you talk out loud for an hour and no student will ask a question.

Well the private route is the best.. don't have to put up with all the Guano...

Carry on mates

[SoilSpoil]

It is not hard to get a copy of your transcript from US schools. It is fairly routine and can actually be done online. It is also fairly quick. I graduated a long time ago and it seemed that someone in officialdom in Thailand had misplaced my transcript and they wanted a new one. I sent an email to my school and they directed me to the website that explained how to do it, how to pay and how to get expedited delivery (it would not have been in a sealed envelope, but that wasn't needed at that time).

In the meantime, they decided I didn't have to resubmit it, so I didn't follow through. I have a full teaching license, by the way.

We have never had to submit any transcripts directly from the school. This part is new for us.

I have had teachers submit their transcript in a sealed and stamped envelope from the school.

For applicants from the US, we could get a verification of degree from the National Clearinghouse and that was sufficient with a copy of the degree and transcript. I assume this will not be a valid method any longer.

The biggest problem is the time delay in getting this done from some places and with the visa situation being a little tricky.

I've never had a problem obtaining a sealed copy of my degree and curriculum, and I graduated in 1992. Heck, after all this time their Alumni is still bugging me to contribute.

That must be nice. I wish it were so easy for us all. I graduated from the UK in 1990- a time when they didn't issue transcripts. What I can get is a 'pro-forma verification document styled in a similar format to an award certificate'. That may or may not be acceptable to the mighty council, but I suspect not. Transcripts forget it. Posters on here, (and I am definitely not referring to you Connda), may do well to remember that not everyone is just the same as them, and being in a different circumstances does not make other people in some way less useful or important.

Same here. Graduated in 1994 and the grading system at that time didn't consist of GPA's, credits and transcripts. I tried to enroll into a Thai university to do a Master and they just wouldn't accept my degrees even after I got the Dean of my former faculty on the phone explaining the European university grading systems in the 90's to them.

[Kru Baa]

The current prime minister has requested from the Phillipines a large number of teachers to come and work in Thailand. I have been teaching for 40years 23 in Thailand from universities to being head of a multilingual school and have seen standards gradually drop with the increase in Asian teachers the future for native speakers does not look promising as schools are looking to reduce costs

Yes, the current Prime minister, being an expert in education, and can't speak a lick of English himself. As far as language teaching goes, Philippino teachers are only good for kindergarten through maybe primary three, which is pretty much just baby sitting. After that, you have to unteach all the bad grammar and pronunciation that the students learned from them. But hey, they do work for cheap!

[Oil Baron]

Hi,

I'm looking for some advice. My daughter is a teacher in the UK. The thing is, she has itchy feet and she's been tempted by the big money offers and tax free benefits that the middle east has to offer. Being a father as you can imagine, I'd rather she stayed in merry old England than work out there if I'm perfectly honest. My question is this: As a fully qualified teacher what would the opportunists be like over here? Is it a good salary? I'm sorry to say that I know nothing about it. I have only heard of friends that send their children to various international schools in the area. I'm hoping that she can take a sabbatical for a year to get it out of her system. I'd rather have her close to me than working in the middle east.

Thank you in advance.

[bangmai]

I think that will be next to impossible to get from the USA. Their records will only go back 5years in most collage's and once your out of collage. They wont even talk to you.

I doubt that; requiring transcripts is quite standard for US employers, especially educational institutions. I have three US alma maters and it's SOP for all of them. For some reason, in 2011, my last consultant contractor wanted a transcript from my BA and MBA schools; even though I gave them my doctoral transcript. My BA was 1967. I simply went to the school's website, filled out the transcript form, paid by credit card, and they sent it directly to the contractor's office.

agreed. Vert easy. How the heck do they expect to get donations, if they don't support graduates. 100% free.

[Mencken]

I think that will be next to impossible to get from the USA. Their records will only go back 5years in most collage's and once your out of collage. They wont even talk to you.

Absolute rubbish. I can get transcripts from early 80s

[Edgehog net]

From my personal experience.

Krusapa can bounce any document for any reason it will all depend on a current weather conditions.

The solution is not to use mail services. Apply in person. You'll get the license on the same day.

Happens to me more than once. After the bounce I took the same documents and applied in person and got it without any problems.

[smotherb]

Hi,

I'm looking for some advice. My daughter is a teacher in the UK. The thing is, she has itchy feet and she's been tempted by the big money offers and tax free benefits that the middle east has to offer. Being a father as you can imagine, I'd rather she stayed in merry old England than work out there if I'm perfectly honest. My question is this: As a fully qualified teacher what would the opportunists be like over here? Is it a good salary? I'm sorry to say that I know nothing about it. I have only heard of friends that send their children to various international schools in the area. I'm hoping that she can take a sabbatical for a year to get it out of her system. I'd rather have her close to me than working in the middle east.

Thank you in advance.

It's been a while since you posted and no one answered; so I'll tell you what I think. As a qualified teacher in the UK, she should have no problem getting a job here in Thailand. Depending upon her credentials and her discipline, she could work in the best schools; universities or international schools--may be B70k/mo to B150k/mo plus housing, private office, research and seminar stipends, etc. In public schools and smaller private schools, where less stringent credentials are required, the pay is quite low, but livable--a rough approximation may be B30-50k/mo depending upon location and quality of school. Of course, there are differences in pay and benefits everywhere. I know two Eurps who teach at a local state university and make B45k/mo plus housing--but I don't believe either is qualified to teach in Europe.

[BruceMangosteen]

Other nationalities are also being accepted to teach in Thai Government schools. These include "teachers" from India and Eastern Europe and Russia. Native English Speakers are no longer considered favorable to others who speak at least some English despite the accent and grammatical mistakes made orally and in fact, in writing. The times have simply changed. This requirement of sealed transcripts will be waived for those from non-English speaking countries such as the Philippines. It's an evolving thing and no improvement in "English" has been noticed using "Native English Speakers" as a criteria.