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Anyone teaching TEFL in Australia?

  • 05-08-2011 2:23pm
    #1
    population
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,510 ✭✭✭


    Hi all, I posted this in the oz/nz thread but with no response so thought that it may be better served here.

    I have been teaching TEFL in Italy for just over 2 years now, teaching a mix of public schoolkids/ private schoolkids/business work etc. I am thinking about moving to Australia as my wife is a Melbourne girl and she would like to give it a go there. I am just wondering what the TEFL scene is like there in terms of hours/money/opportunities etc. I have been looking on the internet and have found the information inconsistent to say the least.

    I have CELTA and will probably have DELTA by the time I get there. I know it is a mother tongue country so therefore logic dictates there would not be as much demand as in a foreign country, however there are a lot of immigrants who usually need IELTS qualifications to get a job so I thought that might increase the numbers a bit. However I am only guessing.

    Any information from any current of former teachers would be much appreciated


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  • #2
    MakeEmLaugh
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,356 ✭✭✭MakeEmLaugh


    population wrote: »
    Hi all, I posted this in the oz/nz thread but with no response so thought that it may be better served here.

    I have been teaching TEFL in Italy for just over 2 years now, teaching a mix of public schoolkids/ private schoolkids/business work etc. I am thinking about moving to Australia as my wife is a Melbourne girl and she would like to give it a go there. I am just wondering what the TEFL scene is like there in terms of hours/money/opportunities etc. I have been looking on the internet and have found the information inconsistent to say the least.

    I have CELTA and will probably have DELTA by the time I get there. I know it is a mother tongue country so therefore logic dictates there would not be as much demand as in a foreign country, however there are a lot of immigrants who usually need IELTS qualifications to get a job so I thought that might increase the numbers a bit. However I am only guessing.

    Any information from any current of former teachers would be much appreciated

    I, too, would like to know more about this if anybody has any information.


  • #3
    sparklyEyes111
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 89 ✭✭sparklyEyes111


    Also me...would be good for part time work with primary teaching. I'm moving to oz in August. Currently in Dubai in a mixed expat/locals school so it's been like tefl and primary teaching combined and I love it.


  • #4
    goose1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 93 ✭✭goose1


    I've no help on Australia but just wondering if it's possible for you to say the Italian school you're working in now? just if you're leaving there's presumably a space or two freeing up? Trying to find a tefl job in Italy and so far I've not got as far as an interview :(


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