Filipino Teachers in Australia

EunRov

Hi everyone! I'm really interested to work in Australia and I'm a professional teacher here in the Philippines with 4 years of experience in teaching children with special needs. Ask lang po ng advice on what should be the first step in applying in Aus? Thank you po! 🙂

AspireAU21

@EunRov 1st step is to take IELTS - academic version

Required score is: Reading-7 Listening-8, Speaking-8, Writing-7

Apply for AITSL assessment - http://www.aitsl.edu.au/assessment-for-migration

sunflower

Hello PinoyAU teachers! I have two questions, and I would really appreciate your insight on these matters:

1) Let's say na mayroon na akong visa grant, possible bang maka-secure ng teaching job kung mag-aapply lang muna ako online at kahit wala pa ako sa Aus? (Balak ko sana meron na akong job bago dumating sa Aus para meron na agad source of funds...) Interested lang ako malaman from someone with this kind of experience. Dito kasi sa Pinas diba maliban sa interview, meron pang demoteaching...

2) My college degree is Bachelor of Elementary Education (Major in Teaching in the Early Grades, K-2), with teaching experience of teaching Grades 3 - 5 for the past four years. I am aiming for Visa Subclass 189 (through the skilled occupation Early Childhood Teacher). When I'm already in Aus, do you think it would be possible for me to teach in Primary School instead, since ang major ko naman ay from Kinder to Grade 2?

Sorry ha, andami kong tanong! Pero thank you na rin in advance sa mga makakasagot. 🙂

AspireAU21

@sunflower Hi.. My wife is taking the IELTS this month and mag papa assess din sya sa AITSL. As far as I know, di agad makakapag turo ang teachers without qualifying for the requirments ng ACECQA or sometimes may requirement din yung state.

BTW, have you heard anything yet from DIBP? ang alam ko, in demand ang Early childhood teachers sa AU ngayon. Thanks

sunflower

@AspireAU21

Hi! Yes, meron ring nakasagot sa tanong ko in another forum. Apparently, basta PR ka na sa Aus, pwede kang magwork in any field, provided that you have the qualifications/registration for it.

Yes, in-demand ang Early Childhood Teachers, and from what I've seen in job listing websites, mukhang may opening for it all-year round.

Good luck to your wife! ACECQA is for Early Childhood Teachers only. So kung, let's say, Primary Teacher or Secondary Teacher siya, hindi na yun sakop ng ACECQA.

AspireAU21

@sunflower OK. goodluck din! 🙂 Please update kung ma-invite ka na. Sana mabilis lang. Thanks!

khangki

Hello guys, I am also a teacher by profession, pero ang husband ko ang main applicant. hopefully mkahanap dn ako ng teaching jobs s adelaide. pero Secondary Ed kc saken. alam ko mas in demand nga ng ECE at SPED.

aiayosef

Hello po sa lahat....I'm here in Australia having student visa. Gusto ko mag try under 190 or 189 visa but need iassess ni AITSL qualifications ko. Though may Diploma nako ECE from Singapore and Degree in Elem Ed from Pinas, I need to get IELTS academic L&S both 8 and W&R both 7 for me to have positive assessment sa AITSL. I find this difficult to achieve 🙁 any tips po about IELTS exam? I only got W- 7 and R,S,L - 6.5 last time 🙁 🙁

sunflower

@khangki

In demand rin ang Secondary Teachers, lalo na kung Math or Science ang specialization mo. Good luck!

@aiayosef

I know how you feel. Nakaka-frustrate na hindi mo makuha ang target score, lalo na't mataas ang requirement saatin and wala tayong option to take the PTE dahil IELTS ang requirement ng AITSL pati ng most teacher registration bodies sa Australia.

Anyway, maraming tips about IELTS sa topic na to: http://pinoyau.info/discussion/29/share-some-tips-on-ielts#latest

Kayang-kaya mo yan! 🙂

kindred

@sunflower

That's a good idea. In my case, I secured a casual job online prior to arriving so I got lucky!

kindred

@AspireAU21

Good luck to you! What's important is that you're able to secure a visa to enter AU then everything's else will be easier!

kindred

@aiayosef

Hi, Oo nga sayang konting points n lng. Anyway just keep trying. When I taught casually in a language college here in Sydney, I've had a couple of onshore Fil students who had the same frustrating experience. But who knows, you'll make it this time since you're here and your exposure to the language adds to your language proficiency.

Don't lose hope. Last July, I got a full time job in a grammar high school to teach ESL. Thank God.

So I'm paying it forward to reach out in this forum.

Btw, are you in Sydney as well?

Keep us posted!

kindred

@khangki

Hi, madami din job opening for secondary teachers regardless of specialisation. Tyagaan lng din tlga. Sometimes may palakasan din coz they hire casual teachers who are relatives or even partners of some staff. Also, if you've been qualified and registered, you can always apply online. In my case, when I got my institute of teachers' number, sinabayan ko apply sa government school accreditation website. After that, private and public schools had been calling for casual work. But now I got a full time one in an independent school. But govt schools is the way to go kasi ang salary mas mataas up to 120k a year, depending on qualifications and experience.

Goodluck on your application!

AspireAU21

@kindred thanks po. kaka take lang po ng ielts sana makuha this time. waiting for the results. If ever po ba magtteach sa NSW, ano po ang requirements para macertify ka ng org nila for teachers? Thanks again

khangki

@kindred Wow! That's indeed a very good news! I thought kc pag pinalad kmi dyan mga odd jobs lng ako pwede since d cla masyado nagha-hire ng Filipino teachers. Thanks a lot po. God bless you more!

sunflower

@kindred

It's a relief to hear that it is indeed possible for teachers to find work prior to arriving! And based on what you said, it sounds like you even had your pick of casual jobs to take, bilang maraming tumawag hehe. I am planning to fix my Australian teacher's registration (as soon as I receive my visa grant) in my state of choice (which is QLD), so hopefully it'll be easier to look for a job online. Yung isa ko kasing concern eh hanggang April pa ako magrereport sa current teaching job ko dito sa Pinas, eh diba January-ish ang start ng school year diyan sa Aus? So ayun, most likely, temporary and casual job offers lang talaga ang makukuha ko. Of course, I wouldn't have any say to be picky at all. I would just feel blessed to have any offers at all. Again, thank you for sharing your local experiences with us! 😃

kindred

@khangki @AspireAU21 hi, NSW Institute of Teachers Board of Studies and Teaching Educational Standards ( BOSTES ) you can search their website on requirements for accrediting overseas graduates. But it's the usual documentations- TOR, testamus/ diploma/ IELTS.

It's not easy to land a teaching job , let alone a full time one particularly that AU is highly exacting. Lalo kung private schools. Lam mo naman mentality nila; Bkit Asian ang magtturo kung may puting qualified. EH sorry., Mas may qualified na Pinoy. Palakasan silA minsan Kahit NDE qualified at walang BOSTES number.

Anyway, it's not easy but not impossible. I suggest that you prepare yourself for struggle to look for teaching jobs. Search forums for how others made ends meet prior to securing a job in their line of work. Kasi if your skill sets and other qualifications can land you temporary jobs while looking for your dream one, that will be handy.

Basta nandito kana with full working rights madali n lng-- adventure na din with risks. Pag nakaswerte ng full time teaching , bongga ang buhay.

Un nga lng pag zero lovelife- waley din.

Lol!

Keep trucking towards your Australian dream!

kindred

@sunflower hi, hinde namn. Nag pa yummy sila puro casual offer EH di nung tumwag sila for another casual EH ako na ang nag pa yummy. Ahaha!

QLD k pAla papunta.? We were from Goldcoast where I had my first job as an IELTS trainer. So am qualified din sa Queensland College of Teachers. Mas maluwag nga ang QLD kesa NSW sa requirements. Actually, I used my QLD accreditation as my ticket to being registered here. Tapos sa Northern Territory din. Kasi when you apply, Minsan madami kailangan sa remote areas like Darwin. But when I had a chance for an interview at Xavier school Darwin, pag uwe ko nag isip ako. Got a bit scared of some stories I heard. But I still keep my current teaching status in all 3 states just in case. Bayad ka nga lng ng bayad sa registration fee.

Good luck on your application!

sunflower

@kindred

Oh, so nagpalipat-lipat ka pa pala ng state. Among those three states, why did you decide to stay in NSW (if you don't mind me asking)? Wow, mukhang ang gastos na nagbabayad ka ng teacher registration in three states ah! But I can see its advantages naman... At least there's always another state to fall back to, ano?

Yes, target ko sa QLD, kasi taga-Brisbane yung boyfriend ko. Of course, it would be ideal for me to secure a teaching job in Brisbane itself, pero there's a bigger chance na mas may opening outside the Metropolitan areas, so open naman ako dun. I'm sure once may local experience na ako, mas madali na akong makakakuha ng job sa city.

kindred

Yes interstate move except Darwin coz you can always apply for accreditation online just then post your documentations. I'll forego of the NT registration kasi Natakot nko dun. Then of course now that I got a FT job already there's no need for it. Naisipan lng namin Sydney because wanted adventure as well. So my brother and his wife and I resigned our jobs and moved here. Lucky enough, we weren't jobless for more than 2 weeks. Now we all have full time jobs. Sydney is more multicultural I think.

So registration status namn, am keeping my QLD registration for future career prospects. and yes because Brisbane has direct PAL flight to Manila as well as Sydney. Ung iba kasi magastos pag galing Camberra nag hhotel pa Sydney before flight kasi walang direct flight.

Maganda ang Brisbane; it's midway to everywhere else. Then it's cosmpolitan din naman with a variety of school types. In your case mabenta ang early childhood teacher. Mag search ka sa Internet about PYP qualifications kasi yan ang isa sa selection criteria hinahanap.

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