Filipino Teachers in Australia

Simplykrish

@stellabby hi, is that requirement from VIT or ROL? I did not submit anything to that effect. I think that's for language teachers only.

Simplykrish

@Seulange i have some colleagues who are regular or secondary teachers working in special ed. Hndi sila mashado mahigpit sa victoria. As long as u have a VIT registration, u can teach in any school, so dont just apply as an english teacher. May opening sa school namin for a middle school teacher. Apply ka na sa ROL. The job advertisement will close on Thursday. 🙂

Au_Vic

Hi to all filipino teachers on this forum. Need your inputs re: teacher assessment. I am trying to help my sister to migrate here in oz. Her situation is a bit complicated because its almost 10yrs already when she stopped teaching. I have read the assessment requirements from teachers australia and would like to confirm the following:

Education - 4yrs bachelors degree. She completed a bachelors degree in chemistry (non-educ degree). I think she will satisfy the requirement.
Initial teacher education - at least 1 yr full-time study - She studied teacher/education units in order to be eligible for PRC licensure exam (she passed the PRC exam Secondary teacher). I think she will satisfy the requirement.
Completion of a minimum of 45 days of supervised teaching practice with students across the age range of 13 - 18 years in a secondary school setting. She did not do any practice teaching because when she was taking up her educ units at the same time she was already teaching in a private school. The university where she studied her educ units told her there's no need for her to do practice teaching since she's already a teacher (it makes sense actually). Plus when she was teaching back then, she was being mentored/guided by a teacher or faculty head which is a qualified teacher. I called teachers australia to clarify, i was advised that the practice teaching element is required and in my sister's case, 'coz she was already a teacher back then and the university must have taken that she already met the practice teaching requirement.

This is where I am bit unsure in terms of supporting evidence but I am thinking she can ask her university to provide a letter with information required by teachers australia stating that she met the criteria of practice teaching.

Since she stopped teaching for almost 10 yrs already, she does not have any relavant work experience to claim. Teachers australia only assess the education, practice teaching, english requirements and not the work experience component right? We are not going to claim any points for relevant work experience anyway. She will get 60 points without points for work experience.

To sum it up, we think she can get a positive skills assessment. Any thoughts pls? Thanks

Cheers

Seulange

@Simplykrish Thank you very much for the information. I will give it a try.

rarara13

Hi @sunflower. You seem knowledgeable about this topic so hope you can help me out.

I'm Ayra. I'm currently a marketing manager with 7 yrs of experience. I hav a business management degree but I want to migrate in Oz as a pre-school teacher. My ministry in church is to teach under privileged kids which lead me to my decision to course correct. Just want to ask which one between taking up an associate degree in Uni or bachelors in tafe both covering early childhood education is a better option. Or hope you can give me other tips that I may gut no have considered. Thanks in advance

stellabby

@Seulange @Simplykrish thank you for your reply. From the Vic immigration website, Primary School teacher has a special requirement of having an experience teaching certain languages such as "French, Italian, Indonesian, Japanese, Vietnamese etc". And it is not required for Secondary School Teachers which is your case. I even spoken to Vic Immigration personnel and they are really strict on that specific requirement. Do you know any Primary School Teacher who satisfied such requirement?

Simplykrish

@stellabby hi dear, im a primary school and special ed teacher here in victoria. I think since primary naman background mo, u can just claim that u have taught filipino, which is a foreign language. But i really dont remember presenting anything to that effect. I do have TESOL, secondary, primary, special ed qualifications and other specializations though. I dont know if any of my documents supporting those credentials already fulfilled the requirement that u mentioned.

stellabby

@Simplykrish . Thank so much for your reply and I appreciate your insights. I have attached the screenshot of the State Nominated Occupation List with primary school teacher requirements from Victorian immigration and as you would notice, they have mentioned the specific languages required. This is keeping me with less confidence as I am currently teaching in a public school and I never have experience teaching those. I am pleased to know that you did not have to present any of those language teaching experience but were able to secure a visa.

Simplykrish

@stellabby that is really interesting. I taught in California and Kuwait where i was exposed to students who speak Spanish and Arabic respectively. However, I never taught those languages. If i were u, i will have my qualifications assessed by aitsl first. Are u already here in victoria?

If not, you have other states to choose from if victoria insists on you having to have experience in foreign language teaching. But i'm really confident that it is not a requirement to be registered with VIT. They are more concerned with teacher standards and ur knowledge of their currcilum.

sunflower

<blockquote class="Quote" rel="rarara13">Hi <a href="/profile/sunflower">@sunflower</a>. You seem knowledgeable about this topic so hope you can help me out.

Hi Ayra! In order to migrate through the Skilled Migration stream, you'll need a bachelor degree that is related to the skilled occupation that you are applying for. So if you would like to apply as an Early Childhood Teacher, you'll need to have an education-related degree. You mentioned that your degree is related to business management, I looked into the list of eligible skilled occupations, but unfortunately, it is not on the list located here: http://www.border.gov.au/Trav/Work/Work/Skills-assessment-and-assessing-authorities/skilled-occupations-lists/combined-stsol-mltssl

Since you do not have any way of migrating with a skilled visa, your options would be applying for a student visa or a working holiday visa instead.

stellabby

@Simplykrish . Thank you for your advise. I am still here in the Philippines and working on my IELTS. I will take your advice on I passed the IELTS and God willing Victoria or South Australia would give me a chance for visa.

pc3

@sunflower hi sunflower.. can i clarify my concern similar to this thread. I am studying towards an ECE degree which is ACEQA approved in AU but my bachelor's degree is a non-teaching degree from PH and I don't have any work exp. as a teacher. After I finsih my course can I apply directly for an assessment for migration to apply for a visa 189 even if I do not have any work exp and I have a non-teaching bachelor's?This is also considering if I get 60 points or more to lodge. Thanks

davaowanderer

Hi Filipino teachers here, can i confirm is University Lecturer still in the lists? I know University Tutor not anymore. Thanks sa magrereply.

sunflower

<blockquote class="Quote" rel="pc3">@sunflower hi sunflower.. can i clarify my concern similar to this thread. I am studying towards an ECE degree which is ACEQA approved in AU but my bachelor's degree is a non-teaching degree from PH and I don't have any work exp. as a teacher. After I finsih my course can I apply directly for an assessment for migration to apply for a visa 189 even if I do not have any work exp and I have a non-teaching bachelor's?This is also considering if I get 60 points or more to lodge. Thanks</blockquote>

Hello! Yes, as long as you have 60 points, you wouldn't need the work experience. Just ensure that you'll be able to satisfy the 45-day supervised teaching practice requirement by AITSL.

sunflower

<blockquote class="Quote" rel="davaowanderer">Hi Filipino teachers here, can i confirm is University Lecturer still in the lists? I know University Tutor not anymore. Thanks sa magrereply.</blockquote>

Hello, the list can be found here: https://www.border.gov.au/Trav/Work/Work/Skills-assessment-and-assessing-authorities/skilled-occupations-lists/combined-stsol-mltssl

davaowanderer

@sunflower thank you ;😉

Simplykrish

@stellabby good luck!

mikelbee

Hi guys. So glad to have found this forum that I previously thought was non-existent.

I'm in the US now teaching, but had desired to go to Australia in the past. Lately, I have been reconsidering trying my chances again. I completed and passed my IELTS, I think about 5 years ago, and that was it for me. Never pushed forward. (Yup, expired IELTS!)

By the way, I am a primary/elementary teacher, with, let's say "several"

mikelbee

(argh! I guess my initial post was cut in half!)

... years of experience. Working on my M.Ed. here and I have 3 months to go! Woot!

Anyway, my question is really for those who are already working as teachers there. One of the factors that made me reevaluate my job here is TAXES!!! Is it tolerable there or does it feel like you're working to pay for other people's wages, because of the monthly/bimonthly deductions? (I don't mean to be emotionally raw. Just really looking out for the best options for my small family.

ONE more thing, how likely do you think will I get a visa for applying as a primary teacher? I did look at filing as ECT as I do have several years working with first graders, but the letter from my university regarding supervised student teaching stated that it was with students across the age range of 9 to 13. Not sure if that ruined my chances as ECT entrant.

I genuinely appreciate all the input, you guys. I'm just trying to get all the information I could gather before making any prayerful considerations and/or financial investments in embarking on the lengthy process.

kutsara

A question about the 4-year degree or equivalent. What I have is a AB Psychology degree and planning to take Masters in Early Childhood Educ (2 yr degree). If I finished the masters degree, will that suffice the requirement of 4-yr degree or equivalent? Thanks.

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