Filipino Teachers in Australia

gemini23 · November 2011

Hi! I would like to know if there are Filipino teachers in Aussie? Or are there teachers here who are also applying for a visa to Australia? Kindly share your experiences and the processes that you've undergone regarding visa application.

Thanks in advance.

gemini23 · November 2011

Wala yatang Filipino na ngtuturo sa Aussie???? According to my friend, dati meron daw mga teachers but then nag-qquit mahirap daw kasi ang accent. Lumilipat ng ibang job mga teachers doon, how true is it? Sabi ng Aussie friend ko when I told him I'll be applying as a teacher in Australia, he said the problem is the language barrier and he suggested me to apply as a waitress in Filipino restaurant instead. Ganun ba talaga nangyayari sa iba na hindi nakakakuha ng job according sa profession nila, they would work as cashier, waitress and other blue collar jobs?

TotoyOZresident · November 2011

Wala yatang Filipino na ngtuturo sa Aussie???? According to my friend, dati meron daw mga teachers but then nag-qquit mahirap daw kasi ang accent. Lumilipat ng ibang job mga teachers doon, how true is it? Sabi ng Aussie friend ko when I told him I'll be applying as a teacher in Australia, he said the problem is the language barrier and he suggested me to apply as a waitress in Filipino restaurant instead. Ganun ba talaga nangyayari sa iba na hindi nakakakuha ng job according sa profession nila, they would work as cashier, waitress and other blue collar jobs?

mayrun nagtuturo na pinay sa aussie check mo sa philippine.com.au

yeah its true the problem is language barrier sa spelling pala may pagkakaiba ang american english sa australian english. kahit mga Australian american european may mga words sila na di magkaintindihan because of the spelling. May australian accent na talagang ang hirap intindihin sa sobrang bilis mag salita. kaya kailangan mabilis ang pandinig mo.

halimbawa din tayo mas sariling accent na english minsan di nila maintindihan ang english natin,

masasanay ka nman eh pag matagal ka na dito. good luck

gemini23 · November 2011

Thank you for sharing the site of philippines.com.au They have a lot of helpful posts for teachers.

Best regards.

aussie2x · November 2011

Hi! I would like to know if there are Filipino teachers in Aussie? Or are there teachers here who are also applying for a visa to Australia? Kindly share your experiences and the processes that you've undergone regarding visa application.

Thanks in advance.

Hi Gemini23

good day!

kung maami k experience as a teacher, may registration nmn for teacher dpende kung saang state yung planu m mg migrate, sympre kylangn k muna nila i assess before registering as a teacher.

gemini23 · November 2011

yes, i read about that, thanks for reminding me about it.

gemini23 · November 2011

My concern is I still don't know which skilled work should I nominate cuz when I enquired to AISTL, yung assessing body for teachers, they said I will be assessed according to my initial educational qualification, which is in my case is BSE (teacher for high school) but I spent the majority of my work experiences in Primary Level. Now, I'm eyeing on nominating TESOL (Teacher of English as a Second Language) cuz yun talaga pina-practice kong skill dito sa abroad however I don't know if they will consider my college course (BSE Major in General Science) but I took a short term course for TESOL in La Salle. So, I will try...hopefully it will work.

aussie2x · November 2011

Hi Ge

My concern is I still don't know which skilled work should I nominate cuz when I enquired to AISTL, yung assessing body for teachers, they said I will be assessed according to my initial educational qualification, which is in my case is BSE (teacher for high school) but I spent the majority of my work experiences in Primary Level. Now, I'm eyeing on nominating TESOL (Teacher of English as a Second Language) cuz yun talaga pina-practice kong skill dito sa abroad however I don't know if they will consider my college course (BSE Major in General Science) but I took a short term course for TESOL in La Salle. So, I will try...hopefully it will work.

Hi Gemini,

have u look at ANZCO ? Check ur occupation and close description. That where you should start.

cheers!

TotoyOZresident · November 2011

My concern is I still don't know which skilled work should I nominate cuz when I enquired to AISTL, yung assessing body for teachers, they said I will be assessed according to my initial educational qualification, which is in my case is BSE (teacher for high school) but I spent the majority of my work experiences in Primary Level. Now, I'm eyeing on nominating TESOL (Teacher of English as a Second Language) cuz yun talaga pina-practice kong skill dito sa abroad however I don't know if they will consider my college course (BSE Major in General Science) but I took a short term course for TESOL in La Salle. So, I will try...hopefully it will work.

ilan buwan kana na nag reresearch wala ka pa rin clear kung saan skilled ka. yung tinanungan mo na assessing body pag iexplain syo dapat yun na wala ng denial na parang ang gusto mo marining eh ay puede kung di nman talaga puede. Nag email ka ba sa assesssing body at tumawag yun kasi ang paraan para clarify at masagot ang tanung mo. Pag nag email ka sasagot naman yun. importante nasagot yung tanung mo galing assesisng body. Mahirap yung nag aantay ka ng sagot kung nandyan naman yung talagang assessing body na sasagot sa tanung mo.

yun naman sa TESOL nman may assessing body naman yan hanapin mo site nila then mag email at tawagan mo sila kung puede ka mag pa assessment. mahirap yung nagaantay ka ng sagot na di sgurado. mabuti na yun tanungin mo yung assessing body kasi sila ang nakakaalam ng eligibility.

ngayun kung nalilito ka pa rin ang final option mo ay mag hanap MARA. sila ang mas nakakaalam ng ibang option para makapag apply ka ng skilled visa o kahit anung klaseng visa.

goodluck.

gemini23 · November 2011

Thanks sa information Mr. Totoy, etong research na ginagawa ko e di ko naman magawa ng fulltme cuz I'm still working and living alone so I just do during my spare time. Dun sa una kong enquiry sa AISTL as Primary Teacher ayon sa kanila they cannot recommend which occupation to nominate pero yun nga my skill will be assessed according to my initial qualification, so feeling ko No ang answer. I can't nominate Primary Teacher nor Secondary Teacher cuz ang experience ko sa level na yan ay 10 years ago pa at one year lang. So etong TESOL, I will check on VETASSESS. AS of now I'm concentrating on my IELTS.

Good luck too!

gemini23 · December 2011

Hi to everyone again! Ask ko lang if meron na bang nakapag skill assessment na teacher dito? Sa kabilang forum, wala namang sumasagot dun sa topic about Filipino Teachers in Australia. Saan kaya makakakuha ng information about this? Haiitzz...

gemini23 · January 2012

Ano na kaya nangyari sa mga Pinoy teachers sa Aussie? Sana may makapag-share naman dito. xx

aolee · January 2012

my wife's high school english teacher is a teacher in OZ now, kaso matagal na nakapag migrate don. i'll try to ask for info.

gemini23 · January 2012

Wow talaga?! I'll look forward for any info that you can share about teaching in Aussie. Thanks!

aolee · May 2012

Reply to @gemini23: sorry gemini23 for the tardy reply. yung teacher pala ng wife ko sa OAZ nag migrate dun via visa 176. 6yrs ago. una mahirap daw makahanap ng work. suburb area kasi sila nakatira. but managed to find one.

simpana · May 2012

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aolee · May 2012

Reply to @simpana: hi bro i think better we create another topic for this

gemini23 · May 2012

Reply to @aolee: A'ok...mukha ngang mahirap makakuha ng work as teacher sa OZ...pero I know me mga Indonesians na nagtuturo ng Indonesian language doon. Meron din kayang teachers teaching Filipino language doon? Thanks sa reply.

bajayjay · May 2012

hi @gemini23. secondary school teacher ako sa SOL. para ngang wala akong napapansing kagaya ko rito o sa ibang sites. inaantay ko nalang ang resulta ng application ko na 23may2011 ko pa ni-lodge. late ko na nadiscover itong forum at wala akong migration agent. nakakastress pala pag walang suporta at nagrely lang talaga sa DIAC website. Thank God at patapos na.

January2011 pako nabigyan ng certification ng AITSL. "Suitable" naman daw ako based sa sinubmit kong requirements. bago nag-apply, kumuha muna ako ng IELTS (kailangan at least 7 lahat) at sinigurong may at least 3 years work experience ako sa isang high school (social studies ang major ko).

medyo particular din sila sa supervised teaching. natagalan sa paghingi ng certification sa school ko na nag-undergo ako ng 45 days of supervised teaching. nasa mindanao kasi ako at nakiusap lang ako sa isang friend from college. Although kasama naman talaga ang student teaching sa curriculum, hiningan pa rin ako.

pero bakit nga konti lang ang nag-aapply na teachers?! nasasayangan lang ako kasi nasa SOL pa sya.

gemini23 · May 2012

Hello, nice to hear from you. Wow! What a coincidence, birthday ko pa nung nag-lodge ka ng application mo. Hopefully positive and application mo. I read some feed backs in the other forum about teaching in Australia, mahirap daw kasi makakuha ng work sa teaching field, most employers are looking for local experience saka may ibang states daw na pagt-takin ka ulit ng English test at kelangan maka-8 ka sa Speaking and Listening. Sa akin, kahit assistant teacher ok na, basta me stable job. Problem ko is BSE ang course ko but ang teaching experience ko is sa elementary. One year lang ako ng-teach sa high school and it was 11 years ago. Kaya pinag-aaralan ko ng mabuti ang pag-aaply baka masayang lang ang pera ko sa pagpapa-assess then hindi pala ko qualified. Pero paano ko nga ba malalaman if qualified ako if hindi ko it-try? Asikasuhin ko muna IELTS ko, hopefully maka-7 na ko sa lahat ng subtests.

bajayjay · May 2012

@gemini23 - ngayong araw lang ako nabigyan ng visa. (salamat kay Lord!) medyo mahirap nga yung sitwasyon mo sa work experience. pero wag ka mawalan ng pag-asa. hopefully maka-8 ka sa lahat ng subtests para mas malaki chances.

gemini23 · May 2012

Wow! Congrats! I will try again and hopefully ako naman makakuha ng visa.

jhiela23 · July 2012

Reply to @bajayjay: Hello @bajayjay, bago lang ako sa site na ito and really looking for some teachers na nag try na magpa-assess sa AITSL and I found you.. swerte.. Ask lang sana ako kung mahirap ba mag-apply ng solo or mas ok ang may agent. Meron dun sa Aitsl na " award of certificate for initial teacher education" ano ba yon kasi as you mentioned kasama na ang student teaching sa transcript. How did you answer that? Please need assistance.
Salamat in advance..

dnoblec · July 2012

Hi Bajayjay! Secondary Chemistry teacher ako, 5 years na ako sa sa teaching. Wala ako relatives sa Australia, may chance pa rin ba ako kung mag papa assess ako?

jhiela23 · July 2012

Hello @bajayjay , pano mo sinagot yung "award for initial teacher qualification", trying to get all the documents ready para pag labas ng IELTS and positive proceed nasa AITSL. Nag rerequest na kami sa school para sa supervised teaching. Thanks

lock_code2004 · July 2012

Reply to @dnoblec: please check po ung Skill Select Point system... pag sa tingin nyo po ay mkakakuha kayo ng 60 pts and above.. then next step is to check requirements (degree, work experience, ielts) ng assessing authority nyo..

ljust · July 2012

Wala bang preschool teachers? LOL Ako, three years na nagtuturo. Pero I chose to study nalang ulit. Pero gusto ko magpart-time na teacher sa AU habang nagaaral. Hopefully, masponsor ng employer. Kelangan ko pa ba magpa-assess kung ganun?

bajayjay · July 2012

hi jhiela. walang problema kung mag-apply ka nang solo. (no offence sa migration agents na makakabasa nito) lalo na kung gusto mo direkta makatanggap ng mga email tapos ikaw na rin diretso sasagot on the same day. tungkol dun sa initial teacher education, tama ka, included na sa transcript natin ang student teaching, pero kelangan mo humingi sa school mo ng certification kung saan specified na dumaan ka sa 45 (or more) days of supervised teaching. yung sa akin, ako ang gumawa e, tapos pinapirmahan ko nalang sa college secretary, pero yung sa unang draft ng certification ko, may pina-omit syang detail kasi she cannot vouch for it daw dahil 2004 pako nag-aral at patay na rin yung adviser ko. basta yung final draft ng certification, stated yung total number ng days, nagsimula ng november, natapos ng late february, tapos sa ganitong skul, yung subject na tinuro ko at kung ilang estudyante.

wala namang reklamo ang aitsl so malamang tama yung ginawa ko. God bless sa iyo! sana matuloy ka para marami na tayo dito.

bajayjay · July 2012

hi @dnoblec, sa pagkakaunawa ko sa skillselect, it would not make a difference kung may relative ka man o wala. sabi nga ni @lock_code2004, may chance ka kung meron ka at least 60 points based sa system ng skillselect. kung tingin mo ok, punta ka sa site ng aitsl. pa-assess ka na agad. una, kelangan mo lang makakuha ng ielts na hindi bababa sa 7 sa lahat ng tests (l,r,w,s); pangalawa, mas madali sa mag-e-evaluate kung nakatapos ka ng bachelor of secondary education, major in chemistry (since you said chem teacher ka) - manghingi ka lang sa skul mo sa college ng transcript at certification na nag-undergo ka ng supervised teaching for at least 45 days; pangatlo, ito ay kung magagawa mo lang naman to increase your chances, magsama ka na rin ng mga naitagong syllabi sa mga major subjects mo, e.g., measurement and evaluation, methods of teaching, philo of educ, etc; pang-apat, hingi ka sa employer mo ngayon ng coe kung saan nakadetalye mga subjects na tinuturo mo at kung ano year level tapos age range ng mga students mo (yung sakin, nilagyan ko ng 13-17), tapos importante indicate mo kung full-time yung teaching job.

pag positive ang resulta ng app mo with aitsl, i-EOI na agad, hintay na lang na imbitahin ka mag-lodge. ang maganda dito, same IELTS result lang gagamitin mo sa DIAC (assuming within 2 years mo kinuha ang ielts by the time mag-lodge ka), since at least 7 naman lahat, automatic may plus 10 points na agad; overseas work experience = 10; age = 30?; educational qua = 15; total of 65. kayang kaya yan!

about sa relatives ulit, syempre malaking tulong na may aalalay sayo dito sa OZ pagdating mo. unang-una, kelangan mo mag-open ng bank account, mag-apply for Tax File Number, pumunta sa Medicare, alamin ang pasikot-sikot ng mga daan, i-feel ang mga bagay bagay para maka-adjust, mag-apply for driver's license.

in any case, gusto ko lakas ng loob mo, sana magtagumpay ka. May the odds be ever in your favor.

God bless.

jhiela23 · July 2012

@bajayjay maraming salamat sa reply mo at talagang I waited for it at least mas nagiging determinado na kami magpa-assess ng solo. baka pwede naman pa share yung draft letter para sa supervised teaching and certificate for intial teacher qualification kung may copy ka pa..please...BTW san ka sa OZ?

dnoblec · July 2012

Hi bajayjay, thank you, thank you talaga!! Nag try ako mag paassess online pasok ako. Nasa sol naman ang Secondary Teaching. Graduate ako ng Bachelor of Secondary Education Major in Chemistry. Ready narin docs ko. IELTS nalang, nagrereview pa ako, next month pa ang schedule ng exam ko. Ang problema yung employer, pwede ba ako pumunta sa Australia ng walang employer? Hindi ba parang tagilid ako kung pupunta ako ng wala pang employer? Pano ka nag hanap ng employer? Help naman! Darlyn