Filipino Teachers in Australia

nfronda · November 2013

@R_Yell..Hindi po, dito lg ako sa Broome..Dito kasi ang buong family at ang work ko. I'm working in an Aviation company. Sorry, wla akong kakilalang teacher dito ehh.. Sau ko nga lg nalaman na ganun pala kalaki sahod ng guro dito at dahil jan I will encourage my hubby to try to apply as a teacher here.. He is a teacher in Pinas for 5 years ehh.. Nung dumating sya dito ayaw nya ng magturo. Naging welder na sya..

fieldsofgold · November 2013

Hi everyone,

Buti nakita ko 'tong forum na 'to.

sped teacher po ako dito sa 'tin. hindi ko po balak mag agency. so habang magrereview ako for ielts, isa-isahin ko na rin mga documents?

sa mga nasa OZ na, ano po feedback sa special needs teacher d'yan?

salamat!

R_Yell · November 2013

@fieldsofgold welcome!!?? Or welcome back!!!??

mag backread ka nlng...parang namention yan...

Kwinjo · February 2014

@veenus18ph Miriam College alumnus po ako. may bearing po ba yun

sebastian04 · August 2014

Meron na po ba dito na nagtake ng Bachelors degree in early childhood sa Pilipinas na inulit ulit yung same course dito sa AU?

dhey_almighty · May 2015

hi y'all...

may friend ako, primary school teacher na gustong magwork dito sa Australia...uhm ask ko lang kung meron pa bang 457 visa for primary school teachers?!

thanks thanks :-)

aiayosef · May 2015

Hi @beaj! So kpag nsa Australia na, nde na AITSL mag assess? ACECQA na? Nakita ko kasi sa site ng ACECQA may mga list of schools sila sa OZ na accredited nila. Kpag dun mo nakuha cert, dip or deg mo eh considered k as qualified teacher...accredited nila ang TAFE

aiayosef · May 2015

sa intindi ko base lang sa nabasa ko kpag wla sa list ung school mo or overseas mo inaral, need mo evidence ng english proficiency which is IELTS. i'm not so sure lang. Sino po dito ang nakaranas n nito?

aiayosef · May 2015

Apply to have your qualifications assessed (including overseas qualifications)
Individuals
If you hold a qualification that is not on ACECQA's list of approved educator qualifications, you should determine if you were recognised as a qualified educator under a former education and care services law for the state or territory that you worked in prior to 1 January 2012. If you were recognised as a qualified educator, you will continue to be recognised. If you need to seek advice on recognition under former laws, please contact your regulatory authority.

Before contacting your regulatory authority, please ensure that you have thoroughly checked ACECQA’s list of approved educator qualifications, including the former approved qualifications included in the list, and attempted to determine whether you are recognised as a qualified educator under a former law.

If you do not hold a qualification on ACECQA’s list of approved educator qualifications and you were not recognised as a qualified educator under a former education and care services law, you can apply to ACECQA to have your qualification(s) assessed for equivalence.

Apply to ACECQA for equivalent qualification assessment

If your application to have your qualifications assessed for equivalence is successful, ACECQA will issue you a certificate. This certificate will demonstrate to employers that your qualification(s) are recognised as equivalent to an approved qualification for the purposes of the National Quality Framework.

If your application is unsuccessful, ACECQA will provide you with reasons for its decision.

- See more at: http://www.acecqa.gov.au/educators-and-providers1/qualifications#sthash.L5D0OH0m.dpuf

aiayosef · May 2015

@beaj Hi! Ano npo result ng assesment mo? Ok npo ba? Sa ACECQA ka nagpa assess?

danyan2001us · May 2015

ang kasama ko sa couples for christ ay dati guro sa ateneo school sa cebu then na hire siya as a teacher also dito sa loyola college sa may grimshaw...

danyan2001us · May 2015

and yes malaki ang sahod ng mga titsers dito sa australia

AspireAU21 · May 2015

pwede din po ang AITSL mag assess ng skills?

dhey_almighty · May 2015

@danyan2001us ano po ang salary range?! :-)

interested kase ung friend ko na primary school teacher...also, may 457 bang teacher dito?!

thanks

kindred · May 2015

Hi everyone! Kamusta po ang mga aspiring Pinoy teachers for AU? I just wanted to share my experience.
I moved here Dec 2013 and now I've been registered as a teacher and working in two schools --one language college and another is a high school. It's an uphill climb since I applied from the Phillipines-- IELTS,AITSL,Visa, NBI etc.--but when you get here it's another struggle. Was just blessed to have been hired within a week of arrival to teach in a College for IELTS training.!
Being registered as a teacher was just as gruelling!!-- working with children check, proof of English proficiency, and getting the Teacher's Institute number. Right now, I'm teaching ESL part-time in a private high school and more days in the Language College in Sydney.
I'm the only Asian teacher so far, but Filipino teachers have a lot chance to make it as well, so keep trying!!
Cheers! :-h

danyan2001us · June 2015

@danyan2001us ano po ang salary range?! :-)

interested kase ung friend ko na primary school teacher...also, may 457 bang teacher dito?!

thanks

yong friend ko at kasama ko sa couples for christ, she started her on a 457 visa (teacher)....

AspireAU21 · June 2015

@kindred Hello, good job! God is really good.
My wife is also aspiring to teach there

right now, she is reviewing for IELTS. Ang taas kasi ng requirement ng AITSL but after non sana tuloy tuloy na. She is teaching pre-school students. What else is needed in order to teach there after visa 189 is approved? Thanks

kindred · June 2015

Hi good on her!! Early years education is in-demand here as well. When she's done with IELTS with the required scores then she sends her documents to AITSL. There's a checklist outlining what's needed to be forwarded. It would be best to have her skills and experienced recognised by AITSL so she might want to secure certificate of employment from the school where she had been teaching relevant to the nominated occupation i.e preschool experience for applying as a preschool teacher. Then she waits for three months I think for the AITSL positive response. In my case while waiting, I gathered and prepared all other documents like passport, NBI, etc so when my AITSL certificate was posted I lodged my application immediately on the same day-- time was important on my part bec I was turning 40 on the month I lodged. So it was indeed a miracle that I was invited a day before my birthday where I would have lost points due to change in age bracket.
So keep trucking!! Goodluck and Godbless!!

kindred · June 2015

@AspireAU21 so you're the main applicant? Sorry didn't see that. But it's all good if both of you could be employed suitably based on your qualifications!!

AspireAU21 · June 2015

@kindred Yes, im the main applicant now but still waiting for my job to open sa NSW for visa 190 so pang backup din yung sa wife ko. My wife is reviewing for IELTS now for AITSL assessment. She has a higher chance to get approved kasi for the visa 189 unlike me na still waiting for my job to open pa. She gathered all docs na din para after ng IELTS pa-assess na agad sya. Sana lang makuha na nya nag required score this time. Thank you!

kindred · June 2015

@AspireAU21 Good on you both! It's really exciting going through the process, but your determination would definitely put you through, plus a lot of prayers really..

dhey_almighty · June 2015

@danyan2001us hi, sensya now ko lang nakita post mo...anyways, baka naman pwde mo ask sa friend mo kung san at paano siya nagapply? thanks :-)

ljust · June 2015

@aiayosef Hello, sorry hindi ko na nachecheck to.

Kapag nasa AU ka with any kind of visa except tourist, basta you are allowed to work, you should have an ACECQA qualification (meaning kelangan assessed ng ACECQA yun certificate, diploma or degree). If your school is included in the list then no need to have it assessed. I'm not sure but i think acecqa is just for Early Childhood Education and Primary teachers. But don't quote me on this.

AITSL on the other hand, is for assessment for migration. So let's say, if someone offshore wants to migrate here, they need to get an AITSL assessment FIRST kasi yan yung tinitignan ng DIAC, not acecqa. If you're successful and already here, by then should you get your ACECQA assessment.

Case to case basis to ha, depending on what level you are teaching. But definitely, AITSL is for migration purposes.

aiayosef · June 2015

@beaj Thank you!!! Buti nlang na explain mo...confused din kasi ako. I'm going to Oz as ECE student, isip ko kpag apply ako for PR (if maging fortunate someday at magkaroon chance), sino Assessing Authority...salamat sa info!!!

danyan2001us · June 2015

@danyan2001us hi, sensya now ko lang nakita post mo...anyways, baka naman pwde mo ask sa friend mo kung san at paano siya nagapply? thanks :-)

bro yong school mismo loyola college ang nagconducted ng hiring sa cebu...tatlo silang nahire...

AspireAU21 · June 2015

@kindred Thanks! So now youre teaching there na po? Do they require the ACECQA certification or the AITSL positive assessment will do?

kindred · June 2015

@AspireAU21 hi, yes am currently teaching. My AITSL certification was used for migration purposes and I had to apply for a separate teacher registration with the state teachers' board, so it's practically back to square one. Just the usual documentation - academic qualification etc.

kindred · June 2015

@AspireAU21 AITSL will cover all teacher applicants migrating to AUS. Once you're here, ayseekwa
( as it's pronounced here:)) will assess your qualifications again for teaching students ( up to 13 y/o).
Then, teacher regulation authorities per state will assess you as well. But that's going ahead. What's important is that you'll be able to migrate here. Take one step at a time. Good luck again!

AspireAU21 · June 2015

@kindred Thanks for the advice! Actually it is my wife who will be applying for assessment... She is still reviewing for IELTS

EunRov · June 2015

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!