college lecturer/tutor work
Jan 5th 2014, 3:04 pm
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college lecturer/tutor work
Does anyone have any experience of working in a further ed college in Canada? I am looking into moving to Canada with my Canadian/British dual nationality partner and have found loads of info about teaching in schools but not so much about working teaching the 16+ age group which is my current job here in UK.
Any advice about finding a job and the 16+ / adult education sector in general would be greatly appreciated! I teach English in various forms - Functional Skills, Basic Skills, A Level Literature, ESOL...
Any advice about finding a job and the 16+ / adult education sector in general would be greatly appreciated! I teach English in various forms - Functional Skills, Basic Skills, A Level Literature, ESOL...
Jan 5th 2014, 5:28 pm
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Re: college lecturer/tutor work
Does anyone have any experience of working in a further ed college in Canada? I am looking into moving to Canada with my Canadian/British dual nationality partner and have found loads of info about teaching in schools but not so much about working teaching the 16+ age group which is my current job here in UK.
Any advice about finding a job and the 16+ / adult education sector in general would be greatly appreciated! I teach English in various forms - Functional Skills, Basic Skills, A Level Literature, ESOL...
Any advice about finding a job and the 16+ / adult education sector in general would be greatly appreciated! I teach English in various forms - Functional Skills, Basic Skills, A Level Literature, ESOL...
I have spent a decade in academia so might be able to help a little.
Unless you have a PhD you will not get a job as a university lecturer (termed a professor here in Canada). Our community colleges hire people without PhDs but, because there are so many PhDs looking for work who cannot get teaching positions at universities, the colleges are starting to ask for a PhD in job postings.
And the 16+ market doesn't exist here the way it does in Britain. Here 16 year olds are still in high school. After graduation they go to work, apprenticeship, college, or university.
There is an adult education sector but there are also tons of qualified people here in Canada so I am not sure how good the job market would be. ESL (English as a Second Language) programs are taught all over the place but many of those teaching in them have teaching qualifications (those who cannot find jobs as teacher as we are graduating far too many of those each year) or have specific training as ESL teachers.
Jan 5th 2014, 5:38 pm
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Re: college lecturer/tutor work
I have spent a decade in academia so might be able to help a little.
Unless you have a PhD you will not get a job as a university lecturer (termed a professor here in Canada). Our community colleges hire people without PhDs but, because there are so many PhDs looking for work who cannot get teaching positions at universities, the colleges are starting to ask for a PhD in job postings.
And the 16+ market doesn't exist here the way it does in Britain. Here 16 year olds are still in high school. After graduation they go to work, apprenticeship, college, or university.
There is an adult education sector but there are also tons of qualified people here in Canada so I am not sure how good the job market would be. ESL (English as a Second Language) programs are taught all over the place but many of those teaching in them have teaching qualifications (those who cannot find jobs as teacher as we are graduating far too many of those each year) or have specific training as ESL teachers.
Unless you have a PhD you will not get a job as a university lecturer (termed a professor here in Canada). Our community colleges hire people without PhDs but, because there are so many PhDs looking for work who cannot get teaching positions at universities, the colleges are starting to ask for a PhD in job postings.
And the 16+ market doesn't exist here the way it does in Britain. Here 16 year olds are still in high school. After graduation they go to work, apprenticeship, college, or university.
There is an adult education sector but there are also tons of qualified people here in Canada so I am not sure how good the job market would be. ESL (English as a Second Language) programs are taught all over the place but many of those teaching in them have teaching qualifications (those who cannot find jobs as teacher as we are graduating far too many of those each year) or have specific training as ESL teachers.
Jan 5th 2014, 7:28 pm
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Re: college lecturer/tutor work
Thanks, colchar. That's interesting to know. I don't have a PhD, I have a BA, PGCE and TEFL quals plus about 12 years' teaching experience. For the past few years I've been working mainly with teenagers who have various barriers to learning and few or no qualifications. I have never come across anyone with a PhD working in this sector here so I'm really surprised to hear that this is becoming a requirement in Canada!
Is there much work-based learning or alternative provision available?
Is there much work-based learning or alternative provision available?
