Central Colombo Americano

Bill Turley (Moderator) (Trustee board) (☼Travelguide writer) says on Oct 6, 2009, 15:46:

Lisa Zee says on Oct 6, 2009, 15:56:

But they pay squat. I worked there once at the C A in Medellin. Long time ago, maybe they pay a whole $2.00 per hour now days ;)

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Rikito says on Oct 6, 2009, 16:07:

Another question. I have advanced university degrees. Besides working in my career of Human Resources I have taught at the American College in Greece and the UAE. Also in Gabon, Africa. I have also taught graduate level courses in the U.S. in Human Resource Management at the U of Houston, Rice University and Webster University. I never had a Certificate there...do I need one here in Colombia? The Central Colombo Americano is charging $1,600 for a TEFL Certificate with no guarantee of getting a job. That does not balance very well for me especially considering the poor pay aspect.

Bill & Lisa, are there any other Certificate Programs around that won't rip you off?

...and so it goes

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Lisa Zee says on Oct 6, 2009, 16:17:

Eafit is supposed to pay better. My nephew was married to a N A girl, and she made more money than him working at a private school, and teaching English to professionals. With all those qualification I don't think you will have any problem finding some good teaching job. Good luck.

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Bill Turley (Moderator) (Trustee board) (☼Travelguide writer) says on Oct 6, 2009, 17:23:

bufalo says on Oct 6, 2009, 19:44:

I worked at the one in Armenia a few years ago - NO certification needed, just walked in and asked if they needed a teacher. The pay is squat (not meaning it as insulting) but your high degrees don't matter for anything - they simply pay squat. I was actually the only teacher there who got paid regularly because I complained about how they didn't pay the teachers. Most had to wait several months to get paid. Since I didn't need the job, I had a big mouth so they kept me happy.

The people are nice though and the students were OK. Less of an attention span at night. I was really impressed at the level of English at the later levels.

I did the English teaching thing in different parts of Armenia - it isn't worth it .

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excavator59 says on Oct 6, 2009, 19:53:

There is a Colombo Americano in Pereira Cra 6a No22-12 tel (6)3254032 or Cra12b No12-06 Tel (6)3339946 I have TKT (Teaching Knowledge Test ) from British Council done through Cambridge on the Internet but also with Centro de Idiomas Risaralda we did this with the Academy I was working in at the time cost was $400.000 pesos plus the TKT book was $40.000 but worth it I think you need this to teach in schools /colleges or so I was told.
The other teachers I worked with worked at Colombo Americano before & I think they said it didn't pay that good so form your own opinion on that ok?.Most in Pereira pay around $12.000 per hour some $15.000.

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excavator59 says on Oct 6, 2009, 20:32:

Hey imporetantly?

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