Teacher's License Nitty Gritty

**Stamp** · 21st July 2012 16:50

Originally Posted by Chang Mekong

Why does this make me a better teacher?

Because you aren't hindered by gummas, the neurological, or the cardiac effects of the disease when doing your job.

**zeusbheld** · 22nd July 2012 00:19

Originally Posted by Chris88

And I heard of a Syphilis test. Why not an AIDS test? Thailand has a rampant AIDS epidemic...

you heard correctly. the good news, i don't have syphilis. the bad news? who knows? thanks, bureaucrats!

**MisterW** · 23rd July 2012 19:30

Originally Posted by ttompatz

Next (10th) cycle is enrolling now to July 15th).
Tests are currently offered in: BKK, ChangMai, Khon Kaen, Songkhla and will take place on Sept.15.

Oops, I have missed the deadline.

Any ideas when the 11th test will be held and will it be in the same 4 places? Thank you.

**Stamp** · 23rd July 2012 21:48

Originally Posted by MisterW

Any ideas when the 11th test will be held and will it be in the same 4 places? Thank you.

I think March 2013. Same 4 places.

**zeusbheld** · 27th July 2012 00:29

Originally Posted by petch01

At this moment only Bangkok and only by one institute, namely Suan Dusit Rajabat University.

if you're talking about the 20-hour Thai culture course, your Google-fu is weak. i just completed it last weekend at a place that definitely wasn't Suan Dusit Rajabat University and had no connection thereto.

**Stamp** · 27th July 2012 13:42

^ cheers, zeusbheld.Is that course also accredited by The Teachers Council of Thailand?

**keekwai** · 27th July 2012 16:17

Originally Posted by Buoyant

Also, what do you do if your school and home are in a province far from Bangkok?

You probably won't have to worry about it at all. They'll just keep getting waivers every couple of years. At least that was my experience down in Chanthaburi.

**Stamp** · 27th July 2012 17:07

Originally Posted by keekwai

You probably won't have to worry about it at all. They'll just keep getting waivers every couple of years.

Check the status of your TCT waivers/ provisional teaching permits online.

+ + +

**keekwai** · 27th July 2012 17:12

Originally Posted by Stamp

Check the status of your TCT waivers/ provisional teaching permits online.

Result ... "ไม่พบข้อมูล" (Not found) ... and I'm happy for it to stay that way.

**Stamp** · 27th July 2012 20:56

^ try to enter your full name without passport number and do not forget to check the checkboxes.

**keekwai** · 27th July 2012 21:15

^ "ไม่พบข้อมูล" ... Same same. There's no record of me. In this case ... I'm delighted with Thai incompetence.

**Stamp** · 27th July 2012 22:30

You're in there, mate. Try CAPITAL letters.

**keekwai** · 27th July 2012 22:35

Just for the Hell of it, I just tried that. Same same. But anyway, it's a moot exercise. ... just noticed that the page is not for checking waivers. Only licence applications.

**zeusbheld** · 27th July 2012 22:52

Originally Posted by Stamp

^ cheers, zeusbheld.Is that course also accredited by The Teachers Council of Thailand?

considering that the teacher of one of the modules is on the board of the TCT, i'm cautiously optimistic. i think the Rajabat one's about a thousand baht cheaper though. i hear the one in Thonburi's going to be back up and running if they're not already, too.

there may be a dearth of classes on offer recently, but that's because the TCT/MOE etc pulled up, stopped all classes and spent the last six months in meetings to decide that they were going to teach almost exactly the same course as they offered before the flood.

---Update---

Originally Posted by keekwai

They'll just keep getting waivers every couple of years.

2 year temporary licenses come easily to those who make a slight effort to look like they're trying to move toward being properly credentialed (b y Thai standards) even in Bangers. it's nothing to worry about if you attend the designated parades once i a while (or change schools every 8 years or so).

**theSmiler** · 27th July 2012 23:05

Originally Posted by zeusbheld

if you're talking about the 20-hour Thai culture course, your Google-fu is weak. i just completed it last weekend at a place that definitely wasn't Suan Dusit Rajabat University and had no connection thereto

How was it? Interesting?