Is it possible?

You are here

Community General Discussion
gravatar-icon Posted on ยท by Riski Defri H.

Hello Everyone.

I am Indonesian with bachelor degree in Mathematics and Actuarial Science. I graduated in 2012 and have been teaching mathematics in international schools in Indonesia for 5 years. I teach Cambridge IGCSE and A/AS Level maths for 4 years and this year, i teach IGCSE Maths and IB DP Maths HL for Grade 11 and 12. I am a Cambridge Examiner for IGCSE Additional Maths and an IB Examiner for MYP Maths.

I have completed 2 stages of Cambridge Online Training for Mathematics 9709 (A/AS Level) and i have completed IB Asia Pacific Regional Workshop for DP Mathematics SL (Category 2).

I don't have any teaching license and so far, the two schools that i have been working with don't have any issue with this.

I really want to teach overseas (if possible in IB schools) to gain some international experience. However, after doing some online research, I found out that the schools always demand teaching license.

I would like to know if any if you can suggest me what to do? is it possible for me to teach overseas without teaching license? if so, which country? Or perhaps you know where i can get internationally recognized teaching license? In Indonesia, it is not possible for me to get it since my major was not Education when I was in Uni.

Would really appreciate your input and suggestion.

sincerely,
Riski

4 Comments

  1. gravatar-icon
    Brett M.
    December 13, 2017 at 2.39 pm

    Hi Riski,

    Thanks for the question. It's definitely a relevant one!

    I do understand your challenge, but I'm afraid there isn't an immediate solution for you that doesn't involve having a teaching license. All teaching positions at reputable international schools will require teachers to have a license.

    Here are some ideas for you to think about:
    - You could investigate and see if there is a distance/online teaching certification option you could qualify for with your bachelor's degree
    - You could apply for this: https://www.teachaway.com/teaching-jobs-abroad/math-teacher-skooli-online-tutoring

    Let me know if you have questions, Riski.

    All the best,
    Brett

  1. gravatar-icon
    Riski Defri H.
    December 13, 2017 at 4.52 pm

    Thank you for your explanation Brett.

    I will try looking for one and i'll check the link you gave.

  1. gravatar-icon
    Reneilwe S.
    December 17, 2017 at 9.02 am

    Hi
    I.have a University Diploma in Education and specialized in Accounting and Business.Studies but I also have been teaching Tourism I just want to find out if there are posts for such subjects?

  1. gravatar-icon
    Brett M.
    December 18, 2017 at 6.09 pm

    Hi Reneilwe,

    Do you have a teaching license? To qualify for certified teacher positions listed on Teach Away, you will need to have a license. With a university degree and a TEFL certificate, however, you can qualify for ESL positions. If you're interested in ESL instruction, you can check out the ESL job board here: https://www.teachaway.com/teaching-jobs-abroad?loc=All&jcat=ESL+Teaching&sub=All

    Hope this info helps!
    Brett