When to send a copy of your passport and University Degree?

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gravatar-icon Posted on · by Paul Y.

I have started to apply to some Eikaiwas in Japan - one employer asked to send a copy of my passport and University degree prior to even being interviewed.

Is this routine?  I'm a little hesistant with sending this information without locking a job down.

Any insight would be great! 

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    Shirin S.
    June 14, 2016 at 6.18 pm

    Hi Paul;

    Welcome in our forum! I would recommend you to contact the school if you have any questions or concerns with regards to this, schools have different procedures. All communication for all direct to school jobs are directly with the school. If you prefer to have more assistance throughout the application process I encourage you to apply for non-direct to school jobs

    Good luck with your application

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    Innocent R.
    June 16, 2016 at 8.28 am

    I currently hold a diploma in secondary education and about to finish a qualification in bachelor of education in physics and chemistry. Do I stand any chance of securing a teaching job in the UAE? Thank you in advance for information.

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    Shirin S.
    July 14, 2016 at 1.28 pm

    Hi Innocent:
    In terms of UAE-specific positions, the general requirements across the board include:
    1. A Bachelor's degree, at minimum
    2. A current teaching license from your local government, relevant to whatever subject you wish to teach (for example, if you wanted to teach math, you will need a teaching license in math; a TESL or TEFL is not a teaching license)
    3. Two years of relevant teaching experience at the required teaching level (for example, if you were applying to teach high school level English, then you would need to have had at least two years of teaching high school English; elementary or middle school level would not be accepted)
    4. A TESL/TEFL certification is not required for all positions, but it would certainly make you a more competitive candidate

    I do recommend you to go check back the job board on the minimum requirements once you are ready to apply!
    Good luck with your application

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    Zizile Joice M.
    June 22, 2016 at 7.31 am

    I am currently hold an advance bachelor degree in human resources management and post graduate in Education ( Senior and FET) do I qualify to teach in Dubai as my measure subjects are Languages and Business studies.

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    Shirin S.
    July 14, 2016 at 1.37 pm

    Hello;

    Welcome to the forum! I recommend you to have a look at the job board here : https://www.teachaway.com/teaching-jobs-abroad?loc=United+Arab+Emirates++&jcat=All&sub=All&lvl=All and look over the minimum requirements. As an overall requirement, they often ask for a teaching licence

    Good luck with your search