How difficult is it to be recruited at 56 ?

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gravatar-icon Posted on · by Frances A.

Hello , I am a fully Certified French and English Teacher living in Ireland. I am 56 and think that age might be against me for the recruiters.  Which companies and countries are more relaxed about age. i am extremely healthy, young , fit and have years of experience teaching and living in foreign countries.   I would love to teach French in Dubai.  Any suggestions ?  Thank you

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    Janice L.
    February 11, 2016 at 3.41 pm

    Hi Frances, just to clarify, the only reason why we can't recruit older more experience teachers is due to visa restrictions, as many countries do not issue them to teachers 60 or older (inclusive of the contract). However, your age should not be an issue at this time. That being said, French positions are a bit more scarce, and I only see one French teaching position in Kuwait at this time: https://www.teachaway.com/teaching-jobs-abroad?mefibs-form-sf-loc=All&mefibs-form-sf-jcat=All&mefibs-form-sf-lvl=All&mefibs-form...

    Good luck!