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MOE hires grads from Indian unis as teachers but not SG grads with distance-learning degrees?
<!-- / icon and title --><!-- message -->Straits Times Apr 07, 2011
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TEACHERS from India are being recruited to teach here, not just for the Indian Mother Tongue languages but also for subjects such as English, history, geography and economics.
At least 70 of them have been hired in the last four years, with another 10 due here later this year, said a recruitment agency in India engaged by the Ministry of Education (MOE)...
One who arrived here last month is Mr Vivek Mukherjee, 25, who was teaching English language in Kolkata. He took a test in written English, went through an interview and conducted a demonstration class to clinch the job here.
Now in Chestnut Drive Secondary for a 10-week stint, the holder of a master's degree in English literature from the University of Calcutta is on a full scholarship to earn his Postgraduate Diploma in Education from NIE.
Straits Times Jun 08, 2012
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Ms A. Goh, second upper honours (Bachelor of Arts) graduate who applied to teach. She now works in a publishing company:
'I applied to teach twice but was not called for an interview. I sought advice from my former school principal and was told to try for an allied educator position, for which you need only a polytechnic diploma.'
SIM graduates find jobs easily, but earn less
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However, I realise that the Govt authorities do not recognise my distance-degree when I apply jobs and my qualification is only recognised by the private sectors throughout my employment history. I were once laid off and applied to for relief teaching with MOE during that period and in fact, the authorities only recognised by local Polytechnic certificate and not my distance degree and I were paid as a non-degree rate while being a relief teacher in the govt schools.
Distance Degree Not Recognised by seeking Govt Jobs
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