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37 minutes ago, westwoodwizard said:

Hi Marie,

Thank you very much and your post does help. My wife's sister and family are in Brisbane and have been there for so many years that we just want to all be closer. I did check out wootube briefly and will definitely watch some of his videos. I can see why he is popular. I will consider Regional Queensland because you are certainly right that would open up options. I wonder if Toowoomba would qualify as "rural". I like that area because it is still close to Brisbane and yet classified as part of Regional Queensland.

 

I'm glad it helped!

Im not sure if Toowoomba is classified as regional but it's worth checking out.

Another option would maybe be enrolling in a course as an International student...the Australians love an Australian qualification!!! They also publish the qualifications of their staff & a Masters is looked upon favourably!!!

I looked at this, it costs about $28000 annually, which is costly but can be paid per credit! You can also work as a teacher while undertaking. I'm just not sure if you can bring spouse with you on an International Student visa.

Good luck!

Marie

24 minutes ago, westwoodwizard said:

Please reply...I really need insight!!

To make a long story as short as possible, my wife and I applied for the Family Sponsored 176 stream back in 2009 but did so amidst all of the changes. Eventually, DIAC capped and ceased. We waited and waited and hoped. Well, with the passage of time any chance of the 189 is out the door for us because of losing points due to age. 

I am a math teacher and I think I can register myself successfully with the Queensland College of Teachers. Let us assume that is true. I have communicated with Education Queensland and they say for the right candidate especially in Mathematics they would consider sponsoring a teacher for a work visa.

What I did not ask them about was age discrimination because obviously they are going to say that they do not discriminate against age....but...anybody here think that a 45 year old American math teacher from the United States would be ruled out because of age? 

Hi,

Im currently in Queensland & have just submitted my application for registration to QCT. It does ask for D.O.B, which surprised me, surely if there was no age discrimination then they shouldn't need to know this information!

I don't have facts but would assume that as you are under 50 (seems to be the magic number here!!!) then you should be fine. Another unadvertised aspect of your application is the fact that you are male! Gender discrimination shouldn't exist, sadly it does, the good news for you is that you are a male. If you have anything that makes you stand out from the crowd then I would say you are in with a very good chance!!! Check out 'wootube', this guy is currently taking Australia by storm (Maths teacher from Sydney!). You may also want to consider rural Queensland to get your foot in the door if that's a possibility? 

Hope this helps!

Marie

I'm looking for some advice....please!

I'm a UK qualified primary teacher living in Brisbane. I'm waiting for paperwork to come through from the UK in order to have qualifications assessed by QCT.

In the meantime, I really need to find some work...is there any point pursuing job opportunities in any private Early Years establishments, or will they all want an Australian qualification?

Has anyone been in the same/similar situation? If so, what type of work did you do until qualifications were assessed?

Any help/ words of advice would be greatly appreciated!