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Teaching Jobs in
Australia
Looking for a teaching job in Australia? You're
not alone. Australia is proving to be an extremely popular destination
for people looking for a new life, a new beginning, or just travel
around on an extended working holiday. Everything from the climate
to the way of life attracts migrants and holidaymakers from all
over the world every year and teaching offers promising opportunities
to travel around Australia, or settle there with a new career.
Teachers throughout the Western world are in
high demand, and Australia is certainly no exception to the rule.
As the numbers of people entering the teaching profession in Australia
(as well as many other countries) continues to drop, demand for
teachers rises with increasing population, and Australian teachers
themselves go abroad for better pay and a new life, then end result
is a shortage of teachers which is not likely to improve without
recruitment from overseas.
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It’s
a continuing domino effect that essentially means there are good
opportunities for those who have the skills and the experience
to take advantage of the situation. Compounding the issue is that
the median age of Australian teachers is rising which in itself
means that in a decade or so, as more teachers retire, the problem
is going to be a lot worse. The shortage of teachers in Australia
extends right across the spectrum – from primary school
teachers through to University tutors, from state-run schools
to private learning facilities. Overall, it's a good time
to be looking for work as a teacher in Australia.
Irrespective of your level of teaching experience, you will need
to have the correct immigration papers to enter Australia to work
as a teacher. For an overview of the immigration requirements for
entry to Australia, click
here.
One extremely useful and popular method of working in Australia
is through the Working Holiday Maker Visa. For the citizens of the
14 countries that Australia has a reciprocal working holiday arrangement
with, the one-year Working Holiday Maker Visa is an opportunity
to travel Australia and take limited work to fund their travels.
To qualify, this visa must be applied for from overseas and you
must be without dependents and aged between 18 and 30. Teachers
over 30 however may still receive preferential treatment with regard
to visa applications depending on the current state of the teacher
job market so in all cases contact your local Australian Embassy
or Consul for the latest rules and regulations.
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For those looking for a permanent move the immigration process
can be lengthy and complicated but there are numerous immigration
avenues to explore and the immigration authorities might take
a favourable view on your application if you have sufficient teaching
experience and qualifications to support your application.
The
school year in Australia starts in late January/early February
and ends in early-mid December, just in time for summertime and
Christmas. There are approximately 10,000 schools with nearly
3 million students across Australia’s eight states and territories,
so the opportunities are certainly there. Each state is responsible
for the registration and regulation of teachers within the state
and you must register with the appropriate organisation for the
state or territory you wish to work in.
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