Chemistry degree - what are my chances of finding work in Poland?

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Dec 1, 11, 23:09 #31

catsoldier:

Why would you like to go to Poland?

hi catsoldier, apart from the obvious ( improving my polish ) i would just like the chance to experience everyday life there...and i know its not easy. however i do like a challenge. i spend more time now talking to polish friends than my english ones. i learned the language ( very very badly) out of necessity. think i am addicted now to all things polish!!maybe you should take the bull by the horns and go for it yourself....thanks for all your positive messages

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Dec 1, 11, 23:45 #32

JonnyM:

There is competition at the bottom end of the market, but most EFL teachers in poland are male, so a woman can usually find work more easily.

Having said that, the market in Poland has been declining for some time.

I don't think most EFL teachers in Poland are male. Maybe in lower tier schools, as I've already posted, but in better schools women outnumber men, and most of the women who teach Polish are Polish, and they're very good.

I'm not sure that the market has declined much, but it's certainly not growing. Part of that is because of the massive infusion of EU money for English programs. If a school gets a contract it's gravy. Otherwise the students go to another school because usually the courses are free. Which would you choose? Paying tuition at a school or getting a similar course for free? It's a no-brainer.

These funds will dry up next year. Good schools will still get students. The others will drop like flies. We'll see what happens.

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Edited by: JonnyM Dec 2, 11, 10:49 #33

scottie1113:

I'm not sure that the market has declined much

I'm comparing now with ten years ago. When I moved to PL, I worked for an in-company training provider and at any one time they had 150 hours per week waiting in a queue because they couldn't get teachers fast enough. And most of the lessons were pre-Int or Elementary groups.

Now I hear from an ex-colleague that her company has just lost a very big contract to a language school who claim to provde native speakers (plus coursebooks etc) for 30zl per hour. God knows what miserable amount they pay the teacher out of that. In Warsaw too.

scottie1113:

don't think most EFL teachers in Poland are male. Maybe in lower tier schools, as I've already posted, but in better schools women outnumber men, and most of the women who teach Polish are Polish, and they're very good.

Do you mean native speakers or non-natives?

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