Teaching - primary

**Ian Butler** · 05-09-2011, 07:53 PM

Thanks for the post. It's an honest opinion and one that seems to be fair game. I already have my visa as the wife is also a teacher (not GTP trained) and she was the main applicant. However, I will be the main (only) wage earner as we have a baby daughter so she wont be working for a couple of years. The re-training could be a poosibility in the future but I'll need to start earning as my wage will pay the bills, so I guess I need to look at other job opportunities. I guess I still hope that the GTP will become recognised in the future...but I also realise that this is just wishful thinking. So it's just now a case of finding another career, inside education would be good but I suppose anything will do!

**IrishStew** · 15-09-2011, 10:26 AM

Hi Guys,

I noticed a posting on a yahoo answers page which said that Primary Teachers needed to have a IELTS academic cert and not a general cert - is this true?

I thought the academic was only for those wishing to train or be educated at further/higher education institutions

My OH is the main app and has a general cert; it's vital as we need the extra points for superior English.

Thanks in anticipation.

IrishStew (OH).

**Becster19** · 15-09-2011, 01:10 PM

I am a secondary teacher and I only did the general which was fine. I also needed the extra points and got all this on the general certificate. You don't need the academic for teaching.

**Adelaide_bound** · 15-09-2011, 05:20 PM

I did the Academic as at the time I was being told different things by different people in SA - it wasn't a problem at all during SS or 176 with DIAC, and I worked on the basis that the Academic wouldn't be turned down if I only needed General, but it would the other way around. There was some confusion about registration with TRB as well, once we get to SA, but that's down the list of things to do at the moment, so not sure if you even need IELTS for that :S I seem to recall thinking it was SA, rather than DIAC that wanted the academic, and then further on with the TRB. I may well be wrong however so I'd email SA immi to check.

However, for a teacher, the academic really isn't a struggle over the general version imho, so if you need to take/retake and you are still unsure, just go for Academic imho.

**IrishStew** · 15-09-2011, 10:43 PM

Hi AB & Becster19,
Thanks for the info, we will need to check up TRB then!

Thanks
IrishStew

**Becster19** · 16-09-2011, 07:54 AM

I had a look on TRB yesterday and it says they are introducing IELTS and other English tests for those registering but it doesn't apply to you if you have studied for 4 years (inc your teacher training) at a university in Australia, Britain, UK, USA or Canada. They do request the academic though but if your wife did her teacher training in an English speaking country, you are fine.

**IrishStew** · 16-09-2011, 08:25 AM

Originally Posted by Becster19

I had a look on TRB yesterday and it says they are introducing IELTS and other English tests for those registering but it doesn't apply to you if you have studied for 4 years (inc your teacher training) at a university in Australia, Britain, UK, USA or Canada. They do request the academic though but if your wife did her teacher training in an English speaking country, you are fine.

Cheers Becster19,

That's helpful and clears up my confusion, must rush of to work now - at least it's Friday!

IrishStew (OH)