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INTO Congress 2016

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It was nice to go to the INTO congress as a delegate again this year.

Clearly pay equalisation was the main focus. It was heated at times, in hindsight, that anger showed the personal side to the pay inequality. Personally, it was very timely reminder to me, I had forgotten the decimation to these teachers pay. It was quoted this week that this cut results in a loss of €220,000 over a career. Heads will roll if progres hasn’t been made by Congress 2017. 
Droichead was also high on the agenda. The INTO has, rightly or wrongly, nailed it’s colours to the mast. From my understanding, we are now very much opposed to its introduction. I think it’s another prime example of the DES and TC not planning their delivery properly. 

Ideas are easy, implementing and consensus are difficult 

An Explanation of the Process

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Hello everyone, 

Thanks for visiting. 

Over the years, through experiences both positive and not so positive, I have revised the process and feel now that I provide an effective and efficient service. I have listed the steps below:

  1. You fill in an application form.
  2. I check to see if your qualifications meet the correct criteria. (Note: A 3 year B.Ed is fine)
  3. I send the application to the agency in Melbourne where they decided if your experience is suitable for their schools. (Usually, a minimum of 3 years experience is required)
  4. Once given the ok, we arrange a meeting.
  5. At the meeting, I give you all the letters and application forms needed to gather your documents from the various institutes. (Gardaí, colleges, Board of Managements, etc)
  6. At this meeting, you sign the paperwork for the VIT (Victorian Institute of Teaching), this means you won’t have to meet me again! We also have a chat about the dress code, curriculum and the expectations of the agency in Melbourne. You will also be required to pay the €195 fee at this meeting.
  7. We wait for the documents from the Gardaí, colleges, etc, these are then sent to me.
  8. Once I received them, I double check them and then send paperwork and supporting documents to the VIT.
  9. If you have a 3 year B.Ed, I get a principal in Melbourne to endorse your application.
  10. The VIT send an invoice for your annual fee and registration cost. This is $129 Aus dollars and is paid by you.
  11. Once this is paid the VIT card will be sent to you.
  12. We arrange a date for your interview to with the agency in Melbourne, this is in essence a chat to make sure you are suitable. Note: No teacher has ever not received employment from the agency.

The length of the registration process is very much based on the length of time it takes for you to gather your documents. I will have everything ready to be sent at the meeting. Once the documents have been received it usually takes 6-8 weeks.

I hope this answers some of your questions, I have attached the application form. Initially, you do not need to fill in every part, as you qualifications and experience are the only important thing at the beginning.

 

Warm Regards

Bernard Dalton

Irish Teachers in Aus-Worried about work?

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Anyone in Aus, who has just decided that they would now like to teach, please feel free to contact me. I have completed a number of registrations from across the world. As long as you have someone reliable at home then this is still possible. Roughly 11 weeks till new school year in Melbourne, plenty of time to get registered!!!

Regards

Bernard

Term Dates Melbourne 2014

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For Anyone Planning to Teach in Victoria Next Year:

Term 1: 28 January (school teachers start) to 4 April *

Term 2: 22 April to 27 June**

Term 3: 14 July to 19 September

Term 4: 6 October to 19 December

* The first day of Term 1 is a student-free day in all government schools to allow for appropriate planning to take place for the arrival of students. Each year government schools are provided with four student-free days for professional development, school planning and administration, curriculum development, and student assessment and reporting purposes. The remaining three student-free days are determined by each individual school, so contact your school for details.

** Term 2 starts on Tuesday 22 April as Monday 21 April is a public holiday for Easter Monday. Please note: Friday 25 April is ANZAC Day.

Email woes

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Hi, after the switching of websites, there are a few teething problems with my email address admin@mycareerbreak.ie
If you would like to contact me then you can email me at bernardglin@hotmail.com

Regards
Bernard