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[jpd01]

Well I was just curious really, this is always the contention: if you follow the letter of the law to the letter you cannot work outside the employer that is stated on your residents permit. However if you have a SAFEA contract that states you can with permission. As far as private schools go I don't know any that allow it or have the ability to allow it even if they wanted to.
It's been tested a few times with results on both sides of the coin ( ie its been ok to work outside if you have a SAFEA contract and sometimes not)
Strictly speaking the council or whoever is asking its part timers and free lancers to break the law in order to work for them.

[memnoch87]

2 more years then I can apply!

[MK]

Just bumping this to say IELTS is growing fast in China, more test centres are opening, and that means more examiners are needed:

You will need:
• An undergraduate degree or a qualification which can be demonstrated to be equivalent to an undergraduate degree.
• A recognised qualification in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) or recognised equivalent as part of a recognised university award course.
• At least 3 years’ full time (or the equivalent part time) relevant TESOL teaching experience (minimum one year post certificate level qualification). The majority of this teaching experience must relate to adult students (16 years and over).
• The required professional attributes and interpersonal skills.

http://www.britishcouncil.org/china-aboutus-jobvacancy.htm#examiner

[El Macho]

Can anyone tell what they are paying now?

[Pashley]

Can anyone tell what they are paying now?

I last did it about 6 years ago. At the time, it was 88 an interview. A two-hour block was split into six 20-minute slots, five interviews & a break. That works out to 220rmb/hour. At that time (at least in the places I was) written tests were on Saturday morning, interviews Saturday afternoon and all day
Sunday. You'd do 25-30 interviews a weekend, so 2200-2600 plus a good expense allowances.

Since then I know the rate has gone up, but I am not sure how much. Also, I hear there is enough demand that in many places they now do interviews on Fridays and/or Mondays.

[Calach Pfeffer]

Can anyone tell what they are paying now?

I last did it about 6 years ago. At the time, it was 88 an interview. A two-hour block was split into six 20-minute slots, five interviews & a break. That works out to 220rmb/hour. At that time (at least in the places I was) written tests were on Saturday morning, interviews Saturday afternoon and all day
Sunday. You'd do 25-30 interviews a weekend, so 2200-2600 plus a good expense allowances.

Since then I know the rate has gone up, but I am not sure how much. Also, I hear there is enough demand that in many places they now do interviews on Fridays and/or Mondays.

I last examined over six months ago now. (I got tired and gave up.) As I recall (possibly foggily) these days it's 100+ per interview (106?). And actually, the last test I worked was a Saturday through Monday. I don't know how common three day tests are presently. They happened a few times a year where I was.

[Fozzwaldus]

the first rule of IELTS examining is NEVER TALK ABOUT IELTS EXAMINING!!!!!!!!

having said that, the Beijing office is desperate for examiners (they cover the entire north of China), so much so that they ship out all of their Beijing-based people every weekend, and ship in a fleet of crack testing commandos from Ningbo. 

[El Macho]

If they're going to send you up to BJ again, let me know – I can't promise you a great time, but could at least offer a not-too-boring drink.

[The Local Dialect]

Fozz, are they still so desperate that they'll consider people with lots of experience but without a TEFL certificate? I remember a few years back hearing that they occasionally waived the requirement on a case by case basis. I don't have a TEFL but I've been teaching for almost a decade ...

/hijack We should all get up together in Beijing sometime in fact! I can even get a babysitter for the kids. /end hijack

[Fozzwaldus]

I think that would be worth a shot, TLD

they don't really bother screening us Ningbonese, cos they know we come pre-screened. I don't really know about the general process - maybe one of the other memebers could chime in?

I'd say worth a shot for sure.

[MK]

Yeah it's worth a shot; "recognised...TESOL...or recognised equivalent".  Without a recognised TESOL cert' you'll have to prove to them you have a high level of language awareness (which of course you do, and a TESOL cert doesn't always provide that anyway), but give it a go.

They never send me anywhere cool...I've been to Zhengzhou and Hefei a lot though!

[Fozzwaldus]

They never send me anywhere cool...I've been to Zhengzhou and Hefei a lot though!

Hefei - nice