thequietman Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 Is getting a 2 year provisional teaching licence (PTL)only possible if you have already a Work Permit? or can a PTL be applied for without a work permit? It's a kind of chicken before the egg type of thing. I found out today that if you don't have the PTL then you can't get the WP. Also how soon before your TL expires can the school apply for a new one? Many thanks for any input. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GanDoonToonPet Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 You need the provisional teaching permit (a.k.a. 2 year waiver) in order to get a work permit to work in a K-12 school. If you qualify for the 5 year teacher's licence, you can also use that to get a work permit but you need a work permit in order to apply for the teacher's licence. This is true even for international school teachers. They need a first waiver in order to get a work permit in order to apply for the licence. This also gives them time to do the culture course, for which you also need a work permit. Clear? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlyAnimal Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 The above post is pretty much on the button. In addition to that: You can apply for a new teacher's licence waiver* whenever you want, however you are only allowed a maximum of 2 (Or 3 if you stay at the same school), before they expect you to have a full licence. It's possible that they may allow additional waivers in the future as a short term fix to compensate for removing the existing path towards full licences for foreign teachers without a BEdu, but I doubt that'll happen. Also if you change schools, you'll need a new waiver, so your 2 year waiver might only last for 1 year (Or less). * The 2 year provisional teaching licences & temporary teachers licences are often referred to as waivers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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