Working as a teacher in Belgium

gvanroie

Member

Member since 21 May 2012

Bruxelles

gvanroie

22 May 2012 18:24:30

gvanroie

22 May 2012 18:24:30

Bruxelles

I have a teaching degree and work experience (French as a foreign language) from the US.
I'd like to work as a teacher in Belgium. What is the process?
Thanks

Géraldine

schoolmum

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Member since 24 May 2011

Brussels

schoolmum

22 May 2012 18:56:39

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schoolmum

22 May 2012 18:56:39

726

Brussels

Get your qualifications recognised
http://www.enseignement.be/index.php?page=24833

Then if you are an EU passport holder, no work permit, if non EU, then work permit.

gvanroie

Member

Member since 21 May 2012

Bruxelles

gvanroie

23 May 2012 09:49:26

gvanroie

23 May 2012 09:49:26

Bruxelles

Hi schoolmum,

Thanks for your reply.

I contacted "la Communauté Française" to get my degree recognised.
They told me there is no equivalency to my degree in the Belgian educational system.

hannahhadman

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Member since 30 December 2010

Gent

hannahhadman

23 May 2012 10:38:29

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hannahhadman

23 May 2012 10:38:29

951

Gent

Thats weird usually u have to fill out a huge long form and resent copies of your degree and course breakdown before they give u a answer to if its equivalent or not. Try contacting a city hall in Brussels etc that's how i got mine changed.

schoolmum

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Member since 24 May 2011

Brussels

schoolmum

23 May 2012 13:07:28

726

schoolmum

23 May 2012 13:07:28

726

Brussels

Teach in a private school, outside French or Flemish or German community control. For example, BICS and Acacia in Brussels have teachers there without any teaching qualifications.

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