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Hi all, I am fully qualified teacher in Australia and we are considering relocating to Malaysia for a business opportunity. While we establish the business is anyone out there aware…

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Wed, 08 Jul 2015 05:42:15 +0000

Hi all,

I am fully qualified teacher in Australia and we are considering relocating to Malaysia for a business opportunity.

While we establish the business is anyone out there aware of whether or not I could be a substitute / day to day teacher like you can be here in Australia (ie Full time teacher gets sick or has to go on a course and needs immediately replacement so the school calls a list of teachers who might be able to replace them?)

Any info about the school and teaching setup for substitute teachers would be hugely appreciated!!

Thanks!

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Wed, 08 Jul 2015 19:27:43 +0000

You will almost certainly have to have a work permit to teach in Malaysia and that is not cheap. You won't be able to do it on a tourist visa.
You could try googling the international schools.

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Thu, 09 Jul 2015 04:31:18 +0000

See if you can find any recruiters for teaching in Malaysia. But depending where you are in Malaysia, it may be harder to get a job teaching. My son went through University with a lot of Malays who once they got their degrees had to go back to teach in Malaysia for a set period.

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Thu, 09 Jul 2015 11:29:49 +0000

I looked into working in Malaysia and, if I recall correctly, there is a minimum wage that would basically preclude foreign teachers working there. There may be a separate scheme for teachers that I didn't find out about, but even so, the rules seemed fairly onerous and intrusive - medical tests and all.

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Thu, 09 Jul 2015 20:33:10 +0000

Just remembered my son also looked into Malaysia. If you,d like, I could ask him about it. He's currently teaching in Seth Korea.

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Thu, 09 Jul 2015 23:33:52 +0000

Thank you so much for your reply. Any additional info from your son would be hugely appreciated!

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