Teaching Jobs in Oman

The education system of Oman has been informal since ages. The modern educational system of the country is a recent development in 1970 under the guidance of H.M. Sultan Qaboos Bin Said. This modernization has helped to increase the number of teaching jobs in Oman. Vision 2020, a document published by the Ministry of Development in 1997 has led to the development of the education standards. Computer as a basic was decided to be introduced in all the schools and was decided to raise the standard of teaching as well as learning English. Science subjects were given more importance than it was given earlier. Because of the introduction of new methods, teaching jobs in Oman got a huge boost and a large number of people were attracted towards this job. In order to improve the standard of teaching, a large number of training courses were started for the teachers as well. There are different levels of education in the country such as the basic level, the primary level, the secondary level and the university level. A large number of language teachers especially English teachers are in high demand in Oman. Other than this teachers are also employed as interpreters. Also MNC's require teachers to train their staff. Due to the government effort the number of schools and colleges have increased. In order to know more about the teaching jobs in Oman, read the following:

Qualifications:
A bachelor's degree is a must for any teaching job in Oman especially in the primary section. For teaching in the secondary section, a master's degree is required. For teaching jobs in colleges and universities, along with master's degree, specialization in the particular subject and a PhD degree will be required. For administrative posts in the teaching organization, a bachelor's degree in business, human service or a related field is required. Excellent organizational skills along with superior communication and interpersonal skills is required. The job seeker must have good communication skills in English. Those who want to apply as language teachers must have done a certificate course in that language.

Work Experience:
Minimum 3 years of experience is required for teaching jobs in Oman. For jobs in colleges and universities at least 5 years of experience is required. For language teachers, 3 years of experience on TESL(Teaching English as Second Language) is required.

Working Hours:
A school week in Oman runs from Saturday to Wednesday with Thursday and Friday as off days. The working hours for teachers is 40 hours. The normal school hours comprises as the working hours for the teachers.

Pay Scale:
Pay scale for teaching jobs in Oman is not specified but it generally depends on the experience and qualification of the candidate. Along with the salary teachers also get different benefits such as they get all the national holidays and also 45 days of annual leave as per ministerial discretion. Many a times they also get residential facilities as well.

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