isrealoski:
lol don't forget to contact me for your winter wears

Lexusgs430:


The best professor of Nigerian history in University of Ibadan, is an American.......

I say no more......

gabiomoesu:




What do you suggest we do please? If we were to consider the shortage occupations in the UK list, which would you advise?

gabiomoesu:




What do you suggest we do please? If we were to consider the shortage occupations in the UK list, which would you advise?

gabiomoesu:
Sgtponzihater1 Justwise Lexusgs430 Stenon Fatima04 Eriko2k2 Dupyshoo Dustydee

Morning guys. First off, I'm sorry for tagging so many people.

Thing is I need some solid advice. Now, I came to the UK for studies in February and I plan to be here for a long time. But my girlfriend of many years lives and work in Naija. She holds a BA in English and teaches in a British Secondary school. Lately, we've been discussing routes she can take to get here but she's declared her wish to continue with the same English teaching profession here. I've told her times without number that it doesn't really make sense for a foreigner, whose first language isn't English, would come here and teach native kids regardless of her qualification.

I've tried to advise her to consider signing up for a master's programme in a degree that would qualify her to work a job on the UK Shortage occupations list.

What do you guys think? Please we need as many viable options as we can get. If you're seeing this post and know someone who's moniker I missed out and might be able to share some knowledge, kindly cc them to call their attention to this post.

Thank you guys.

gabiomoesu:
Sgtponzihater1 Justwise Lexusgs430 Stenon Fatima04 Eriko2k2 Dupyshoo Dustydee

Morning guys. First off, I'm sorry for tagging so many people.

Thing is I need some solid advice. Now, I came to the UK for studies in February and I plan to be here for a long time. But my girlfriend of many years lives and work in Naija. She holds a BA in English and teaches in a British Secondary school. Lately, we've been discussing routes she can take to get here but she's declared her wish to continue with the same English teaching profession here. I've told her times without number that it doesn't really make sense for a foreigner, whose first language isn't English, would come here and teach native kids regardless of her qualification.

I've tried to advise her to consider signing up for a master's programme in a degree that would qualify her to work a job on the UK Shortage occupations list.

What do you guys think? Please we need as many viable options as we can get. If you're seeing this post and know someone who's moniker I missed out and might be able to share some knowledge, kindly cc them to call their attention to this post.

Thank you guys.

jtech17:
Hello all, please gurus in the house @justwise , legxus and co ... please I need suggestions as well as advice on this travel out matter below
I just applied to a university in uk Teesside to be precise and waiting for their admission. I'm applying for msc project management with advanced practice. Though I'm a mechanical engineer and skilled in Swimming pool construction/maintenance as well as domestic plumbing. My plan is never to come back again to naija oo as I'm still single n in my early 30s. I was told that I should get married to a citizen so as to secure my resident either during or after my studies and also try to birth a child to indicate commitment to the marriage. Also I was advised to keep schooling from time to time pending when i obtain my resident status.

The thing is I'm skeptical it would be difficult for me to change visa status because I watched various you tube videos discouraging going to the uk..
I plan to settle down there but videos like this discourages me:



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8p43DBKupuw

From frankleen.. most of you might have come across such videos.

I plan on changing route to another country as ive not gone far with this uk issue...but i need advises and other peoples opinion on this issue so dat I don't waste the little money I have and end up with had I know.. I want to know how promising the step I'm taking is, I als want to know as a student will I be fully constrained to d 20hrs work thing, can I get a job in my pool line at least starting with maintenance first etc.

For me life after the visa collection and school is more important for me than just getting the visa.

Thanks in anticipation

dupyshoo:
Don't think there is anything wrong with her teaching English. A lot of them don't speak good English anyway. She is already teaching in a British Secondary school in Naija, that is one tick already. Also, I think it is easy to get a teaching job as well.

However, my main concern is if she will be able to cope with the attitude of British student here. It can be frustrating

Regarding shortage occupation, I will advise you don't put too much stress on her about this. Why don't you too try to look for jobs in shortage occupation in order to free her to do whatsoever she wants to do. It can be stressful if the woman is the main Tier 2 applicant. The fear of not losing her sponsorship might sometimes mean she will consider putting too many babies on hold for 5 years.

Lexusgs430:


If you truly love her, you would let her go down the route she feels is best for her.... If she experiences a snag, consider it a BEND, not an END.........

I remember having same conversations with my wife, many years ago...... She arrived London Heathrow a trained accountant, she is now a Registered Nurse............

gabiomoesu:


Thank you for your answer. I am already studying a degree that would qualify me to work in the Shortage Occupation. In her own case, I just want to know the prospects of her getting hired as an English Teacher here in the UK if she applies for a Skilled Worker Visa. Since you insinuated that it mightn't be difficult for her to secure a job as a teacher in the bolded text above, do you mind telling me how we can go about the process? Or where I can access more information at least? Thanks again.

BouharryArtikou:


For some very strange reasons, I am more interested in your own rather than your GF’s.

You are already on ground. Have you solidified a single man’s plan to stay baxk for a long, long time?
You, with both feet in the uk soil is a more viable option than her.
Why not expend the energy in getting a solid visa for yourself first, then she can even stroll in as a dependant.
Put it this way.
She strolls in as your dependant. She doesn’t need to spend lots of ££ in masters. She gets a job. Win-win.

fatima04:


I know in the past Stenon and others have mentioned it being a competitive area but ti doesn't hurt to try. With her current qualifications and experience she can apply to teach directly at GTCS and if she is approved on the Scotland register pursue job search and applications.

Teaching is also on the shortage occupation, so a good chance. Meanwhile she can pursue PGDE as well for England registration and see how it goes.

Stenon can provide better advise when she is available. And also since you have your own Plans, this will just be a form of Plan B or C for you. Like the elder Lexusgs430 as said below, let her follow the path she wants

gabiomoesu:



Thanks a lot. Yes, it is true that teaching is also on the Shortage Occupation list but I think that mostly applies to STEM fields, not English. That was my argument with her. I could be wrong though, whcich is why I came here in the first place.

I'll go back and do some research and also learn about this GTCS you mentioned while I wait on Stenon 's nuggets.

And absolutely, I do not plan on forcing her at all, that's why I'm going to the trouble of seeking advice that would steer me in the right direction when I begin to carry out my research

gabiomoesu:


Oga say "very strange reasons"

In my case, I still have 3 years left on my visa and even though I have plans to turn it into a better one that will allow me live and work here for a long period, it might not come to fruition till after 2 years. So me changing the state of my visa quickly and her applying as a dependant to me might not work for the short term.

Apart from that, I'm not sure we have a really high chance of being granted a visa if she applies while we're still single.

gabiomoesu:
Sgtponzihater1 Justwise Lexusgs430 Stenon Fatima04 Eriko2k2 Dupyshoo Dustydee

Morning guys. First off, I'm sorry for tagging so many people.

Thing is I need some solid advice. Now, I came to the UK for studies in February and I plan to be here for a long time. But my girlfriend of many years lives and work in Naija. She holds a BA in English and teaches in a British Secondary school. Lately, we've been discussing routes she can take to get here but she's declared her wish to continue with the same English teaching profession here. I've told her times without number that it doesn't really make sense for a foreigner, whose first language isn't English, would come here and teach native kids regardless of her qualification.

I've tried to advise her to consider signing up for a master's programme in a degree that would qualify her to work a job on the UK Shortage occupations list.

What do you guys think? Please we need as many viable options as we can get. If you're seeing this post and know someone who's moniker I missed out and might be able to share some knowledge, kindly cc them to call their attention to this post.

Thank you guys.

gabiomoesu:


Hahaa. What a wonderful U-Turn. Unfortunately, my babe doesn't have any affinity for science. Besides that'll mean 4 years of hustling for tuition fees.

MichaelUde:


Just to ask, is your girlfriend Nigerian?
If she is, she shouldn't be described as someone whose first language isn't English.

BouharryArtikou:


[b]Nigeria is not on the UK list of English speaking countries. That’s the reason why we write IELTS, TOEFL, Cambridge Assessment etc… but Jamaicans don’t[/b].

MichaelUde:


I've no idea if that's true or not, but that was not what I am referring to.
For instance, I grew up in Nigeria, speaking English from when I was old enough to talk, and had all my education in English.
So English is my first language and I always classify myself as a native English speaker when I'm filling forms or where the question arises.

Even those who learned our west African brand of English are native speakers. Being bilingual, like many Nigerians are, does not mean you are not a native speaker of a language. So I describe myself as a native speaker of English and Igbo, the same way a child of a Latino immigrant in the US might describe himself as a native speaker of English and Spanish.

Incidentally, the Jamaicans and other west Indians also generally speak their own brands of English too, Carribean English is not necessarily purer than west African English. Those who are educated, in both west Africa and the Carribean, can (hopefully) use Standard English properly, but the monolingual peoples of the Carribean generally do not speak English any better than we do.

My point being make we no dey use our own hand dey mislabel ourselves, oyibo is already very ready to do that.

BouharryArtikou:


I will leave it at that.
When you are asked to provide an IELTS or TOEFL[b] for certain roles[/b], or scholarships (eg Chevening). Then we will see if this long grammar of ‘native speaker’ of yours will fly.

What you wish, or feel is not necessarily the reality.

MichaelUde:


I have been asked that before and I always said what I have said here - I'm a native speaker.
In my current role, that was quickly dropped.
Feel free to continue devaluing yourself.

MichaelUde:


I have been asked that before and I always said what I have said here - I'm a native speaker.
In my current role, that was quickly dropped.
Feel free to continue devaluing yourself.

gabiomoesu:


Thank you for your answer. I am already studying a degree that would qualify me to work in the Shortage Occupation. In her own case, I just want to know the prospects of her getting hired as an English Teacher here in the UK if she applies for a Skilled Worker Visa. Since you insinuated that it mightn't be difficult for her to secure a job as a teacher in the bolded text above, do you mind telling me how we can go about the process? Or where I can access more information at least? Thanks again.

Santa2:


@jtech17..You can go to teeside, finish and get a good job, there are loads and load of project management opportunities in the UK. What I will advise though is get a PM certification to make you standout, prince 2 is preferable here, you can also do six sigma green belt amongst many others. Your previous experience is already shows project management experience, just be able to speak to it in an interview in the lingua, be able to answer questions like how would you manage stakeholders, what would you do if you experience scope creep as a PM. Youtube is a very good resource for interviews, optimize its use. Work on your resume detailing projects you have handled, there some sites that would review your CV for free, (I think Top CV and CV library, not sure though) and you should start getting interview invites. While a lot of firms would look at the school you attend, being able to demonstrate that you have the required skill set is given more priority in a lot. So don't worry about the school, (at least as a PM) worry more about having the skill and certifications and be able to speak to it.

Check if PM is in shortage list..if it is you should be on fire.

My 2 cent

icon8:


Above all, let her do her own research, to avoid stories that touch. It should be more of her research and decision than yours. I would understand if you were going through this trouble for a child. But for an adult with their own life decisions to make?

PS: I’m not in any way criticising you. I’m just wondering why your girlfriend can’t do this by herself and decide what works best for her, and how it fits into your own plan (if it does), while you focus on your academics. Owo o gbødø w’ø’gbo o!

BouharryArtikou:


The bolded suggests that you are a PhD student (or probably an undergrad?)
I would return to NAIJA. Marry her. Then return with her as my dependant. She now freestyles for the 3 years remaining on your visa, plus the 3 years post study visa that you eventually get.

In your initial post, you wanted her to enrol for a masters. Have you considered the cost? Who bears the cost? You, or her?

Maybe you should prepare the ground well well for Milli.

STENON:
With her BA English plus British teaching experience, I am sure GTCS won't register her. STEM is the only discipline with uniformity in curriculum. I have some people from Teaching English in Nigeria is completely different from UK curriculum. This is our assessment period and I saw some of the exams that the students are writing.
My advice is for her to apply as your dependant and come here first, then apply for jobs like care assistant to start with.
She can later look at Assessment Only route to QTS in England or TQPR route to GTCS in Scotland to be retrained as an English Teacher.

https://www.uhi.ac.uk/en/courses/pgdip-teaching-qualification-practitioner-route/


https://www.uhi.ac.uk/en/courses/pgdip-teaching-qualification-practitioner-route/

deept:


Chief,

The UK is lot Nigeria where everything is about a degree. What skills does she have that she can sell in the UK. What is she interested in? A lot of people come here and change career. They do not necessarily practise what they studied in school. The UK is about what you have to offer.

Some handymen I know make more than se of us that went to school and put on shirt and tie to go the office. I recently got some job done and I was telling my wife that It would have coste less than half of what I paid if I brought awbosy from Nigeria, paid visa and airline ticket, hotel bill and pay the person handsomely for a two week job.

Can she teach math, network look for people who need tutoring, charge them. The student makes good grades in their faces, word spreads, you get more clients, you make your money. If it is hair making; do home service, etc.

First of all minder change. At my age (I no old po) I have started learning something new to help improve my skills.

Hebraeem:
Not sure how this might help but no knowledge is lost right?

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/uk-department-for-education_find-out-about-the-support-available-on-govuk-activity-6803974614168018944-N1cx

gabiomoesu:



PhD ke? I wish. I came here to start afresh my man, so rather than get 3 years post study, I get 2 but it's all good still. But you make a good point, I might have to strongly consider going back home to wife her then bring her here as a depandant. For the masters, she'll bear the cost na. Same way I'm bearing mine