Consider the Medical Assistant Training Route
There was a comment a while back from Spiral78 on the ELT World forums that really got me thinking: ‘There’s some fiction out there in general that the whole world has a dire need for English teachers and is willing to pay ‘above average salaries’ and lots of benefits for any native speaker who will condescend to go there.’ I concur; we can’t necessarily take our skills as native speaker for granted any more. More and more I find myself suggesting to teachers of English that they think of ways to broaden their horizons in the job market. Instead of getting stuck on a career path which too many fail to find fulfilling, we all need to look for ways of increasing the opportunities open to us. Even those of us who are happy need to think about what the future holds for us, given the changing nature of the global workplace. A lot of us have probably never considered medical assistant training as an option, although it’s something worth thinking about, especially as the move towards online teaching and learning gathers pace. If you’re thinking about getting out of English teaching or, as is possible, updating your skills, then getting qualified via medical assistant schools such as the St. Augustine School of Medical Assistants is something that’s worth considering. The St. Augustine School of Medical Assistants website seems to offer numerous options that would suit the hard working TEFLer, both in terms of courses available and in terms of time management. More of story at:
http://www.eltworld.net/news/2009/01/consider-the-medical-assistant-training-route/
