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1) Am I going to work in a school in China?
Yes, you will be teaching at a local Public High School in one
of China major cities, examples of which are the High School
Affiliated to Renmin University of China, Wuxi Number 1 High
School, Hangzhou Foreign Languages School, Suzhou High School
and Nanjing Foreign Language School.
2) Why is the establishment called an A-level Centre but not an
A-level School?
The A-level Centres was established through the collaboration
between a selected top local Public High School and Dipont
Education Management Group. The Centres are affiliated to the
hosting Public High School, though also posses their own varying
degree of autonomy. As at December 2008, we have established 11
A-level Centres with some of the top High Schools in various
major cities of China.
3) Which are the possible cities that I may be stationed at?
Currently, Dipont is operating 11 A-level Centres in 10 cities
of China, namely Beijing, Nanjing, Hangzhou, Ningbo, Wuxi,
Suzhou, Zhangjiagang, Chengdu, Changsha and Xi��an. The city that
our new teachers will be posted to will depend on the staff
vacancy at the moment.
4) Am I going to be provided with free accommodation in China?
Yes, some host schools provide free apartments to teachers if
they are available on campus. .
Schools that do not have on-campus apartments will pay teachers
a housing allowance to rent apartments. The rate varies with
different city, but it will be adequate for one to find a decent
two-bedroom apartment. The rental units usually have basic
furniture (bed, mattress, desk, wardrobe, dining table) and
major appliances (lights, air-conditioners, refrigerator, TV,
telephone, kitchen facilities, water heater, washing machine).
It is up to the teacher to spend more money to provide the
��extras�� that make the difference between a house and a home.
Teachers will only need to pay for their own utility bills such
as internet access, phone bill, gas, water electricity and
property management fee etc.
5) How many days of annual leave do I get in a year?
There will be about 53 days for holidays per year (details to be
confirmed in contract), which include all Chinese public
holidays and 30 days for the summer holiday.
6) Do I get an annual air-ticket back to my home country?
Yes, teachers will receive an annual return economy class
air-ticket back to their home country or normal country of
residence upon their successful completion of a full academic
year.
7) How do I get my visa to work in China?
The centre will be responsible for helping its teachers to apply
for the working visa. Most new teachers will initially have to
apply for a Z visa at his/her country of residence before
departing for China (please refer to ��Preparing
to teach in a Dipont Centre!�� ). Dependent on which country that the new
teacher is applying for the Z visa from, a medical examination
will be required for the application at his/her home country as
well as in China; or usually, the new teacher is only required
to do the medical examination upon arriving in China. Though the
application for Chinese visa and work permit is quite a
complicated affair; our new teachers can be assured that our
experienced and English-speaking College Coordinator (CC) will
be on hand to offer advice and assistance.
8) How many students do you have in all centres?
To date, we have about 1530 full time students at our centres.
It is projected that Dipont will have 2500 students by September
2009. Our plan is to open 15 to 18 CIE Centres with 5000 to 6000
students in the next three years.
9) How many expatriate teachers do you employ in China
currently?
There are 92 expatriate teachers that are employed at all the
A-level centres currently. It is estimated that Dipont will
employ about 130 teachers within the next few years.
10) What are the career prospects for an outstanding teacher?
Teachers who have taught outstandingly and received good
feedback from students, parents and their Centre Principal can
look forward to being promoted to higher positions and job
grades.
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