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Hi Char,

You should contact the Ministry of Education. I assume you are aware that Portuguese is the official language in Cape Verde. So you must be fluent in Portuguese in order to become a teacher in the education system here in CV.

Best regards,

Angelo

Char Sturm wrote:

Who can I contact as  hiring personnel for Education in Cape Verde?  I am a science and math instructor and native English speaker, looking to teach in Cape Verde...

Thanks. I've worked abroad and taught Sciences in English with a teaching aide who spoke the language (Thai).  Guess Cabo Verde does not do this.

Hi Char,

No. Cabo Verde does not do that...here, there is no such thing as a "teachers aide". You have to formally apply to the Ministry of Education and pass their qualification exams in order to work as a teacher and be on the payroll in the public education system. There is no tuition payable by students - public education is free. There are also a limited number of positions available. The pay is from $600-800 USD. So it would be barely liveable wages for a single-income family.

Now, there are also literally only a handful of  government-authorized, PRIVATE high-schools in the entire country. But they all require officially-licensed teachers who speak Portuguese fluently because all of the students speak only-Portuguese, and these schools are alternatives to the public schools to prepare the local students for University. Parents pay a monthly tuition fee to send their kids to these private schools, and so the teachers are better paid than in the public schools.

There is also an informal private school started by expats aimed at children of expats. It is in Sal but they teach in French. Then there are a few "English schools" which are really just private investors who launched classes to teach the locals English. They are not high-schools per-se, and they do not pay well. It's part-time work, but you do not need to be a qualified teacher or speak Portuguese to teach classes at these. So this could only be a part-time or side gig.

In the personal case, you could offer to teach English from a room in your house, or you could rent a room somewhere convenient and do the same. So it is not impossible to offer your services to teach English here. But you could not teach in the formal educational system unless you formally qualify to do so.

Cheers,

Angelo

Char Sturm wrote:

Thanks. I've worked abroad and taught Sciences in English with a teaching aide who spoke the language (Thai).  Guess Cabo Verde does not do this.

Thank you for your thorough answer to my query !

I will be happy if you accept this job for me

What??? To whom are you speaking/replying and what on Earth are you saying? Do you even comprehend, speak, or write English?

Angelo

abubakarrbangura824 wrote:

I will be happy if you accept this job for me

@CVAngelo

hi how are u doing

sir my mother want to teach in cape verde praia precisely she has been here since 5years and she needs information on what to do so she can apply to be a english teacher here she speaks english she is a nigerian and she doesnt have university diploma ?

    @CVAngelo
hi how are u doing
sir my mother want to teach in cape verde praia precisely she has been here since 5years and she needs information on what to do so she can apply to be a english teacher here she speaks english she is a nigerian and she doesnt have university diploma ?
   

    -@Anastasia Elochukwu

Dear Anastasia,

I've replied to you in private. For everyone's benefit, there's is virtually no chance for a foreigner without a university degree, and who is not fluent in Portuguese to become a teacher of any subject in the CV education system. Your mother should consider teaching privately.

Best regards,

Angelo

@Anastasia Elochukwu
Hello Elochukwu, have your mom been able to get the job? Am a Nigerian aspiring to come to Cape Verde too and also a teacher - @stellybeauty

Hi Stella,

Please read my earlier post. Her mother is not eligible to become a licensed teacher in the Cape Verde public school system. You also are not eligible, unfortunately. First of all, you do not speak Portuguese fluently. There will be no way to pass the licensing exams if you cannot read, write and speak fluent Portuguese as it is the official language of the country. Secondly, you have to get in line behind all the Cape Verdean citizens who are qualified to be teachers and there are fewer job openings for teachers than there are applicants. Third, even the locals who qualify and are selected can only teach at the schools where the Ministry of Education sends them and which is usually one of the rural communities or small isolated islands where you probably would not want to live.

The only way you could even think of teaching here in CV is to try to start your own private school, or work for a private school of which there are only a handful. But there are not enough students for such schools because the population is poor and can't afford private schools. Only, wealthier locals and expats even consider it.

In summary, my advice for any English-speaking expat thinking about teaching in Cape Verde, a tiny, poor, Portuguese-speaking country, is forget about doing this for a living. You will only be wasting your time unless you are prepared to be an unpaid volunteer teacher in a private capacity. But you won't be able to sustain yourself as a teacher.

Angelo