₦airaland Forum

Mamaroon:
Sooooo.......make curiosity no come keeelll cat

CE C1 CLB9 ( their daddy!!! ) 6 points
CO C1 CLB8 3 points
EE B2 CLB6 1 point
EO B2 CLB7 3 points

Taking a NL break y'all...so i can focus wella...

But thanks to you guys, especially my tutors/paddies NJ, DM, Bells, Scard, you are the real MVPs. All the best to everyone.

Let iron continue to scarpen iron o...we can do this...

félicitations. Well done Mamaroon. Je suis très fier de vous.

SonsOfLiverpool:
HR?

I am afraid to contact my HR since na Nigerians dem be. Lolz. Maybe I should gather mind and go. The problem is, my HR head who will sign it is a management staff and we no like each other.
those guys are on another level.

I have started making friends with head HR o while waiting for ITA. I'm sure she's wondering why i have become extra nice.

MoneYibo:
Hello all. Silent reader here. Please which is the fastest credential evaluation body? WES, IQAS, ICAS? I am a lawyer with a Master's in Law from a Dutch university and I will be submitting only the Master's for evaluation (I don't have the stamina for Naija institutions).

Also, does anybody have good experience (read: good grades) writing the IELTS General in Germany? I wrote the Academic in 2015 in Dortmund and my scores weren't great (L - 7.5, W - 6.5, R - 7, S - 7). To be fair though, I didn't prepare/study for that test AT ALL. I just went in with the mentality that I am a native speaker and was thoroughly humbled by the test. Should I wait and write IELTS when I'm in Nigeria in a couple of months, or brave Europeans and their misunderstanding of African accents and write the test in Germany/Netherlands/Belgium? I'm in my 30's so I need to max the scores. Thanks

for your credentials évaluation, use WES. That was what i did. I evaluated only my foreign LLM. Save yourself all the long stories with naija school

For the ielts, i really dont know. But since you had 7 in speaking in 2015, I think you can as well take the exams there

Blesso222:
Good evening house. I don’t understand French at all and want to embark on this journey (studying French). Please I need a good French school. I live around Maryland. And is 8 months ok for me to study and understand French?. Any information please will be appreciated.

Thanks

I think It's achievable in eight months if you attend classes daily and do a lot of studying, listening and speaking on your own too. You have to immerse yourself in the language within the périod.

I started in April. It's quite challenging but rewarding. I attend classes daily. Since you live in maryland, you can first check out Alliance français Ikeja branch (that's the closest to you). Alternatively, you can check IEF Yaba

Kakamorufu:
that huge cash.. those soldiers don hammer

but how Will they move it? I doubt they can take it to bank.

Purplestorm:
Hello guys, I would be started classes on Monday at AF. I'm so scared and hope this would favour me. I'm dedicating 8 months to a year to learning French and hopefully get through, I have absolutely no idea. I was going to prepare for TEF but from what I just read I would focus on TCF. Please I'm open to advise. Please forgive me because I seem to be everywhere. I'm just anxious and looking for reassurance.

I took the same décision in April. It's my 6th month now. It's a very challenging endeavour but quite rewarding. Called Af Ibadan yesterday to make enquiries about Tef registration in October. I spoke french from thé beginning to the end, I'd never felt so good.

It requires a great deal of time and dedication. Keep at it and in no time, you would be glad you did.

On what exams to register for, dont bother yourself yet. Enjoy learning the language. In my opinion, if you've developed the nécessary compétence, you can write any exam

Influential101:
Check that you've captured your work experience well.. because the difference of 25 points may the difference between 2 and 3 yrs work experience.. check your work experience, especially the dates.. all the best

thanks. I withdrew that profile and créated another. It's now showing the expected score.
There was a database glitch last night while i was doing it. That could be the issue or could be that i didnt capture work expérience well as you said.

I just créated an express entry profile. But the overall score i saw after submission was 405 instead of 430 that i got on the official crs score. Anyone with this expérience

ECA report received yesterday 29th August from Wes. They received my credentials in June

Genius. They are rare

Mariesio:
Where can I get minimum of 3 months intensive coaching to enable me pass TEF or TCF. I only know Bonjour

3months is impossible no matter how intensive the classes may be. You need at least 8months to 1year.

But learning from scratch for 3months, je dirai non. For these exams, you must know French.

If you go to France and live with a french family, may be.

CanadianFan:
Sorry to bother you again. Hope I will not be asked to prove the Nigerian one again? So for instance nigerian B Eng degree in Electrical and Scottish masters in Control Engineering? For instance when applying for jobs, will recruiters ask for proof/equivalence from Nigeria for the Nigerian Degree?

Or as you have explained, verify the masters and I am sorted.

Thanks.

I dont know about jobs. But if it is about the express entry, just evaluate your masters

CanadianFan:
Wow. Thank you for your rapid feedback.

I was in the dark concerning the procedure.

Thanks once again.

Hopefully if I can sort it out that takes care of the education verification bit.

it's going to be faster and cheaper

CanadianFan:
Hello All,

Sorry to bother you guys with this question.

I have a masters degree as my highest qualification.

Masters - Glasgow
Bachelors - Nigeria

In order to have my credentials verified by WES, do I need to contact both Nigerian and Scottish schools to send both to WES or do I verify just the masters degree from Glasgow?

I have read about many issues with WAEC results, Nigerian Uni asking people to pay money etc. Is the process complicated?

Please help with what I need to do.

thanks.

evaluate only your UK master which is your highest qualification. Dont bother with the Nigerian degree.

CanadianFan:
Hello All,

I have a masters degree as my highest qualification.


Masters - Glasgow
Bachelors - Nigeria

In order to have my credentials verified by WES, do I need to contact both Nigerian and Scottish schools to send both to WES?

Please help with what I need to do.
thanks.

there is an express entry thread. Please post your question there. You Will get a swift response

Hopeful123:
Nice info on TCF

I have a few questions on both please for the purpose of self evaluation.

1) Does anyone have an idea of how TEF scores are calculated to get this Reading - 300 total and Listening - 360 total?

considering that in the manual ir says there are Listening - 60 questions, 1 point for each correct answer. Can one just multiply by 6?? so if I get all 60 questions right that is 360 points?

Reading - 50 questions, 1 point for each correct answer. Can I just multiply by 6?

On TCF

As it is computer based. Is the scoring automated for all section including the speaking and writing? Or just like TOEFL where the speaking is recorded and writing typed on a computer but is scored by human rater?

If scored by Human rater, how does one compete favorably in a french speaking country.

You know there is an aspect of subjectivity to speaking and writing. Like in lome or cotonou for example, others are speaking fluently and then when it is a Nigerian turn person start to dey speak with English accent. will it not be advisable to do it in Lagos where the examiner will be hearing similar accent and even appreciate say we try small.

Please comments would be appreciated. Thanks

you just penned down my thoughts. Kudos

Framaro:
I'm writing tef in September ooo, already enrolled.
Looking for a partner to practice speaking

i can be your speaking partner. I'm writing in October

Please a friend has the following:
HND Accountancy
CIPM
MBA (human resources specialisation)
ANAN

She has worked only as an accountant all her life. Please which of these qualifications should she evaluate for optimal crs scores.

N.B She would be choosing an Noc relatéd to accounting when completing her profile later.

Which evaluating body is the best for her in terms of time?

DexterousOne:
I'm based in LAGOS

Thank you for the info
Have you written the exams before?

How easy or difficult was it?

No i havent. I'm preparing for it

DexterousOne:
Wow

that's Alliance français in Lagos. I learnt It's 120k at Alliance français Ibadan

DexterousOne:
Good morning house

Please anyone with the current prices of TEF Canada for Lagos centre?
Thank you

Alliance Français says 160k

Praise18:
Hello everyone,
I need your candid opinions, I intend to learn French in order to boost my crs score. Is it possible for me to achieve this feat?? The last time I studied French was in primary school. I just need 10marks more to get ITA.

Please, French experts in the house can I understand and write the exams within six months .

Thank you.

For the TEF/TCF exams, you actually must know French. 6 months is rather short except you enrol in an intensive French class. You would have to attend classes everyday and do a lot of work on your own too. It all boils down to having the time and the right motivation.

I started April this year. I attend classes daily (Monday-Friday) including a private conversational class on Saturdays. Sometimes, i feel i'm making progress, other times, i feel i havent done much.

Now i love the language even beyond passing TEF. Back to your question- Do you have the time? Are you well-motivated?

Kendumazy:
Learnt something already. While your wife is pregnant, you can let her go for cervix scan to see if her cervix is okay to birth virginally. If yes. Then wait for that doctor that will say she can't birth virginally. Okay oooo!

beyond an adéquate cervix, there are other issues that may necessitate c-section even in a pregnancy that appears normal from the outset. Childbirth is a serious issue. It's better to have a woman and her child live. If your doctor says CS and explains why, please cooperate with him. When I had my second child, a woman was brought in from a traditional birth centre. She was in coma and had laboured for a long time. The doctors had to do an emergency surgery. The baby lived but the mother died. Her bed was next to mine. Throughout that night all of us (new moms) in that ward couldnt sleep. We didnt know her but we all grieved.
Also, a difficult labour can give rise to complications which can cause brain damage for the child. This happened to a friend's child. Now, she's spending a lot of time and money on therapy.
Yes, everyone wants vaginal birth but if doctor advises C-SECTION, please dont run.

sathel:
So people did not go to work or what

7days for church
Chaiii

some people took part of their annual leave for the programme.

okeniti:
If Sanwoolu wants to leave a proper legacy, open waterways for affordable boat public transport ALL OVER Lagos. Waking up at 4-5AM for job that starts 8AM is a ticking time bomb. A city of 24 million, all lives governed by traffic. Terrible stuff.

It's the only solution and they know but they wont do it. It will affect NURTW's revenue because a lot of commuters would use the waterways thus reducing the number of buses on the road. Nurtw is an important stakeholder in Lagos politics.

SpoiltVirgin:
How safe is this soiless agriculture that Landmark has been pushing for some time now. I need to convince myself to be comfortable with proceeds from soiless farms.

the growing medium used is called cocopeat which is very ecofriendly and supports container farming. Thé world is subtly moving towards urban farming.

Nice initiative by Landmark uni.
By the Way, i have cocopeat available for sale. Call 08084244904 or whatsapp 08149279674

It's possible she took a bank loan with very high interest rate and all the deposits for the exam were taken by the bank.

I find it hard to believe that someone who groomed a school to the point of having almost 300 students enrolling for waec would want to scam and destroy what she has built because of 5million.

Mamaroon:
Pas du tout.

EE
Letter- you get more from travelling when you go alone
FD-lady banned from games/gambling finds her way into a casino

EO
Questions-order reading or sun glasses from a website
Convince-volunteer to work with children

merci beaucoup

Mamaroon:
Thanks bros.

Hmmm DM I don talk say I no enter NL again if no be you wey ask......

It was ok...that EE ehn..time seemed to just fly by...we'll see in 2 weeks hopefully.

congratulations in advance. You will ace it this time around. I've been following this thread for some time. I intend to write TEF probably in September. I'm considering Tcf too but the listening part of the TCF scares me (one gets to hear just once).

When you are fully rested, i would like you to share with us what the questions looked like, si ca ne vous derange pas.

Merci infiniment

This is what most men need to understand. You just nailed it.

ststyreal:
I can feel your madams need to get out of the house, most times it's caused by you men when you don't support her with enough money at home. I'm sure she might be going through some financial challenges unknown to you and probably she is going ahead with the job just to pass a message to you. So beg her, increase her house keep money, appreciate her because even mua had to do the same despite the salary been meagre but the joy of having my own money and all the financial burden I need to sort out amongst my siblings coupled with my parents I need to bless every month, I just had to work.

carzhiemglows001:
I guess you were a student of kosofe college, Keri Lagos

No

nonye6194:
Have you been to the Tarkwa Bay Beach before? Let us hear about your own experience.

If you haven’t, let us know what you think. And also, we welcome questions and etc in the comments section below.

Ciao

i visited the Takwa bay beach in 1992 during àn excursion trip. I was in J.ss1 then. We boarded a ship (Yes it was a ship). We went through Snake Island, Ogogoro village. There was a tour guide on the ship doing the narration. The beach was pristine. We had so much fun that i came down with a fever and couldnt go to school for the next 2 or 3days. It was organised by the social studies teacher. Each student paid N100. It was well-planned. Teachers were really committed then.