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Can I inbox you ?

Zahra29:
Hey, when is your interview? I know someone I could ask, he's not currently in this role but was in the field for a number of years

Hello,

I need help from anyone with Payroll Assistant/Account assistant role in the Uk please regarding interview questions. I would appreciate if I can inbox anyone in this role privately or if you know anyone that can help please.

Thank you 🙏

Hello bro, I’m also considering getting chartered. Though I Started ICAN in Nigeria and still in Skills with 2 papers left.
May I ask if you started your ACCA in UK?
I have checked the fee online and it looks much 😂.
Would you advise I continue my ICAN in UK and probably convert to ACCA later using my ICAN. Or make I just close eyes start ACCA here from the foundation level for those with Bsc. Accounting.

Thanks

Knowlegeseeking:
@Solumtoya @Goke @Zahra @peerielass @Kwakudtraveller @missb50 @SemmyK @Contra5 @Koobney @Davide470 @humblemoi.
Guyssss... Thank you so much for your insightful contributions. I just knew I would get good solution here.
Let me register for the September and December diet. I'll continue the audit and Sox controls😂.

Thank you all🤝.

PS: I'm a lady sha😊

Hello,

Someone should please recommend a good chair and table for someone working from home please. Would appreciate if there’s a link I can even use to make the order. Make the Chair and table be between £100-£150

Multiple recommendations are welcome 😁

Thank you.

So only those on phd can come in with dependants effective January, 2024

Thanks bro.

Would just do as you said.

Cheers 🥂

koonbey:
The rep likely doesn't know what they're saying.
I know more than a dozen people who got contracts within the first year and many within the first couple of months sef.

I'd say just go to a store. Things move much more quickly with the reps in store. They'll ask you or your ID and a bak card and everything will be sorted in a jiffy.

If it is indeed their policy, then go to another network. I know Three doesn't have that policy, for one.

Greetings all,

Please I’m trying to switch my O2 sim from pay as you go to contract sim. I called customer service and was told I can’t switch yet as I’m less than a year old in UK and couldn’t pass credit check. The suggested solution was to use details of someone in Uk which I’m not comfortable with.

Abeg do I need to change the network or is there any other way around it

Finally 😁!

I don’t know why you say AmericanExpress is easy to get. Seems to be one of the toughest card to get.

Solumtoya:
Bluebella, there you go

Thanks for this brilliant write up. Regarding point number 3, does the required 2 years counts for those teaching in private schools in Nigeria ? Or only Government schools teachers ?.

Secondly, is TRCN mandated for Nigeria teachers before applying ?

Jlaw1:
You have just hijacked the conversation from the OP. No need to fret though, you won't be needing a lawyer because hijacking isn't yet a crime on Nairaland. I'll try to give a broad response, so that the OP can also benefit. Let's go.

This long writeup particularly applies to ENGLAND. To teach in England, a person is required to have a Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) or a Qualified Teacher Learning & Skills (QTLS).
The QTS is more prestigious/respected than the QTLS (just like BSc is better respected than HND in Naija). So getting the QTS or QTLS is the pathway into teaching. These are the 5 main routes into teaching.



1. PGCE ROUTE (leading to QTS): This route is also known as the Teacher Training route, and is open to applicants with both teaching and non-teaching experience. For applicants residing outside the UK, having a teaching experience is considered important by most teacher training providers. The PGCE (Post Graduate Certificate in Education) is essentially a 9 or 10-month intensive course intended to train applicants into becoming a qualified teacher.

Pros:
•it is a relatively easy route into teaching

•it is open to applicants inside and outside the UK

•it allows applicants to easily get sponsored teaching jobs 5 or 6 months into the program.

•it provides automatic placement opportunities to applicants

•it provides applicants with the lucrative UK-work experience through placements (teaching practice)

•it makes it very possible to get sponsored jobs at places of placement.

•it also leaves some margin for errors/mistakes for relatively inexperienced teachers in their development

Cons:
•It is relatively expensive, teacher training providers charge from £12,000 upwards

•applicants from outside the UK are usually required to sit for IELTS before being accepted into the program

•the program can be hectic/draining and may not allow enough time for applicants who want to work alongside studies.



2. PGDE ROUTE (leading to QTLS): The Post Graduate Diploma in Education is another route into teaching and is very similar to the PGCE route already described above.



3. ASSESSMENT ONLY QTS ROUTE: This is a very brilliant route into teaching. It is open to persons who have at least 2years' teaching experience AND is currently working as a teacher either inside or outside the UK (yes, including Nigeria). The beauty about this route is that NO training is needed (unlike the PGCE & PGDE routes previously described). All that is required is for the person to be assessed by a representative of a teacher training provider to measure their skills, by observing them teaching at their place of work. If the representative is satisfied, then, voila, the QTS is immediately awarded.

Pros:
•applicants don't need to be in the UK to benefit from this route, because it is open to people living inside and outside the UK

•the representative will be the one to visit the applicant in order to assess them and not the other way around (even if the applicant is living outside the UK) e.g an applicant working in Lagos will be visited at their place of work, by the representative to assess their teaching skills in the classroom

•it's a very fast/short route to getting the QTS and a quick pathway into teaching in England

Cons:
•only persons currently working as a teacher and with at least 2years' teaching experience is eligible for this route

•persons eligible must have a BSc and O'level credits in English and Math

•it can cost between £1,500 and £4,000 for applicants presumably to cover the representative's travel costs amongst other things

•it is a riskier route (compared to the PGCE/PGDE routes), as there is little room for error during the assessment. If the representative isn't satisfied with the applicant's teaching methods, then the applicant will not be awarded the QTS.

•applicants will have to inform/carry along the school where they teach (i.e place of work), because that is where the assessment will take place

•getting a sponsored job may not be very easy for successful applicants living outside the UK as most recruiting UK/English schools prefer to interview teachers in-person before offering them a sponsored job.



4. INTERNATIONAL QUALIFIED TEACHER STATUS ROUTE (leading to iQTS): This is like the online version of the PGCE/PGDE routes into teaching. It is a new route into teaching in the UK.

Pros:
•it is open to all applicants living inside or outside the UK

•trainings only take place online, therefore leaving room for students to study remotely while still doing other work.

•it allows a more flexible schedule compared to the other training routes

•applicants can enjoy access to the training even if they are living outside the UK

Cons:
•it isn't free, so it comes at a fee

•getting a sponsored job may not be very easy for successful applicants living outside the UK as most recruiting UK/English schools prefer to interview teachers in-person before offering them a sponsored job.

•only 6 teacher training providers offer this service in the whole of England, which may not be a very good thing at the moment

•may contain lots of uncertainty because it is a new scheme



5.QTS EXEMPTION FOR QUALIFIED TEACHERS OUTSIDE THE UK: This route is only open to qualified/certified teachers working outside the UK.

Pros:
•eligible persons are allowed to work as teachers in England for up to 4years without a QTS.

•it is open to qualified teachers working outside the UK

Cons:
•only persons who have successfully completed a course of teacher training recognised by the organisation that regulates teachers in the country where they are qualified are eligible

•getting a sponsored job may not be very easy for successful applicants because most recruiting English schools prefer to interview teachers in-person AND also prefer teachers already holding a QTS


Sorry, my ink don finish.

What’s the salary threshold for sponsorship for NHS and non-NHS

Tier4Dependant:
Oh I see. The salary for that band won’t allow you to be sponsored.

However if you could apply for band 3 HCA role, the salary meets the threshold for you to be sponsored.

Thanks for the advise

bigtt76:
1. Chose Barclays as you are bound to get more experience mingling with in house staff and also opportunities available but not advertised especially as you intend to move away from CS job.

2. Not sure Revolut reports to credit score companies though but again it depends on what bill type you are paying for some might not be worth reporting if not in the list of those captured in the credit reports.

3. If you both have a joint account and paying from there may be or you both split the payment equally - you pay through yours and she does same too. Then you report through Credit ladder (use my referral link to register but do your due diligence oo).

Cheers

Good evening,

I recently got a customer service offer with bill gosling outsourcing(BGO) and Barclays. Barclays salary is just about £2k higher than BGO. Both are hybrid(1 day in the office for BGO and 2 days in the office for Barclays).
Which would you advise I choose for growth opportunities and possibly future opportunities to switch if I have more qualifications and wishes to change career from Customer Service role.

Secondly, does direct debit on online banks like Revolut count towards credit score ? Or it must be Main Street Bank ?

Lastly please, if we pay rent using my partner bank account, is there a way both of us can benefit from credit score boosting through rent reporting ?

Would check this out.

Thanks

hayesconcept:
Tested and trusted. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/403633258156?hash=item5dfa6abeac:g:26sAAOSwc05hUbJ4

Hi all,

Someone should please recommend me a good clipper I can order online here in UK. One that would be suitable for my personal Afro cut 😁.
Maximum budget is £40.

Thank you 🙏

Thank you

AlphaUno:
Text or send a WhatsApp to this number for flexible hours job opportunities

+44 7990 550781

Thank you kindly

CheesyTee:
For council jobs www.myjobscotland.gov.uk or NHD Scotland http://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk

Pick location I previously mentioned. Work on your application.

I beg I Dey Scotland o and I’m yet to get any job for like 5 weeks here now. I’m in Airdrie, less than 30 minutes to Glasgow. Please if you or anyone have any hint to give me make I just get something doing too. Otisumi

CheesyTee:
I am not able to talk about England or Wale cos Ilive in Scotland.

For Scotland, councils like Highlands, Western Isles, Argyll and Bute. If you wanna go further try Shetland or Orkney council.

I don’t know o. How can I check that please?

jum33:
Do you know the kind tarrif system being used in your house ?usually for 100% electricity supply system , the tarrif system being put in place is the economy 7 dual rate system ( peak rate in day and off peak rate in the night) .

Yes! I use electric heaters cos Scotland is really cold. How do you survive in this cold without heaters on?

gergemam:
Yes, I use Smart Meter Pay As You Go

Do you use Electric heaters? They consume light a lot.

I use between £2-£3, I don't use electric heaters

Same here o. Are you also using pay as you go? Would like to ask how you manage your electricity usage. I feel my consumption is kinda high as I spend an average of £9/£10 daily. Someone said it’s probably because the house is 100% electricity and no gas. Abeg anyone with useful info on minimising this should also give me hint biko

gergemam:
Thank you to UK government ooooo...

They gave me £69 for Electricity... I woke up and check my smart meter dashboard.. Only to be wondering who mistakenly top my electricity up over the night. Confirmation gotten to me now that it is from UK government.

Thank you 🙏

Akorkor:
Check glassdoor for interview review. Be ready for competencies questions like Tell me about? and ensure you put you answer in STAR(Situation, Task, Action and Result.) format. I personally like to prepare for Reflection answer(STARR) to because that is mostly the next question like what would you have done better? Put your request in google like "Barclays interview for customers service role" All the best

Greetings,
Please is there anyone here who has done Barclays interview for customers service role before ?

I need heads up on what to expect please 🙏.

Thanks as you respond to this

Good afternoon,

Please is there any app I can use in calling Nigeria from UK for free ? Or, is there a cheaper way to call Nija from Uk ?

Good evening,

Please I really need help with Accomodation. Currently in Airbnb apartment in Airdrie, Scotland and my booking expires in two days time(Sunday). Anyone that can share an apartment or you know any flat/apartment available for rent around Lanarkshire, Motherwell or even Glasgow please 🙏. I’ll gladly pay for that before AirBnb carry all my money go where I no know. I’m a guy please. Thank you 🙏

Good afternoon,

Please I really need help with Accomodation. Currently in Airbnb apartment in Airdrie, Scotland and my booking expires in two days time(Sunday). Anyone that can share an apartment or you know any flat/apartment available for rent around Lanarkshire, Motherwell or even Glasgow please 🙏. I’ll gladly pay for that before AirBnb carry all my money go where I no know. I’m a guy please. Thank you 🙏

Good morning,
Can anyone help with shared apartment in Glasgow please ?

Thank you. Where would you advise I book from please?

Peerielass:
Most convenient option would be national express from terminal 2 but check their luggage allowance and also book a flexible ticket in case you are delayed.

Don’t book from London Victoria unless you like stress.

Thanks for your response bro. I’m trying to book in advance from here but getting error. Find attached the error message please. Can I book directly from the airport with cash/card and how many hours from London to Glasgow please ?

rayralph:
National express coach to Glasgow

8:30pm & 11pm

Please I need help in getting a temporary Accomodation in Glasgow. The Airbnb I’ve been seeing are expensive. Also, how do I go about getting a 1 room for myself and partner that doesn’t share bathroom but rather with a private bathroom.

Can you advise me on transportation to book from London(Heathrow airport) to Glasgow. Arrival time is around 4:30pm. I saw British Airways for 9:00pm but they won’t allow me carry the full luggage(23kg*2) except for business class which is costly.

Thank you

Yes please.

I used shariah court certificate with 4 pictures(2 with families and 2 that shows just the couples)

Abubanty:
Congratulations.!!!!

Please was it the Sharia marriage certificate that you used?

MA
-CoS, PCC, TB Certificate, Passport, Marriage Certificate, IELTS results, NMC Uk decision letter, Offer letter(just the page showing that she would do her OSCE exam within 3 months of arrival and Accomodation provision).

Dependant
-CoS of MA, PCC, TB certificate, marriage certificate, Passport

pretty1986:
Congratulation sir.Please what are the Documents you submitted to prove your relationship with your wife?I hope to hear from you sir