Teach For Qatar

Entry Requirements

To apply candidates must fit the following criteria.

If you are uncertain about whether or not you meet our requirements, please do not hesitate to reach out to us with details of your circumstances.

Eligibility requirements

Age

For Non-Qataris, i am below the age of 36 at the time of application
For Qataris, i am below the age of 45 at the time of application

Education

I hold a Bachelor’s degree or will be graduating with a Bachelor's Degree by June 2025
I do not hold a degree in Education
I have a working proficiency in Arabic reading, writing, speaking, and listening
I have graduated or will graduate with a GPA as follows*

		Minimum GPA Required
Category	Institution	Non-Qatari	Qatari
Public Higher Education Institutions	Qatar University	2.5	2.0
	Community College of Qatar	-	2.0
	Qatar Finance and Business Academy in partnership with Northumbria University	Upper Second	Lower Second
	University of Doha for Science and Technology	2.5	2.0
Universities of Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development	Hamad bin Khalifa University Georgetown University in Qatar Northwestern University in Qatar Virginia Commonwealth University School of the Arts Qatar Texas A&M University at Qatar Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar Weill Cornell Medicine – Qatar	2.5	2.0
Private Higher Education Institutions	Al-Rayyan International University College AFG College with the University of Aberdeen City University College in partnership with Ulster University Oryx Universal College in partnership with Liverpool John Moores University Lusail University	2.7 or equivalent	2.0
Other International Universities		2.7 out of 4 or equivalent	2.0 out of 4 or equivalent

Residency status and Official Documents

I have a Qatari ID valid until at least September 2025
I will have lived in Qatar for at least 2 academic years* by June 2025
I am able to provide original documents for my education certificates

*You will be asked to provide evidence of your time in Qatar either through a Metrash certificate or passport stamp

Work

I am not a qualified teacher
I am not currently employed by the Ministry of Education and Higher Education
If you have worked as an unqualified teacher or teaching assistant in Qatar or abroad in the past, it must have been for less than 2 academic years*

*You will be asked to provide confirmation of the duration of your employment as an unqualified teacher or teaching assistant

Teaching Subject Eligibility

I understand that I will only be eligible to teach a subject related to my bachelor’s degree as outlined by the Ministry of Education and Higher Education below;

To teach...	Eligible Bachelor Degrees
Mathematics	Engineering, Economics, Business, Mathematics, Accounting, Finance, Computing, Statistics
Science	Engineering, Chemistry, Physics, Biology, Biological Sciences, Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, Biomedical, Nutrition
Arabic	Arabic major, Islamic major, Media major with Arabic minor
English	Graduates from all bachelor fields (except from the ineligible majors outlined below) are eligible to teach English

Ineligible majors

Education

Psychology

Sociology

Social Work

Philosophy

If your field of study is not listed above, or you are unsure about your eligibility, please email us at recruitment@teachforqatar.org with details of your bachelor degree. Please allow 10 working days for us to respond to your query.

Commitment

I am able to attend the 7-week Summer Institute from the end of June 2025
I am committed to completing the Leadership Journey from September 2025 – May 2027, teaching in a public school in Qatar according to the Ministry of Education and Higher Education academic calendar
I am able to attend all required training and development activities during the Leadership Journey in accordance with the Ministry of Education and Higher Education academic calendar

Occupational Health

If you have any physical or non-physical health-related questions regarding for example, applying when pregnant, with a physical or mental disability or questions about occupational health please reach out to us and a member of our team will be happy to answer any questions you may have.