Miumiu said:
Spend some time in improving your English.
Learning French from 0 is a quite a long shot, as learning a new language is not a process you can just achieve easily within a short period of time. From my experience and my observation, I'd say 6 months to a year's intensive course before your level of French reaches the point where it can win you extra points (that is if you absorb the content of teaching well). So retaking IELTS definitely makes more sense.
Thanks for the reply!
I've already reached the maximum 136 points for first official language, so retaking the IELTS exam won't help me I'm afraid.
Trying to find some other way to improve my score.
Nebm31 said:
Hi.
A year at least of foreign experience will help. Good luck.
Hello!
I have more than 3 years foreign experience (this refers to my work experience in the Philippines right?). None in Canada. But seeing as my job requires certification, getting work experience in Canada is highly unlikely. Even my friends who are already there find it hard and tell me they may need to take some courses first.
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I keep going through the CRS criteria and can't seem to find anything else I can do aside from working on a second official language and taking a Master's degree.
However, I see there is a criteria that indicates 128 points for "Two or more certificates, diplomas, or degrees. One must be for a program of three or more years". (Mine is currently 120 points for "Bachelor's degree OR a three or more year program at a university, college, trade or technical school, or other institute".)
I'm a medical technologist and my educational credentials from WES was evaluated to be three years Bachelor's Canadian. If I take a certificate of some sort related to medical technology, I presume that will help right? Has anyone in the Philippines done that? A Bachelor's degree plus a certificate/diploma that is NOT a Master's degree? And this will have to be re-evaluated by WES right?
Then again, that would only give me an additional 8 points if ever. And I'm trying to get an additional 9 to reach 450 at least. Eep. ??? I might need that Master's degree after all... But it'll take 3 years and I can't. :'( Sigh...sana magka-ITA na ako, kahit 441 points. By the grace of God...