2. When License fees will be charged?
According to a statement issued by the Ministry, the fees for educational professions
licenses will be applied to test takers in the academic year 2019/2020 and beyond.
Test fees will not be applied to test takers before the academic year 2019/2020 in
appreciation of their efforts to quickly obtain the license the number which is 5783
teachers. The Ministry stated that fee payment will apply as of September.
3. How much it costs?
The total cost of the license for non-holders of international professional licenses is AED
300, including taking tests and issuing the professional license, where the regulations for
the teacher license fees set the amount of AED 250 to apply for all the tests in the first time
with an additional AED 100 when retesting or performing the evaluation individually.
AED 50 will be charged to obtain the license after completion of all procedures. The
regulations also set an amount of AED 100 to assess the professional achievement portfolio
after obtaining the license in the renewal process. Payments will be made electronically
through the e-Dirham system.
4. License fees compared to
The ministry explained that the fees it set for obtaining the educational profession
license are the least expensive globally compared to the United States of America,
New Zealand, South Australia and Ireland, according to their approved lists for
practicing educational professions. The fees amount to AED 1873 in the United States
of America (New Mexico), AED 557 in New Zealand, AED 833 in Ireland, and AED
938 in southern Australia, in addition to renewal fees according to the duration of the
license validity.
5. These Professionals Must have license!
The educational profession license is a prerequisite for practitioners of the education profession in the
UAE by the end of 2020 and those who do not have it cannot practice the profession. Educational
professions licenses are divided into three types, which are the 'teacher's license' which targets all
teachers of academic and professional subjects and the languages that are being worked on.
Registration for the two remaining licenses can be made when they will be in effect and exam times are
announced later this year. The two licenses are the 'school leaders license' targeting principals, vice
principals and the 'school professions license' targeting librarians, learning resource centers,
laboratory secretaries, teacher assistant, academic advisers as well as advising and counselling
professionals and specialists, noting that the school profession license for the People of Determination
specialist will begin soon, according to steps that will be announced