I was full-time teacher for 6 years before I left service to take on a job offer in an outside industry (where I was initially from before I joined teaching at first). 2 years into the new job, I realised that teaching was really my calling and I shouldn't have left.
So I re-applied to
MOE rejoin the full-time service. It was HELL. Rejection after rejection. I sucked it in and applied to join as FAJT. Again, rejected multiple times before finally getting a call from a school to join as FAJT, which I did.
After 3 years of serving as FAJT, I applied to be reinstated as a permanent teacher. Finally I was granted as an interview and was accepted for the job. To get to that interview is very hard. I worked my ass off as an FAJT, and spoke to my Principal about my intention to return to Permanent scheme, and even spoke to my former Principal, who supported the application.
However,
MOE did not place me on Permanent estab straight. Instead, I was placed on this scheme called "Local Contract" - slightly different from Contract Adjunct - basically everything a permanent teacher does, not bound to a contract of 1 - 1.5 years like CAJT, BUT no connect plan. Salary was somewhat equivalent to my last drawn salary in
MOE as a teacher on Permanent scheme.
After 2 years of serving this Local Contract scheme, I was finally re-emplaced on Permanent scheme after 4 years of trying.