Who Can Teach in Taiwan?
You are only allowed to legally work as an English teacher in Taiwan if you meet the following basic requirements: • You have a bachelor’s degree • You are a native English speaker • You have a passport from Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, South Africa, the United Kingdom or the USA If you plan on working at a public school (as in a normal 8 – 5 school with a wide range of classes beyond just English) or a University, you will require other credentials such as a teacher’s license. The majority of English teachers in Taiwan, however, work in cram schools and these are the basic requirements. Do I Need an Education/TEFL Degree? No, you don’t. The majority of work in Taiwan for foreign teachers is at cram schools. Cram schools consist primarily of children classes and very rarely will you find a cram school asking for anything beyond just a standard three or four year bachelor’s degree which is required by law. Is Age Important? Something that people sometimes overlook is that of
