# AAS + Tefl **URL:** \ **Category:** Teaching English in Taiwan\ **Created:** [February 3, 2011, 5:37am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/aas-tefl/62937 "2011-02-03T05:37:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 2
**Author:** ![tempogain](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/tempogain/32/264650_2.png) [@tempogain](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/tempogain)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2011, 4:27am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/aas-tefl/62937/2 "2011-02-06T04:27:04Z")
What’s an “AAS” exactly? A two-year degree and a TEFL certificate (neither online I believe) is supposed to be able to get you a work permit. > [@Work with two-year associate's (AA) degree and tefl or tesol?](http://tw.forumosa.com/t/work-with-two-year-associates-aa-degree-and-tefl-or-tesol/4105/1): > > I have a friend who has a two year college diploma and he wants to work in taiwan. Is there any way he can get a work permit with a two year diploma plus tefl certification? Your ethnic background will often have an effect on hiring. There’s a lot of discussion linked to here: > [@Skin Colour](http://tw.forumosa.com/t/skin-colour/53341/1): > > Hi there, I’m looking to teach in Taiwan next year and were talking to some people and they said it may be harder for me to find a job there as I look completely Asian. Is this true? I really hope not… noway --- _[View the full topic](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/aas-tefl/62937)._