Hi Jonathanandjordyn,
Well, itās kind of a long story.
The applicable rule seems to be Article 42.1.2 of āQualifications and Criteria Standards for foreigners undertaking the jobs specified under Article 46.1.1 to 46.1.6 of the Employment Service Act.ā The English translation of that rule says simply āBe graduated from colleges or above,ā where ācollegesā probably means something like junior colleges. It adds that graduates of junior colleges need āqualification certificates for language teaching if they have not obtained bachelorās degrees.ā
One English version is here:
http://law.moj.gov.tw/Eng/LawClass/LawAll.aspx?PCode=N0090031
One Chinese version is here:
http://law.moj.gov.tw/LawClass/LawAll.aspx?PCode=N0090031
However, the Workforce Development Agency seems to say that the Ministry of Education determines which foreign institutions of higher learning are acceptable (so far, I havenāt been able to find this FAQ in English):
http://ezworktaiwan.wda.gov.tw/ezworkch/home.jsp?pageno=201508100053&acttype=view&dataserno=201508270013
The Ministry of Education has a Reference Listāwhich is something like a ālist of listsāāof foreign institutions of higher learning, with a search function located at this page:
http://www.fsedu.moe.gov.tw/home.aspx
One of the tabs on that page leads to a world map, and you can click South Africa on that map, and then click the white rectangular button that says āę„č©¢ā (āinquireā), and it should give you the Ministry of Educationās list of South African institutions of higher learning.
Another way to get that list is to use the other tab, and for the dropdown menu thatās labeled ā擲å„ā (ācontinentā), choose āé擲å°åā (āAfrica Regionā), and for the dropdown menu to the right of it thatās labeled āåå„ā (ācountryā), choose āåéā (āSouth Africaā), and then click the white rectangular box that says āę„č©¢ā (āinquireā). Again, that should give you the Ministry of Educationās list of South African institutions of higher learning.
I donāt see Pearson Institute on that list. However, I agree that it seems that Pearson Institute is accredited in South Africa.
The website of South Africaās Council on Higher Education says:
To verify whether the institution or programme is registered and accredited consult the Register of Private Higher Education Institutions at: http://www.dhet.gov.za/
The above instructions are located here:
http://www.che.ac.za/content/where-do-i-find-list-accredited-private-higher-education-institutions
At the website that the instructions refer you to, you can find Pearson Institute on these two lists:
āREGISTER OF PRIVATE HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONSā
http://cach.dhet.gov.za/files/RegisterOfPrivateHigherEducationInstitutions.pdf
and
āREGISTER OF PRIVATE HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS
LAST UPDATE 22 MARCH 2017ā
http://www.dhet.gov.za/Registers_DocLib/REGISTER%20OF%20PRIVATE%20HIGHER%20EDUCATION%20INSTITUTIONS%2022%20March%202017.pdf
I wonder if thereās a way to get in touch with either Taiwanās Ministry of Education or the Taipei Liaison Office in the Republic of South Africa (http://www.taiwanembassy.org/za_en/index.html), or whoever it is that needs to be gotten in touch with, and see if you can get some documentation that would satisfy the requirements of the Ministry of Education, or whoever it is that needs to be satisfied.
I hope this helps, or at least does no harm, and I wish you the best of luck in your efforts to make a living.