im new here and i joined as my husband and i are thinking of moving to Taiwan
my husband is a bachelors of business and i have a diploma of montessori education and though i have completed 2yrs of full time uni in the UK i havent completed my degree
i am wondering does anyone know which are the best schools to work with…i would prefer using some kind of recruiting agency …which are the best agencies to go through?
another thing…has anyone brought animals into Taiwan with them?
I hope i will get some good advice here as i am a person who needs to research A LOT before i do something and go somewhere
how do people get work then who dont have degrees?
and :fume: why then do TESOL course people not inform you of this before you do the darn course
mmmm ive looked at visa info and no where can i find that you need a degree …i know its clearly stated in Korea for E2 Visa requirement but not in any Taiwan visa info ive found…
[quote=“fefe76”]how do people get work then who dont have degrees?
and :fume: why then do TESOL course people not inform you of this before you do the darn course
mmmm ive looked at visa info and no where can i find that you need a degree …i know its clearly stated in Korea for E2 Visa requirement but not in any Taiwan visa info ive found…
I seem to recall that you can reduce or remove the degree requirement if you have an ESL certificate and significant experience. I don’t know the details though.
You can get work in a line of work in which you have proven work experience. Unfortunately for you it seems that your proven work experience is teaching, and the rules for teaching English in Taiwan are a little different to other careers. Perhaps this is because there are so many foreigners teaching English here, or perhaps it is felt that educators should have at least a degree (don’t take this the wrong way - I am not suggesting that having a degree makes a teacher).
I guess that the requirements vary around the world. If you told them that you were looking at teaching in Taiwan and asked them what qualiifications were needed and they suggested that just a TESOL certificate would be fine, then I would report them to your consumer affairs board back home. If you didn’t ask though then I don’t think that you can blame them for not offering the information.
No offence but you couldn’t have looked very hard.
In order to get a work permit to teach English in Taiwan you need either:
a) a degree or above; or
b) a diploma plus TESOL (What constitutes a diploma in the eyes of the government here, and what constitutes a recognized TESOL course has never been explained to my satisfaction so you may want to reconsider before you open that can of worms).
Sorry, I realize that my post is probably not too helpful, but it is the facts.
Assuming that your husband gains legal employment as a teacher (or whatever) you could apply for a spousal ARC through him. You can then study Chinese and apply to work part-time, but teaching would still be off the cards for you.
Her husband can get a work permit, and she can get one under his, won’t be a problem, education would not be an issue then.[/quote]
Nonsense. Her husband can get a resident visa based on employment, and the corresponding ARC. She herself could then get a Joining Family Resident Visa based on her husband’s ARC and she could get an ARC of her own based on that.
This would not entitle her to work without a valid work permit. So for work purposes, without a degree, she’s screwed.
Her husband can get a work permit, and she can get one under his, won’t be a problem, education would not be an issue then.[/quote]
Nonsense. Her husband can get a resident visa based on employment, and the corresponding ARC. She herself could then get a Joining Family Resident Visa based on her husband’s ARC and she could get an ARC of her own based on that.
This would not entitle her to work without a valid work permit. So for work purposes, without a degree, she’s screwed.[/quote]
I thought JFRVs implied an open work permit? Or is that only if you’re married to a Taiwanese citizen?
Her husband can get a work permit, and she can get one under his, won’t be a problem, education would not be an issue then.[/quote]
Nonsense. Her husband can get a resident visa based on employment, and the corresponding ARC. She herself could then get a Joining Family Resident Visa based on her husband’s ARC and she could get an ARC of her own based on that.
This would not entitle her to work without a valid work permit. So for work purposes, without a degree, she’s screwed.[/quote]
Yeah but that permit I have seen to be accepted by schools in the past, but things do change.
im new here and i joined as my husband and i are thinking of moving to Taiwan
my husband is a bachelors of business and i have a diploma of montessori education and though i have completed 2yrs of full time uni in the UK i havent completed my degree
i am wondering does anyone know which are the best schools to work with…i would prefer using some kind of recruiting agency …which are the best agencies to go through?
another thing…has anyone brought animals into Taiwan with them?
I hope i will get some good advice here as i am a person who needs to research A LOT before i do something and go somewhere
Cheers [/quote]
Is that a college diploma that you have? If it is you could do a TEFL/TESL course which could be done quickly and apply for an ARC on your own.
Best schools?
Shane English is a good chain that you could start with, or you could contact www.reachtoteachrecruiting.com - they are a good agency here; basically if you have never taught here before it is good to work with a chain school as they are more organized and Reach To Teach can answer all of your questions and then some plus point you to a good chain school.
You can contact these guys animalstaiwan.org about bringing over your gerbel/fish. They might be able to offer some advice…
Article 40
Foreigners to be employed as foreign language teachers as specified in Article 46.1.4 in the Act should meet with following requirements. The weekly working hours in the teaching-related work should be no less than 14 ( fourteen) hours.
Age: 20 or above.
Graduation certificate from colleges or above.
The language to be taught by the foreign employees should be the national language used in the country specified on the passport of the employees.
The foreign employees specified in the previous Article need to obtain qualification certificate for language teaching if the employees did not graduate from ( 4-year-term) *universities or colleges overseas.
what do i do then
They might be able to offer some advice…