How to get a job without a broker in Taiwan?

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@Marco

Ok. If you finished a bachelor’s degree, you have a degree, not a diploma. You didn’t go to college. You went to university. Because degree granting institutions are universities.

Not necessarily. TAFE NSW Degrees - TAFE NSW
AQF Level 9 Master of Divinity - Trinity Theological College (ttc.wa.edu.au)

[Scott123]

@arcticsquid

First, need to clarify whether you are a migrant worker or a professional.

If your salary in the range of 17-24K per month, you are a migrant worker.

If your salary above 30K per month, you are either a professional or a intermediate skilled foreign worker.

Intermediate skilled foreign worker may follow this guide.

@lusty_gem

I haven’t check English teaching, might check on that as well. Thank you for the reply

How much do English teachers make per month? 30K?

[Marco]

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Starting wages are often $600 to $700/hr. Monthly earnings depend on hours worked.

[tando]

@Marco

it is impossible for them to be making half as the government requires a minimum salary to approve the work permit.

for cram schools, 168176ntd/hr * 14hr/wk.

[Scott123]

@tando

@Marco

it is impossible for them to be making half as the government requires a minimum salary to approve the work permit.

for cram schools, 168ntd/hr * 14hr/wk.

How does anybody live on that kind of income?

[tando]

@Scott123

How does anybody live on that kind of income?

if you just need an ARC with small supplemental income, it might be an option. also, you can teach up to 32hr/wk, and there can be additional non teaching paid hours, iiuc.

since marco said on hourly rate and monthly earnings dependence on hours worked, i guess he is talking on cram school language teachers. For them, minimum salary for foreigners is not applied. so, the possible minimum monthly wage may be less than half of typical English teachers monthly income.

@lusty_gem, no matter whatever jobs you are thinking of, you should clearly understand what are the requirements and procedures to switch jobs, especially if it is in the middle of your contract. you could be screwed, if something was wrong. the easiest timing must be when your contract is expiring.

if your degree is education related, english teacher for public schools in government program might be better than cram school teacher, because their salary is by the fixed table regardless of your nationality. for cram school teacher, you should also compete with students or spouses of citizens who can be less qualified and don’t need work permits applied by schools.

if your degree is related to manufacturing, eventual engineer/manager position might be better.

[Marco]

@tando

@Marco

it is impossible for them to be making half as the government requires a minimum salary to approve the work permit.

for cram schools, 168ntd/hr * 14hr/wk.

Nope. Too low to be approved. The WDA won’t accept that low wage for approval.

You’re thinking of minimum wage. The WDA does not approve English teaching salaries at minimum wage.

[lusty_gem]

Thank you for the advised. The company I work at doesn’t offer overtime. In the manufacturing industry overtime is the life for people, without overtime, salary is just enough.

[Marco]

@Scott123

@tando

@Marco

it is impossible for them to be making half as the government requires a minimum salary to approve the work permit.

for cram schools, 168ntd/hr * 14hr/wk.

How does anybody live on that kind of income?

They don’t. It doesn’t exist for foreign professionals.

[tando]

@Marco

@tando

@Marco

it is impossible for them to be making half as the government requires a minimum salary to approve the work permit.

for cram schools, 168ntd/hr * 14hr/wk.

Nope. Too low to be approved. The WDA won’t accept that low wage for approval.

You’re thinking of minimum wage. The WDA does not approve English teaching salaries at minimum wage.

practically, they may not approve, but technically, there is no saraly requirement for cram school english teachers work permit.

@lusty_gem

In the manufacturing industry overtime is the life for people

yah, thats how some make ~40k. you may get more practical information from organizations of/for migrant workers than here.

do you speak some chinese? learning chinese in your free time might help something.

[user86]

@tando

for cram schools, 168ntd/hr * 14hr/wk.

That’s lower than minimum wage

I thought there was a minimum salary requirement of $58k or something for foreign English teachers to get an ARC? And I think English “teaching assistants” (usually locals) make half that.

I don’t think this law differentiates between cram schools and real schools, does it?

[user86]

@lusty_gem

I haven’t check English teaching, might check on that

Here is some news about Filipino English teachers.

And here is the application info:

https://tfetp.epa.ntnu.edu.tw/en/tfetp/web/apply_now

If you don’t qualify for the English teacher position, then you can at least apply for the teaching assistant position.

[tando]

@user86

That’s lower than minimum wage

corrected.

@user86

there was a minimum salary requirement of $58k or something for foreign English teachers to get an ARC? And I think English “teaching assistants” (usually locals) make half that.

i didn’t know it. please let me know the source of the information.

@user86

I don’t think this law differentiates between cram schools and real schools, does it?

which law?

[user86]

@tando

please let me know the source of the information.

That’s what most foreign English teachers (including here on Forumosa) tell me their local TA’s make.

@tando

which law?

This one:

@user86

minimum salary requirement of $58k or something for foreign English teachers to get an ARC

[tando]

@user86

@tando

which law?

This one:

@user86

minimum salary requirement of $58k or something for foreign English teachers to get an ARC

so, which law set the munimum salary requirement?

[user86]

@tando

so, which law set the munimum salary requirement?

Oh, you’re asking me to actually quote you the law? I won’t make any promises, but I’ll look it up if I’m bored later today.

I found out about it here on Forumosa. I’ll find the thread.

[tando]

@user86

Oh, you’re asking me to actually quote you the law?

yes.

the minimum salary for foreign special professionals teaching at cram schools is ~48k. it may be set lower than the 58k or something for language teachers, because they need higher qualifications than language teachers and less probably take away employment opportunity of locals.

[user86]

@tando

foreign special professionals teaching at cram schools is ~48k. it may be set lower than the 58k or something for language teachers

Sorry I don’t understand your comment. What is the difference between a “foreign special professional teaching at a cram school” and a “language teacher”? They are both English teachers, are they not?

Or are you talking about foreign teachers who teach other subjects?

@tando

they need higher qualifications than language teachers

Who? Non-language teachers?

[tando]

@user86

Non-language teachers?

yes.

i must have said Short-term Supplementary Learning Centers instead of cram schools.

[user86]

@tando

@user86

Non-language teachers?

yes.

So why did you say the minimum salary is lower for non-language teachers if they require higher qualifications than language teachers?

So, are you saying a foreign teacher who teaches Math, for example, makes less than a foreign teacher who teaches ESL?

I still don’t understand your whole comment.