November 30th, 2009
My partner and I want to teach English in Thailand for a year.
I have a Bachelor of Education and am planning to complete a ESL course before I leave. Can I find a job before entering Thailand? How much would I look at getting paid?
My partner doesn’t have a degree but will complete a ESL course. Can he get work? If so how much can he expect to earn?
How do we go about working visas? accommodation?
Any advice would be great!
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You don’t need a ESL to teach in Thailand since you have a degree in Education, your friend needs a degree and ESL to teach, but some places try to overlook it to get a English Language Speaker. But getting the work permit may be hard if he doesn’t meet the requirements including a police check. Depending on where you teach you can get between 35,000 and 40,000 baht a month. Your friend less if he can get a job. You need to come and be interviewed just like any other job and some schools want you to work a week or two before they give you the necessary papers to go to KL and apply for a Type B employment visa. So get a tourist visa and come and look around. Remember public schools are closing for the summer and will not open again to mid May. I know of a school that may want you in Ratchaburi but not your friend. It’s in a very rural area, a private high school about 30 km from town with apartments for teachers. You can email me if you wish and I can give you more information.
Now, all teachers who want to teach in Thailand must have a bachelor degree and if you completed a ESL course, that will be an additional advantage. Some schools would prefer accents or pronunciations the British or American way. And if you have a fair complexion that you really have a foreigner look, then you will be easily accepted. Students here would like to have a real “farang” foreigner look teachers. Salary? It varies, if you apply and were accepted in “First Class” school, the best they can offer is US$1000,00 monthly or a little more. In most places, much lower than that. If you have all the qualifications and ability, the school will help you work for your work permit and visa. Some school could provide accommodations, but others, you have to look for your own, which you could find plenty around the campus. If you don’t have those qualifications needed, it will be very hard for you to get a work permit and a visa for a year or more.
Yes and No:
No, officially you need a degree.
Yes, there are plenty of schools who are happy to advice you to buy that required degree on Khao San road and hire you anyway.
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Good luck to you both!
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