Required Qualifications to Teach in Taiwan

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Required Qualifications to Teach in Taiwan

There are literally thousand of English teachers all over Taiwan, most have legal teaching visas but many are working illegally without the proper permits and visa authorizations. Footprints only represents opportunities where legal working visas are provided to teachers in Taiwan.

The basic requirements to teach with Footprints in Taiwan in a private language school or buxiban are:

bachelor's degree or higher in any subject
you must be a native English speaker with a passport from: Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, South Africa, the UK or the USA

**Note: Most Taiwanese schools that Footprints works with require ESL certification. ESL certifications completed in a classroom setting exceeding 100 hours are preferred; however, courses with a small online component may also be acceptable.

If you are interested in teaching in a public school in Taiwan you are required to be a licensed teacher. Please check out our job opportunities with the Ministry of Education in Taiwan for more specific information regarding teaching in public schools in Taiwan.

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