Ministry seeking to recruit 1,096 foreign English teachers, assistants
The government is aiming to recruit 1,096 foreign English teachers and teaching assistants this year, the Ministry of Education said yesterday.
The foreign teachers would work closely with elementary and junior-high instructors to create and teach courses, ministry official Tsai Yi-ching (蔡宜靜) said.
Together, they would create an immersive language environment, helping to motivate students while enhancing the skills of local teachers, she said.
The ministry has since 2021 been recruiting foreign teachers through the Taiwan Foreign English Teacher Program, which offers placement, salary, housing and other benefits to eligible foreign teachers.
Two centers serving northern and southern Taiwan assist in recruiting and training foreign English teachers and teaching assistants, and help supervise them after placement, the program’s
Web site says.
Tsai welcomed anyone from an English-speaking nation who is interested in teaching at elementary and junior-high level to apply through the program, which is to be expanded this year.
Applications can be made online at any time, followed by an interview, with offers given on a rolling basis.
Those with a passport from nations whose official or common language is English and who have a bachelor’s degree or higher are eligible to apply.
People applying to be teachers must also either have a teaching license or have taught English at an accredited foreign school for more than a year.
Teaching assistants are exempt from the requirement.
Those accepted through the program would receive a guaranteed salary dependent on their qualifications and seniority; flight and housing reimbursement; a performance bonus; overtime pay; and health and labor insurance.
Tsai said the ministry would also cover the cost of flights for immediate family members and reimburse testing fees for teaching assistants seeking certification.
To assist in career development, the ministry would also help teachers interested in transitioning to training or advisory roles, Tsai added.
More information is available on the program’s Web site at https://tfetp.epa.ntnu.edu.tw.