What teaching credentials are required to teach English in Thailand?

@Marlene *****

what is nonsense?

@Joseph *******

why pm me?

@Benjamin *****

You teach online?

@Jack ************************************

South Africans and teachers from places perceived to be NNES places have to take a TOEIC test.

@Benjamin *****

pm sent

@Henry ********

You think at least half the women hired into police, fire and military jobs in the west are 'as' qualified as the men they could have hired but for Affirmative Action programs? Let's hope no more than half are 'playing'.

@Henry ********

I have. At the first school I worked at. One of the teachers was wanted by his country's police force for molesting children :O Another teacher was an alcoholic who would drink alcohol in front of the children.

@Steve *********

What were we discussing?

@Barry ******

Books, let the books do the heavy lifting.

@Barry ******

Mount Everest and the moon? Apples Oranges.

@Henry ********

I'm not arguing for foreign teachers to learn Thai necessarily, that's just not going to happen. But it's easy to pick up bilingual books that either help explain grammar or translate English into Thai and whoever else you have in your class.

@Henry ********

It's not impossible to have bilingual books in an international school in each class. I'd probably have bilingual exercises made up for each language.

@Benjamin *****

Yea. Why is that?

@Benjamin *****

Indeed. I have a feeling they don't really understand what TEFL is!

@Gregory ********

It pretty much is. Any degree, there you go. Enough money, form a business and teach all you want.

@Gregory ********

No it isn't. I mean, in theory, you can get a teaching job with an agency using a fake degree, but you won't have a work permit, the pay will be low, and expect the agent to yank you around.

Anton Adey Vietnam, I heard, requires a degree. Teaching in Cambodia, on the other hand, doesn’t ask on the Cambodia Visa and Work Permit Group for more information

If your heart is set on Thailand, I recommend to start knowing people in real life who may be able to get you a job.

Are you American by chance?

@Anton *****

honestly, I absolutely do not know if it’s possible anymore.

-working at international schools is completely out of the question.

- working at a private school is probably out of the question, unless it’s for some type of special subject that you’re a super expert in

- working at a government school *WILL BE* impossible. The government is not issuing Non-B visas inside Thailand anymore for teachers, and you will need a degree for the teaching license waiver

-teaching at a language center at a mall is possible - in theory. You’ll be working very long hours with very little pay. You won’t last long because you’ll be working 8+ hours a day and you’ll be glorified babysitter. And I don’t know if the Thai government will issue the Non-b inside Thailand for those jobs.

- Teaching at a university? Maybe, since you don’t need a degree 😮 ! But if you do become a teacher there, expect to be teaching something that is very specialized and that you have a lot of experience in.

@Gregory ********

teaching is a lot different then editing. I highly recommend doing a year of teaching, and if you like it, go back to school and get a degree in teaching. Teaching is a skill like any other subject, and requires both formal and informal education to be successful

@Darren ******

true! They will want the teachers certified in whatever system they are using (American system, British system, etc)

@Gene *********

not if you're teaching in a local school no, just come from an English speaking country and it appears you're already qualified

@Gene *********

sadly, no experience is needed 😞. I highly recommend an in-class TEFL certificate with a hands-on classroom training session though.