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Teacher recruitment agencies for Taiwan

4 agencies in this directory say they recruit teachers for schools in Taiwan, including Footprints Recruiting, m2r Education and Educators Overseas.

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Agencies that recruit for Taiwan

Teaching Nomad

Recruitment agency

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Offers an international recruitment service for schools hiring teachers, plus a teaching job board

12 countries named

Educators Overseas

Job board

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Job board and school directory for teaching jobs abroad (claims 600+ schools in 150+ countries in its directory)

10 countries namedPrimarySecondarySEN / learning support

m2r Education

Recruitment agency · Wakefield, United Kingdom

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Offers teacher recruitment in the UK and overseas, including international schools

8 countries namedPrimarySecondarySEN / learning support

Footprints Recruiting

Recruitment agency · Vancouver, Canada

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Says it has placed over 10,000 teachers since 2001, across Asia, the Middle East and beyond

6 countries namedFree for teachers (their site)

Teaching in Taiwan: what to know

Taiwan publishes unusually detailed teacher criteria, but only for its public-school programme. The Ministry of Education's 2024 announcement, dated 22 March 2024, covers recruitment of 1,096 foreign English teachers and teaching assistants through the Taiwan Foreign English Teacher Program.

Private and international schools set their own terms, so use the programme as a benchmark rather than a rule. GOV.UK says UK visitors can enter without a visa for 90 days, and that stays over 180 days need a visa obtained before arrival.

Teacher or assistant: the Ministry's tests

Applicants need a passport from a country where English is an official or common language, or one endorsed by Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and a bachelor's degree from an accredited university. A nationwide police check dated within 6 months of the job and work permit applications is required.

To be a teacher rather than an assistant, you need a state-issued teaching licence, or more than one year of teaching English at an accredited overseas school or as a full-time assistant in a participating domestic public school, plus an education or English degree with 120 or more hours of English language teaching coursework, or a TESOL, TEFL or CELTA certificate.

Pay and package as the Ministry states it

The Ministry says teachers receive a monthly salary, economy airfare, health and labour insurance, housing reimbursement and a year-end bonus based on performance review. For holders of a bachelor's degree the 2024 announcement gives NT$67,840 to NT$88,800 (about USD 2,188 to USD 2,864) a month, depending on education and experience.

Assistants receive NT$50,000 a month (about USD 1,612), plus the other benefits and reimbursement for certificate courses.

Youth Mobility holders

GOV.UK says holders of a Youth Mobility Scheme visa can apply to switch to a working visa. Contact the Taipei Representative Office in London or Edinburgh for specifics.

International and IB World Schools in Taiwan

See all 13 schools in Taiwan

Also recruiting worldwide

These agencies say they recruit worldwide without naming Taiwan specifically: FlyTeachers, Perrett Laver (Global Schools Practice), Teacher Recruit, Anthony Millard Consulting, ANZUK Education, Atlas Teachers, Edvectus, International Schools Services (ISS), RSAcademics, Schrole, Search Associates, Teach Away, Teacher Horizons, Teaching Abroad Direct, Tes (international jobs), TIC Recruitment, TIE Online (The International Educator), TrueTeaching, WISHlistjobs, Spencer Group, Jackson Hayes Recruitment, RG175.

Questions teachers ask

Do I need a teaching licence in Taiwan?

For the Ministry's teacher route you need either a state-issued licence or a qualifying mix of teaching experience and coursework or certificate. Assistants do not need a licence.

Is a police check required?

For the Ministry programme, yes: a nationwide police check dated within 6 months before the job and work permit applications.

How long can I stay in Taiwan without a visa?

GOV.UK says up to 90 days, extendable by 90 days, and that stays over 180 days need a visa before arrival. Tourism does not permit work.

Do private schools follow the same pay scale?

Not as far as the official sources show. The salary range here is for the Ministry's public-school programme.

Sources

  1. Ministry of Education, Taiwan: Recruitment of foreign English teachers and teaching assistants 2024
  2. GOV.UK: Taiwan travel advice, entry requirements

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