MOE Foreign English Teachers Project for Taiwan’s Public Schools
The Ministry of Education, in an effort to provide a better English learning
environment for Taiwan students in rural areas has announced a project to bring in
qualified foreign English teachers to Taiwan for teaching in public elementary and
junior high schools, especially for those in rural areas.
Foreign English Teachers: Requirements and Employment Conditions The requirements and employment conditions for teachers of the project are as
below. People who are interested and qualified (having a bachelor or higher degree
and a teaching certificate) can inquire your local Education Department or our
Cultural Division of Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Chicago.
- Qualifications Required
- English native speaker
- Bachelor’s degree or above
- Teaching certificate
- No criminal record
- Employment Period: One academic year or at least one semester
- Number of teachers needed: 15-30.
- Remunerations and Other Benefits
- Air Fare: One economy-class round trip ticket for single.
Two economy-class round trip tickets for family.
- Housing Allowance/Dormitory:
NT$5,000 for single per month;
NT$10,000 for family per month.
- Health Care Benefits: Health insurance and labor insurance
- Monthly Salary ( For School year 2006; depending on teaching experience):
Holders of doctoral degrees: NT$ 70,895~88,755
Holders of master’s degrees: NT$ 67,925~84,290
Holders of bachelor’s degrees: NT$ 60,890~75,770
- Bonus: Teachers who have taught for 12 months, whose annual performance
are graded A, are each given an extra month’s pay as bonus; those
whose performance are graded B, are each given an extra 1/2 month's
pay as bonus.
- Living Costs: Total expenses could be as little as NT$15,000 for a single, more
realistic to expect NT$20~25,000 per month. Taiwan’s per capita
GNP: US$13,925 (1:32 about NT$445,600)
- Work week: 40 hours/8 hours a day, 5 days a week.
For detailed information on application, please refer to the following linkages
Please click on "World
Language Teacher Opportunities" under Program
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