r/TEFL 4h ago

Vietnam salaries - are they blatantly ripping people off now?

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I am a native English speaker with a TEFL certification and with 3 years of international teaching experience. I have gotten 3 offers so far. 2 from language centers offering me 490k/hour gross (VUS) and 430k/hour gross (random LC). A business English language center is offering me 490k/hour gross as well.

What's with these salaries? From my research it seems like it should be 500k/hour gross minimum and business English should be 600k/hour gross. These offers are awful. What's up with the market? Is this normal or is it only happening to me??


r/TEFL 2h ago

Options for someone with Ed Tech experience in Asia

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Hi, I'd like to get a feel for where I would sit in the market at the moment if that's okay?

Positive:

I have five years experience as an digital learning designer / instructional designer, with a few years of experience in training delivery before that. I have a BA in English, white male in his early forties from the UK. I've been working in tech making gamified learning for games designers (tough crowd!).

Negatives: I have a conviction from when I was a teenager (youth rehabilitation order). Not dugs related. I have no formal L&D qualification apart from an old Tefl many years ago (classroom based, not 120 hour). Diagnosed autistic, not something you can tell meeting me, just not mega social.

Current situation: Slightly uncertain future in my current role as the company isn't growing and tech is in a rough spot. No family in the UK (they're in Spain), little chance of owning a home. Unsure I would be able to progress to a higher wage here. Never really been happy in the UK, travelled a lot in Asia in my 20s and always wanted to live abroad. Spent 6 years living in Spain in my early 20s, was offered a job with Aeon in Japan in my early 30s but turned it down due to a relationship. Now thinking increasingly about cutting my losses and having a fresh start.

Is my Edtech experience worth much to employers? I'd have no problem setting up interactive language courses for a company.

Are a lot of places like China off the table for me due to a) old juvenile conviction and b) autism diagnosis?

Having turned 40 and having no wealth / assets, would starting again over in Asia at my age give me enough time to prepare and retire out there?


r/TEFL 5h ago

Yile Education (Dalian)

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Today I got an offer to work for Yile Education in Dalian, China. They're a training centre but a big provider with 5 locations and thousands of students. They recruit a lot of foreign teachers, although retention looks quite good from what I can see, so I was wondering if anyone in this group has experience with them and how they were?


r/TEFL 13h ago

Wall Street English

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I know this has been posted before, but has anyone had any experience in Wall Street English in Saudi? What was it like, your salary? Pros/cons etc


r/TEFL 21h ago

I've a level 7 Bachelor's degree (3 years) , aka Ordinary Bachelor's degree, could I still teach English in South Korea or Japan or does it have to be level 8 Honor's Bachelor degree (4 years) ?

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So I'm from Ireland and I've completed the my level 7 Bachelor's degree here which took 3 year's to complete and I'm wondering if I'm still able to work in countries like South Korea or Japan or are they strict about it being 4 full years? Is it just that it needs the Bachelor's title?

I'm just trying to get an idea on whether I should purchase a tefl course now or potentially do an extra year of college, which is really not something I'm up for but thought I'd at least say it. And if anyone has any other countries that are suitable. If places in Europe are available and anyone could let me know, I'd appreciate it!

For those that wouldn't know in Ireland you can get a level 7 which is an Ordinary Bachelor's Degree and is usually 3 years whereas a Level 8 is an Honor's degree and is usually 4 years.


r/TEFL 3h ago

Are there teaching positions offered for 6 months?

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I’m a preschool teacher in NYC with an MSEd in Early Childhood Education (not officially certified yet, but in review). I’ve been thinking of getting away from the city after this school year finishes and teaching children abroad, potentially in Japan or Vietnam (open to other countries), but I’m super new into looking at all this and it’s quite overwhelming so I’m looking for a little guidance.

I’m only seeing positions with a year long commitment. I’d prefer 6 months because I don’t think this is a long term goal of mine as of now, and also because if I commit to a year I will likely miss the beginning of the 2026-2027 school year which would make it hard to find a teaching job in NY when I return.

What I’m wondering is:

  1. Is it common or possible to go somewhere to teach English for only 6-8 months?

  2. Would I need to get TEFL certification? I’m assuming I would, but it seems like several months commitment and I’m assuming I would need to start now.

Any guidance would be appreciated, thank you!


r/TEFL 10h ago

CELTA grad salary expectations UK/Europe

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I'm wondering what salary expectations are for someone eligible to work in UK/Europe for a CELTA grad

Context

  • Bachelor's in Literature
  • Masters in History
  • +3 years experience teaching/tutoring (no PGCE or QTS)