What are my prospects of securing a position in Asia?

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gravatar-icon Posted on · by Robbie K.

32 year old guy here from Australia.
I have a business degree (marketing) and a post graduate teaching diploma in teaching (primary)
A few years ago I taught in London for a couple of years as a supply/cover teacher, but never worked full time as a teacher at any one school.
I did however end up teaching at well over 100 schools which was pretty amazing
The past few years I have been working in sales related roles in Aus, but I am now strongly considering going to teach in Asia - China, Korea, Vietnam or Thailand are my preferences at this point.
I am just wondering what the prospects would be for someone with my current background? Would it be difficult for me to secure a job? Or would my skills/experience be in demand?
I'd be willing to obtain a CELTA/TEFL qual if this would open up many new doors for me also.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you

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    Shirin S.
    February 22, 2017 at 1.15 pm

    Hello Robbie:

    Welcome to the forum! Just to put things in perspective for you:

    - To start, as a minimum to teach English in a foreign country, the most basic requirements are a bachelor’s degree in any subject area and a TEFL or other ESL certification
    - If you have a bachelor’s degree, or equivalent, a TEFL certificate AND you have a teaching license valid to be a teacher in your home country, then you qualify for certified or licensed teacher positions, teaching your subjects to students anywhere from Kindergarten to Grade 12
    - If you have a bachelor’s degree, a TEFL or other ESL certifications, a teaching license AND a graduate degree you could be qualified for leadership and administrative positions such as a Principal, Vice Principal, Counselor, etc. As a teacher in this category, you can of course also apply for certified teacher or ESL instructor positions - you will have many options

    If you are looking to be a more competitive candidate, I would recommend you to look into getting certified in ESL. And when you are looking for positions that you are most likely going to be qualified for visit : https://www.teachaway.com/teaching-jobs-abroad?loc=All&jcat=ESL+Teaching&sub=All&lvl=All (these are positions filtered for ESL teaching positions)

    Good luck with your search and we hope you find something that you are interested in and qualified for

    Best,
    Shirin