Necessary Qualifications

[trysull90]

Hi everyone,

 

I was hoping someone may be able to help with a query of mine?

I have been to Thailand on a couple of occasions for vacation, however I have recently been thinking of staying for good at some point in the near future.

 

With regards to working / teaching in Thailand, I was hoping someone could maybe offer me a little more info. Do you need a Degree to teach all academic levels? I know you need to do a TEFL course, & a degree is required for certain levels of education, higher academia and so forth, but I was not sure if you were able to teach at any level at all without a degree?

 

Any help on the matter would be greatly appreciated.

 

Many thanks!

 

Rob

[allane]

You have it backwards.

You need a degree to obtain a Work Permit to teach legally in K - 12 schools and post-secondary.

You do not a TEFL course to obtain a Work Permit. Of course, it will look better if you have one, but it is not a legal requirement.

You can teach at language schools (legally) without a degree.

[Scott]

Off-topic post removed.

 

[SanookTeufel]

Wow, really? I always thought I needed university to work at all period.

@allane Do you have a source for this information?

 

Thanks!

[allane]

It is very hard to find a source to state that something is not  required. I personally worked at a language school and know that all the foreigners working there did not have degrees.

The view of the Dept. of Education can besummarized as follows:

    - K -12 schools are compulsory; the teachers who work in them should meet a certain standard.

    - language schools are a business; anyone who thinks that their instructors are not good enough can     take their business elsewhere.