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00Scott
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| Since you seem to want a break before taking honours, why not apply for a working holiday visa to Japan? |
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Aristotle
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
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Location: Taiwan
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| Posted: Wed Nov 17, 2004 5:18 am Post subject: |
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Aristotle wrote:
You can work legally without a degree if you are enrolled as a student with a student ARC through an accredited university.
This is not correct.
You cannot work legally as a teacher without a degree, work permit, and ARC. I have heard that after you have a proven track record as a student here (i.e. a year or so in the country) that you can then apply for some form of permit to take on some part time work. I say that 'I have heard' this as I have never seen it within any legislation and I don't know anyone who is actually doing it. Personally, I believe that it is a fallacy, but I certainly cannot state that it is not possible. Maybe Aristotle can point us all toward his source on this so that we can clarify this once and for all - and please don't say Tealit!!! That is not a reliable source of information, it is a private company with a vested interest in getting teachers over here.
Without a degree though you couldn't legally teach, so you would have to find some other kind of part time work whatever that may be.
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Getting information from almost any source in Taiwan is unreliable. Even the bureaucrats responsible for implementing these programs are at a loss to explain what is going on. The best course of action is to contact the people or institutions most directly affected by the policies and make your inquiries there. Student work permit policy is new and in a state of flux. There simply is no reliable source of information. The best you will find are numerous conflicting statements.
Contact the University you want to study at they will inform you of how the policy is enforced locally. Once you have your student ARC you can teach here in Taiwan legally but you cannot get and ARC as a teacher unless you have a degree or have the right connections.
There have even been a cases where students studying Chinese at Universities have been employed by that university to teach English. I hope they had the right credentials for the job but then again this is Taiwan.
Good luck,
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wombat
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| Aristotle wrote: |
Once you have your student ARC you can teach here in Taiwan legally but you cannot get and ARC as a teacher unless you have a degree or have the right connections.
There have even been a cases where students studying Chinese at Universities have been employed by that university to teach English. |
I don't doubt that this occurs in some places but it is not legal.
You cannot teach English in Taiwan legally unless you meet the minimum criteria to become a teacher. Meeting certain minimum educational criteria is one of these. It doesn't matter what kind of visa you are here on - if you don't meet the criteria then you cannot teach legally! |
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