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m2adam
Joined: 16 Jan 2006
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Location: Pembroke Ontario Canada
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 Posted: Fri Jan 20, 2006 1:25 am Post subject: Am I Employable? |
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I have a three year diploma and am currently employed as a registered massage therapist. I started Univ. DE in Jan 2005. I would love to finish my degree while gaining work and travel experience overseas. What seems like a long time ago, I got my TESOL cert. in 1999.
I'd like to travel to Asia to teach. I can't seem to get it straight. Am I employable in either China, Japan, Korea or Taiwan? Anyone have an opinion about the best option for me?
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PAULH
Joined: 28 Jan 2003
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Location: Western Japan
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| Posted: Fri Jan 20, 2006 1:37 am Post subject: Re: Am I Employable? |
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| m2adam wrote: |
I have a three year diploma and am currently employed as a registered massage therapist. I started Univ. DE in Jan 2005. I would love to finish my degree while gaining work and travel experience overseas. What seems like a long time ago, I got my TESOL cert. in 1999.
I'd like to travel to Asia to teach. I can't seem to get it straight. Am I employable in either China, Japan, Korea or Taiwan? Anyone have an opinion about the best option for me?
thanx |
If you are from Canada you can get a 6-month working holiday visa in Japan. This is renewable once giving you one year. A full work permit with a sponsor requires a BA or a BS degree. Associate degrees or diplomas are not acceptable for a work permit here by immigration.
You also need a university degree to get a sponsored work visa in Korea and Taiwan. This is an IMMIGRATION, not an employer requirement to get a work permit. China will take anyone with a white face and pulse, but they are starting to demand that foreign teachers have degrees, Pay is also very low if you have no degree in most areas of China except the big cities such as Shanghai or beijing. |
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eslHQ
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Location: Korea
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| Posted: Sun Jan 29, 2006 2:05 am Post subject: |
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| last i heard 3 year degrees had the OK from korea making you employable here. the gov't goes back and forth so you might want to double check. |
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PAULH
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| Posted: Sun Jan 29, 2006 4:59 am Post subject: |
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| eslHQ wrote: |
| last i heard 3 year degrees had the OK from korea making you employable here. the gov't goes back and forth so you might want to double check. |
A 3 year diploma is not the same as a 3 year degree. She/he needs an undergraduate Bachelors degree, not a non-degree university diploma. She would have to graduate first and present a copy of the degree to immigration to get sponsorship.
I have a 3 year undergraduate Bachelor's degree from New Zealand while degrees take 4 years in Canada and the U.S. |
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eslHQ
Joined: 29 Jan 2005
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Location: Korea
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| Posted: Sun Jan 29, 2006 6:55 am Post subject: |
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| PAULH wrote: |
| eslHQ wrote: |
| last i heard 3 year degrees had the OK from korea making you employable here. the gov't goes back and forth so you might want to double check. |
A 3 year diploma is not the same as a 3 year degree. She/he needs an undergraduate Bachelors degree, not a non-degree university diploma. She would have to graduate first and present a copy of the degree to immigration to get sponsorship. |
Oops! Thanks. misread that. Paulh is right. |
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