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[Don Lorenzo]

A quick question:
In order to get a position in Japan (but also in Korea, Thailand and China) is it absolutely necessary to have a BA or is a college diploma sufficient?

In Japan, Nova has the Flexi schedule for those who have either attended at least 1 year of University and or a college diploma. How about the other major schools in Japan? Do they also have similar programmes for those without a BA?

What are the options/possibilities in Korea for those with only a college diploma as opposed to a University BA?

Thanks in advance for the feedback, tips, advices and suggestions.

[GambateBingBangBOOM]

Without a degree, you are looking at getting a working holiday visa and keep in mind that a lot of this 'flex-schedule' is a way of getting around saying that you are working part-time in one of the most expensive countries to live.

In Thailand some people have been jailed for using fake credentials. You need a degree to officially work there.

In Korea people have been thrown out of the country for having been caught with fake credentials (I'm not sure how they got caught, though). You need to have a degree to work there.

China reportedly is the number one destination for people without degrees- and this can mean anything from high school dropouts to people with three year college diplomas plus another one year college post graduate certificate in a related area that accepts people with college diplomas (example- I know a guy who did a college diploma in advertising after high school, then did a one year certificate in advertising coipywriting- it made him like an advertising guru, because he really REALLY know both the suit and the creative sides to it).

A college diploma from Ontario is not a university credential. It's confusing sometimes because so many employers use American English, and in the States a college degree is another name for a university degree. It's why all the TESL certificates from Humber, Seneca, Algonquin, UofT, Carleton, Brock etc all have a university degree as a prerequisite- it's the basic qualification required to teach English in many countries, including Canada.