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[fpshangzhou]

Hello, I found this information when I was doing a bit of research for teaching in LOS. Hope this information is helpful to someone out there looking to teach.

Teaching License Requirements
Qualifications
Foreigners who want to apply for a teaching license shall have the following qualifications:
1. Be at least 20 years of age
2. Hold a degree in Education or an equivalent or in other related fields accredited by the
Teachers Council of Thailand
3. Not Possess any of the prohibited characteristics pursuant to section 44 of the Teachers
and Educational Personnel Council Act B.E. 2003
4. Possess the professional standards of knowledge and experience.
Prohibited Characteristics
1. Having improper behavior or immorality
2. Being an incompetent or quasi-incompetent person
3. Having been sentenced to imprisonment in any case, in the opinion of the Teachers
Council of Thailand, which may bring dishonor upon the profession.
Knowledge Standards
1. Thai language and culture
2. Professional ethics
3. Professional knowledge: Subject matters for teachers’ profession consisting of
· Language and Technology for Teachers
· Curriculum Development
· Learning Management
· Psychology for Teachers
· Educational Measurement and Evaluation
· Classroom Management
· Educational Research
· Educational Innovation and Information Technology
· Teacher Professionalism
Experience Standards
Have teaching experience with not less than 1 year in an educational institution under a
school system.

Routes to the Teaching License
Teachers Council of Thailand (TCT) has developed Self-Assessments to help applicants
discover which requirements and standards they must meet prior applying for a license.
Route 1 : Persons who have had teaching experience with not less than 1 year and
1. Hold a degree in Education or
2. Hold other degrees and a teaching license from abroad or
3. Hold other degrees and a graduate diploma in Education with 1 year
course of study.
In addition, they also must successfully complete a professional training course and pass
assessment of knowledge as follows:
(1) Thai language and culture
(2) Professional ethics
When they have passed the assessment according to (1) and (2), they can file an application.
In case of applicants’ teaching experience with less than 1 year, they shall provide a certification
letter, issued by an educational institution, and submit it to the TCT for issuing a teaching practice
certificate and permitting them to attend the training course.
Route 2 : Persons who have had teaching experience with not less 1 year and hold other degrees
without a teaching license from abroad; or those who do not hold a graduate diploma
in Education with a study course of not less than 1 year, must pass the test, training and
assessment as follows:
(1) Thai language and culture
(2) Professional ethics
(3) Professional knowledge
When they have passed the assessment according to (1), (2) and (3), they can file an application.
In case of applicants’ teaching experience with less than 1 year, they shall provide a certification
letter, issued by an educational institution, and submit it to the TCT for issuing a teaching practice
certificate and permitting them to attend the training course, and professional knowledge test.
Route 3 : Persons who have had teaching experience with not less than 1 year, and also hold a
teaching license from abroad, but do not hold a degree must show a certification
letter with a document pertaining to recognition and reliability of teaching experience
issued by an educational institution.
To certify professional knowledge and experience must be done in accordance with the
resolution of the TCT Board whereby applicants must successfully complete a training course and
pass the assessment of knowledge as follows:
(1) Thai language and culture
(2) Professional ethics
When they have passed the assessment according to (1) and (2), they can file an application.


Cheers

[EFL Educator]

...,,and YES for every other rule there is a rule to be made!

[suphanburi]

The licensure tests are dead so route 3 is also dead.
Tourists will (again) be limited to 180 days per year and back-to-back border runners are being denied entry so doing a visa run every 90 days is out

Rumor has it that after Oct 2014 the only options for anyone wanting to pretend to be an English teacher (beyond a 2 year stint that you can get with your first provisional waiver for those with a degree already) will be either:
(A) valid teacher's license from somewhere or
(B) degree or post graduate qualification in education.

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