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garethnz
Joined: 08 Jun 2007
Location: Christchurch New Zealand
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 Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2008 12:27 am Post subject: Private teaching License (information) |
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Just thought I would let you know the process of getting a private teaching license
I just got back from the local Education office.
They have granted me a license based on my F2 VISA to teach privately from my home.
It took two days to process.
There are a few rules that go a long with it:
1. You must register with the tax department
2. You can only teach from the address on the license
3. You can only charge what you have agreed with the Education Department (the amount is written on the license)
4. Your license must be hung on the wall in the entrance of your house so people can see it
5. You must keep a ledger of student information and what fees they have paid
To be honest it was a relatively painless process.
I had to take with me:
1. Passport
2. Alien Registration Card
3. Degree (no transcripts)
And to top it off there was no application fee.
I hope this helps. |
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sistersarah
Joined: 03 Jan 2004
Location: hiding out
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| Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2008 4:03 am Post subject: |
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Yes, I just got mine yesterday. It was easy.
Here's another fact to add.
Husband and wife can't co-teach.
My husband got his license while we were at it. The woman made sure to point out that we can teach at the same time. But she knows it'll happen anyway.
It was hilarious. My husband asked, "what about teaching adults?" She said you can't teach adults privately -- you have to have a hakwon.
My husband asked, what happens if she gets caught teaching adults?
She responded, Just don't get caught.
haha. |
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cbclark4
Joined: 20 Aug 2006
Location: Masan
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| Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2008 4:29 am Post subject: |
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What rates do they agree to?
Will they accept a table of rates?
Onesies $60/hr
Twosies $40/hr per student
etc. |
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KumaraKitty
Joined: 09 Jan 2006
Location: Bucheon
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| Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2008 7:01 am Post subject: |
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I don't really want to teach out of my home, then I'd have to keep it clean and having a baby on the way will make that hard.
Is there no license that allows us to do it in other people's homes? I'd prefer that. Plus then I'd get free food.  |
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garethnz
Joined: 08 Jun 2007
Location: Christchurch New Zealand
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| Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2008 7:12 am Post subject: |
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| KumaraKitty wrote: |
I don't really want to teach out of my home, then I'd have to keep it clean and having a baby on the way will make that hard.
Is there no license that allows us to do it in other people's homes? I'd prefer that. Plus then I'd get free food. |
That was one of the first questions I asked. It is not always ideal for you or the pupil to teach at your home but I was told that you have to teach at the address that is on your license if you move you have to go back to the Education Office and update your license.
Working from home does give you the chance to put up an advertisement sign on your building and it might draw in a few more pupils if it looks like a well presented operation. |
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garethnz
Joined: 08 Jun 2007
Location: Christchurch New Zealand
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| Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2008 7:13 am Post subject: |
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| KumaraKitty wrote: |
I don't really want to teach out of my home, then I'd have to keep it clean and having a baby on the way will make that hard.
Is there no license that allows us to do it in other people's homes? I'd prefer that. Plus then I'd get free food. |
That was one of the first questions I asked. It is not always ideal for you or the pupil to teach at your home but I was told that you have to teach at the address that is on your license if you move you have to go back to the Education Office and update your license.
Working from home does give you the chance to put up an advertisement sign on your building and it might draw in a few more pupils if it looks like a well presented operation. |
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garethnz
Joined: 08 Jun 2007
Location: Christchurch New Zealand
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| Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2008 7:22 am Post subject: |
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What rates do they agree to?
Will they accept a table of rates?
Onesies $60/hr
Twosies $40/hr per student
etc. |
Thats a tricky one. What ever gets put on the licence is what you have to pay tax on  Its a double edged sword really.
We kept the monthly fee down on the license but its possible to make it up by charging a seperate admin, text book, custom program fee. |
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diver
Joined: 16 Jun 2003
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| Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2008 7:23 am Post subject: |
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| Was it a private teaching license or a gongubang license? |
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victorology
Joined: 10 Sep 2007
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| Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2008 7:26 am Post subject: |
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| So those who want to private tutor adults really have no choice other than to open a hakwon? |
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garethnz
Joined: 08 Jun 2007
Location: Christchurch New Zealand
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| Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2008 7:26 am Post subject: |
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| cbclark4 wrote: |
What rates do they agree to?
Will they accept a table of rates?
Onesies $60/hr
Twosies $40/hr per student
etc. |
Thats a tricky one. What ever gets put on the licence is what you have to pay tax on Its a double edged sword really.
We kept the monthly fee down on the license but its possible to make it up by charging a seperate admin, text book, custom program fee. |
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garethnz
Joined: 08 Jun 2007
Location: Christchurch New Zealand
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| Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2008 7:30 am Post subject: |
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| diver wrote: |
| Was it a private teaching license or a gongubang license? |
Private teaching/Gongubang licence allows you to teach a single pupil or a group of pupils at your house. |
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diver
Joined: 16 Jun 2003
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| Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2008 7:33 am Post subject: |
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| garethnz wrote: |
| diver wrote: |
| Was it a private teaching license or a gongubang license? |
Private teaching/Gongubang licence allows you to teach a single pupil or a group of pupils at your house. |
I ask because I don't believe that a private tutor's license and a gongubang license are the same thing. I could be wrong though. |
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garethnz
Joined: 08 Jun 2007
Location: Christchurch New Zealand
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| Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2008 7:33 am Post subject: |
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| victorology wrote: |
| So those who want to private tutor adults really have no choice other than to open a hakwon? |
Yes it sounds crazy. They are happy for us to teach children and teenagers but for some strange reason they don't allow the teaching of adults.
I would have thought shaping young minds would be more important. |
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garethnz
Joined: 08 Jun 2007
Location: Christchurch New Zealand
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| Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2008 7:38 am Post subject: |
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| diver wrote: |
| garethnz wrote: |
| diver wrote: |
| Was it a private teaching license or a gongubang license? |
Private teaching/Gongubang licence allows you to teach a single pupil or a group of pupils at your house. |
I ask because I don't believe that a private tutor's license and a gongubang license are the same thing. I could be wrong though. |
I thought they were one in the same I have spoken to a few Koreas about it and as I understand they also think it is one in the same.
Who knows its not always easy getting a straight answer It would be interesting to see if we can get a concensis on this matter. |
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skindleshanks
Joined: 10 May 2004
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| Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2008 9:18 pm Post subject: |
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Another option for those who want to rent a small office to teach out of rather than teach at home (or open a full-fledged hagwon), is to get the boseup (보습) hagwon license.
Our experience is that the authorities do check to see that you're following the rules, but they've only popped in on us once in 4 1/2 years. |
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