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[alexthethird]

Hello,

I have two years' full-time classroom experience teaching Science and English to non-native speakers. I also have a 100-hr TEFL certificate. One recruiter told me that working in one of the southern provinces in a rural community would get me 2.2m because 'the teaching experience has to be experience in Korea.' Another told me it would be 2.5m because 'any full-time teaching experience with the TEFL certificate qualifies you for the Level 1 paygrade.'

Any speculations/certain knowledge of which one of these is correct?

[fungrel]

I am a private hire beyond the realms of EPIK in a public school, with a masters degree and two years experience. I make 2.3/month. Working in a hagwon may net you a higher pay, but it depends on where you work. Good luck.

[lifeinkorea]

[staticnomad1986]

Does your TEFL have an in-class component? Jeollanamdo, one of those southern, rural provinces, won't accept a TEFL for a pay bump unless it has an in-class component. You might double check for a specific province.
In this province, your teaching experience does not have to be in Korea to bump you up the pay grade, but it likely varies by program/location. Your option #2 sounds more accurate for this area.

[jrwhite82]

To get credit for your classroom teaching experience, you need a signed document on school letter head stating that you worked as a full time employee from such and such date to such and such date, and what classes and subjects you taught. It must say full-time to get credit. (This was for me when I signed for GEPIK, although it might have changed.)

[isitts]

[isitts]