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[soulofseoul]

No plans or anything going there. But Im curious what the average salary as well as living expenses if there are English teaching positions available??
On my visits there, I mainly see foreign-run busineses
Didnt see much ESL advertising though. I suppose they already can speak a lot of English

[tideout]

I've looked into it myself. There are Koreans who go there on English "vacations", so a private school is a possibility but the whole idea of having a school in the Philippines is to cut costs on other places offering more expensive packages. I'd expect the pay to be low.

About every 3-4 months there's a job by Winglish phone company in the Philippines. I'm guessing you'd be teaching people how to do telemarketing type work. The regular turnover suggests it's not a place anyone feels is great to stay - I may be wrong though.

International schools will no doubt get mentioned but I think you're looking at regular certification from the States for those jobs.

[northway]

Wealthy Filipinos already speak English almost as well as we do, so the private demand is a bit lacking. Also, most of the places with people (read as: a job market) in the Philippines are the places you want to avoid.

[ttompatz]

200 pesos per hour for private lessons.

30,000 pesos per month for your avarage ESL teacher.
(the Philippines EXPORTS ESL teachers to the rest of Asia so the demand isn't very high for NES teachers).

Most of the Korean hagwans in the Philippines are NOT properly certified (by TESDA )Technical Education and Skills Development Authority)) and they usually can't sponsor a visa for you so you.

If you don't qualify for Balikbayan or 13a status, then you end up on a tourist visa and doing your extensions at the BI every 60 days till you get tired of it and leave.

They come with all the usual risks of working in a Korean hagwan.

IF you have a B.Ed, MA, teacher certification, etc. then the picture is different.

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[TheUrbanMyth]

I have a friend married to a local there who works at a Korean hakwon there...for Korean university students

He makes $1000 American per month and he's supposedly the highest paid hakwon teacher in the city.

So the pay isn't that great...then again the cost of living is a lot lower there than here.

[Yaya]

You also have to realize that a chunk of the Korean students aren't really there to learn English, and many who couldn't hack it academically in Korea end up in the Phils, too.

That said, it seems more and more retired U.S. Army guys sans college degree are teaching in the Philippines.

[soulofseoul]

[quote="ttompatz"]200 pesos per hour for private lessons.

30,000 pesos per month for your avarage ESL teacher.
(the Philippines EXPORTS ESL teachers to the rest of Asia so the demand isn't very high for NES teachers).

Most of the Korean hagwans in the Philippines are NOT properly certified (by TESDA )Technical Education and Skills Development Authority)) and they usually can't sponsor a visa for you so you.

If you don't qualify for Balikbayan or 13a status, then you end up on a tourist visa and doing your extensions at the BI every 60 days till you get tired of it and leave.

They come with all the usual risks of working in a Korean hagwan.

IF you have a B.Ed, MA, teacher certification, etc. then the picture is different.

.[/quote]

so thas 200 pesos an hour/ 30,000 monthly for a native foreigner teacher ?
Also, whats "BI" and isnt a tourist visa only 21 days?

[northway]

[Mr. Kalgukshi]

You may want to consider asking your question here:

http://forums.eslcafe.com/job/viewforum.php?f=56

[Lonewolf]

I can tell you from experience. I taught at an International school and ttompatz is right but unlike Korea you have to pay rent and furnish your apt on your own. Plus getting the lights, gas, water, and internet hooked up is a bear. the average hakwon is worse there than here. average hakwon pay 500-600$ International schools 700-1000$ per month. The international schools are glorified hagwons. That being said. Good luck

[young_clinton]

[soulofseoul]

I wouldnt use a Masters teaching in Asia period, unless if its a university