Korean Job Discussion Forums

[chungbukdo]

I'll be coming to Korea on a working tourist visa this fall. I was wondering if I can work at kindergartens part time or whether they require a degree. I was informed that language teaching jobs at regular schools require a degree from foreign English speaking universities because of government regulation, but kindergartens may be regulated differently. I spoke to someone on the working tourist visa who works at a sports hakwon and teaches sports through English which is legal because he is not a foreign language instructor.

Any information on the regulations is appreciated.

[bobrocket]

I thought you need a degree to be employed as a teacher in Korea, regardless of where you are from. As a specialist instructor it may not be required, I'm thinking of areas you can't get a degree in, like raft guide, golf coach but working in a kindergarden I would say a degree is a basic requirement.
I may be wrong though?

[litebear]

They have working tourist visas to Korea now? Is this new or has it always been the case? To answer your question yes I believe it's a requirement but you'll definitely find someone shady enough to hire you without it.

[chungbukdo]

Looking for more hard facts. From what I understand kindergartens are regulated differently than schools. I also saw one post on this forum saying that H-1 Working Tourist Visa individuals often work in kindergartens. To me that implies that its probably okay (or not punished).

You are not necessarily a teacher at a kindergarten. I went to a pre-school (which is the same as a kindergarten in Korea, ie ages 3-5) and none of the caretakers were college educated nor were they considered teachers. This was in Canada 20 years ago though.

[ttompatz]

[litebear]

[chungbukdo]