Teach English Abroad - Teaching English in Thailand

Most people never leave home for any more than a few weeks in their entire life. But when you do leave for 6 months or more, you break through a massive psychological barrier. You hit the BIG reset button!

You truly detach yourself from everything that's been holding you back in your life. You become more confident, self assured. You gain a new perspective on life and suddenly, you really believe anything is possible!

Those who never travel will, sadly, never understand this.

Today is the first day of the rest of your life. Why not take this first step towards a bright new future? Discover the land of amazing grace and beauty and experience a whole new way of life.
 
Take this opportunity NOW before you end up stuck in a boring 9-5 rat race...... ...because once that happens, your dream will be lost forever!
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To your adventure!

If you ask this question to 10 different people you will get ten different answers.

The official line is that you cannot get a work permit if you don't have a BA degree however there are plenty of schools and agencies who seem to have no problem getting their teachers legal, whether they have a BA degree or not!

The truth is that it depends on your schools relationship with the MoE. Some schools have no problem getting work permits for their teachers and for others it's a nightmare.

If you’re looking for some hard, fast rule to this whole process then forget it. This is Thailand. If you're the type who wants everything to be 100% above board, then you're better going to another country.

Contrary to popular belief, the MoE do NOT check the validity of degrees as they simply don’t have the manpower. The responsibility of checking all certificates falls on the shoulders of the employer. You do however need to show original copies to the MoE.

If you come with a BA degree, it will certainly make things much easier.

If you plan to teach in a private language school, Sometimes it's better to go for a part time job instead of a full time one.

(Government schools tend to offer full time positions only)

In many cases you can still earn as much money for less work. Going part time makes it much easier for employers who feel they are taking a lesser risk in giving you a chance.

OK you may not get a contract at the beginning,but it does mean you can easily walk away if
things don't work out as planned.

If you do well, you'll get more hours but you'll be in a much better position to turn down work if you don't fancy the extra hours. Full time staff are generally obliged to take on all the hours thrown at them!

Over the past 7 years or so we've put a lot of energy into sourcing and booking decent accommodation for our students.

It not quite as easy as you would imagine because the price v quality ratio in Thailand never quite matches up. Good places become bad and bad places become good, some bad joints are overpriced and some good ones are under priced.

I remember we would travel to Samui and Phuket and try to strike good deals with hotel owners. Then in high season, they would bump up the prices without notice!....even though we served them well throughout low season :-/

One thing we noticed recently is all these new accommodation booking websites springing up (such as www.agoda.com) who can somehow now offer better rates than we can! By the way we never made a penny from the accommodation bookings as we always gave the discounts back to our students.

So if you're looking to save a few pounds/dollars you may want to consider joining our Accredited TEFL package and then booking your accommodation direct. You may find a better deal on www.agoda.com and it gives you much more flexibility.

We are not affiliated with Agoda in anyway and we do not receive any kickback or favours. The site contains good honest customer reviews so you can get a good feel for what to expect.

In most cases, their deals include breakfast, which is something we've never been able to negotiate!