Eligibility - Join TFETP - Taiwan Foreign English Teacher Program

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2. Hold a bachelor’s degree or above from an accredited university or college. The list of the accredited universities and colleges is based on the Database for the Reference List of Foreign Universities from the Ministry of Education, Republic of China (Taiwan) website (list).
3. For the teaching qualification, one should meet one of the following requirements:
  1. Hold a state-issued teaching license or certificate.
  2. Have taught English courses in accredited foreign schools for more than one year, or have served as a full-time teaching assistant of English courses in domestic public schools that participate in MOE's program for more than one year, and have met one of the following requirements:
    1. Hold a bachelor’s degree or above in education, English or a related field, and have studied English language teaching methods, teaching assessment, introduction to second language learning and trial teaching for more than 120 hours.
    2. Hold a TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) certificate, TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language) certificate or CELTA (Certificate of English Language Teaching to Adults) certificate approved by accredited universities.
      The courses offered by the university mentioned in item b in granting the certificates shall meet the following requirements:
      
      The course includes English language teaching methods, teaching assessment, introduction to second language learning and trial teaching.
      
      The course lasts at least 120 hours.
      
      Distance learning courses shall not exceed two thirds of the total course hours.
4. Applicants should provide a nationwide police check/clearance from competent authorities in their home country or the country they currently reside in, with the issuance date within six months prior to their application date for TFETP.
  One should assure the validity of the criminal record/police check during the application process. The certificate must include the name of the applicant, the date of issuance, and state that the applicant has no criminal record.
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2. Hold a bachelor’s degree or above from an accredited university or college.
3. Applicants should provide a nationwide police check/clearance from competent authorities in their home country or the country they currently reside in, with the issuance date within six months prior to their application date for TFETP.
  One should assure the validity of the criminal record/police check during the application process. The certificate must include the name of the applicant, the date of issuance, and state that the applicant has no criminal record.

Note: Applicants without prior teaching experiences in either Taiwan or other countries are highly advised (but not required) to provide education or teaching qualifications that are either certified by Republic of China (Taiwan) Embassies and Missions or verified by a recognized credential evaluation agency^[1].

[1]: A recognized credential evaluation agency such as WES (World Education Service), NACES (National Association of Credential Evaluation Service), Alliance of Credential Evaluation Services of Canada (ACESC), and International Credential Evaluation Service (ICES).

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Updated: 2023-12-20