Can Farang work in Thailand to teach English

[sossn]

I was wondering if any of the wise Bms know if farang can work in Thailand teaching English and approximately how much you could expect to earn and how to get a visa to do so, i have been told by Seek i can do a course costing 1799 aud and be qualified as Global teacher and the course takes 12 weeks full time to complete and that i could earn 36 AUD an hour could anyone give me further advice please.



In the clinch take the Pinch

[stevem]

Please have a browse through the expat forum, there are numerous discussions on working in Thailand

[LivinLOS]

low pay would be 30k (750 USD) per month.. High pay would be 60k (1.5k USD) per month..

Technically you need a degree to get a work permit.. fact is many of the degrees come from Khao San Rod photocopiers and many of the employers know this.. You will be at the low end of the pay scale if your not holding a real degree..

[stevem]

Also have a read of this weeks stickman

www.stickmanbangkok.com

[mjochim]

you might try taking one of the 4-week TEFL courses in Thailand (there are loads in Bangkok, a couple on Phuket, some in Koh Samai, Krabi, etc.); they'll teach you all the skills you would need, help with job placement, you get your teaching certificate upon graduation, and the good schools will help your future employer w/the paperwork involved in getting your work permit & Non-Imm visa

I'm going to try this route myself next year; the pay is low but the satisfaction great -- you gotta love teaching to do this kind of work....