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Are Your Qualifications Necessary Or Relevant when you live abroad?

Often you will find that no matter how well qualified you are at teaching, the requirement of the country will often be a TEFL certificate. The people who need to know in your new country will then realize two important things: (1) that you have thought this through and understand the differing needs of teaching English as a foreign language and (2) teaching English to English speaking kids.

Do not despair. It is possible to gain a TEFL qualification over the Internet. (www.onlineTefl.com or www.TEFLonline.com ) If you do not wish to retrain then it will always be possible to look out for “home schooled” children who require a teacher to monitor their progress.

This is a requirement for home schooled children from New Zealand for example. The home school option may not pay exceptionally well, but it is an opportunity to get to know others in the ex pat community.
You may not be a school teacher right now, but you may choose to take a TEFL course in order to teach while you are there. Please note that contracts usually are linked to the academic year in some countries and you may not be able to take holidays when you would like.

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