Teaching license waivers
Postbox letter from Ajarn D.
I made the mistake of working for an agency after many years of avoiding them. As they moved me from school to school I did not realise they were burning up my waivers as they did so.
Teaching license dilemma
Postbox letter from Angie
Now I am in a new school and would like to request a new waiver to teach without a license at Krusapa
The unintended results of the teaching license requirement
Postbox letter from Thomas
If Thailand is really serious about improving the quality of NES teachers here then they need to get serious about paying them properly. This would mean substantial increasing the salary for any teacher who obtain a teachers license but as we all know this is never going to happen.
The teaching diploma
Improving your long-term career prospects
A look at the tightening restrictions in the Thailand TEFL industry and getting yourself diploma certified.
Applying for and renewing teacher work permits in Thailand
The work permit application and renewal process
Mike, a teacher in South Thailand, takes us through the process of applying for your first work permit, renewing a work permit and also applying for the relevant visas.
The day of reckoning
Postbox letter from Dave
The days of the "tourist teacher" with a high school completion, fresh face and a TEFL cert are now facing a mass extinction event (globally).
License issues
Postbox letter from Teacher in Khon Kean
Does anyone know how to do a teacher licence renewal?
Work permits for teachers
Postbox letter from Dave
My interpretation of the current rules concerning teacher licenses and work permits
News from up't north
Postbox letter from Geoff Richards
The good news is that because the Teacher's Council of Thailand is trying to rigorously enforce the need for all foreign English teachers to sit the tests for a TL, many schools are now finding it difficult to retain staff.
Kudos to the system
Postbox letter from Dave
Do you have difficulty in understanding the requirements to be a teacher? How are they inconsistent with the need to change and the goals of improving the education system?