Profile: inlingua International School of Languages

Central Chidlom Tower
22 Ploenchit Road, Patumwan
10330 Bangkok
Phone: 662 254 7028-30
Fax: 662 254 7098

Website : http://www.inlinguathailand.com/ 
Email: teach@inlinguathailand.com

inlingua is one of the world’s largest providers of language training. The first inlingua school in Thailand opened in 1988 and there are currently 13 branches.
As of September, 2007, inlingua (Thailand) employs around 85 full-time teachers and 40 part-time teaching staff.

Full-time contract teachers are provided with a work permit and are expected to work for at least 1 year for the company. In return for working a minimum of 96 hours a month (24 hours a week or 30 inlingua 50-minute periods), the average new full-time teacher earns 35,000 – 45,000 baht per month, with 35,000 baht guaranteed minimum for full-time contract teachers. This is a minimum “safety-net” figure.
Other benefits include an excellent subsidised medical program (through BUPA). We provide a bonus of 12,000 baht at the end of a one-year contract. inlingua also provides teachers with the opportunity to study other languages (including Thai) at a discounted rate.

New teachers are paid an hourly rate of 360 baht per hour for inside work (300 baht per 50-minute period). This increases every twelve months for teachers meeting requirements. 540 baht per hour is paid for outside corporate work (450 baht per 50-minute period). Many outside contracts have a travel allowance.

There is a bonus of 96 baht an hour for children's weekend group classes (80 baht per 50-minute period)and an additional 48 baht an hour bonus for all other classes taught at weekends (40 baht per 50-minute period). The starting rate, therefore, for children’s group classes is 456 baht per hour at the weekend (380 baht per 50-minute period).

There is a 4000 baht course completion bonus for corporate work that is compensation for writing reports. Corporate classes are usually 40 periods over 10 weeks, with in-house and intensives also available. All bonuses are paid upon successful completion of the courses.
Each branch schedules using 50-minute periods and pays on the same system, meaning that the typical class is 1 hour and 40 minutes long (2 periods). The above pay rates and work expectations have been converted to hours for comparison.

inlingua’s 12 branches in the Bangkok area are located at Chidlom, Silom, Pinklao, Bangna, Future Park Rangsit, Bangkapi, Bangkhae, Fashion Island, Rattanathibet, Rama II and III and Siam Paragon. There is also a branch in the south of Thailand at Hat Yai. They are in large, modern department stores or office blocks. We focus on three types of programs: corporate programs, adult walk-in clients and children’s programs. Some of our teachers work primarily in a specific area while others teach a mixture of these classes. Class sizes are small, ranging from one-to-one to 12 students.

While we expect full-time teachers to teach a minimum of 24 hours a week (30 50-minute periods), many teachers choose to work more hours, and some of those teachers are earning between 40,000 and 60,000 baht a month. Part-time teachers may choose what level of work they are willing to accept.
inlingua has been in Thailand for 19 years. With our corporate headquarters in Bern, Switzerland, and roughly 300 offices around the world, we are one of the leading providers of language training. We are the leading provider of language training to multinational companies in Thailand, with a client list that encompasses much of the Global 500. We provide our clients with professional services and instructors. We have an in-house program of professional development workshops and well-resourced libraries in each branch.

inlingua employs qualified native speakers and provides assistance to teachers wanting to upgrade qualifications in CELTA, TESOL, Young Learners and Business English studies.