TAG : Thailand Red Tape

Any truth in the rumors?

It's about time we analyzed what the bar-stool experts are saying

In Blogs: Steve Crawford - 2nd October 2009

There seem to be a lot of rumors floating around these days about how the teacher licensing requirements set forth by The Teachers Council of Thailand have changed.

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For those of you pissing and moaning about visa runs, the immigration department, the work permit process, the unpredictability of the consulates in neighboring countries - let me tell you this - it was no better in the early 90s. In fact I'd say marginally worse.

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2008 - A Year To Forget

Another year has gone by and unfortunately it hasn't been one to remember

In Blogs: Phil Roeland - 4th January 2009

Looking at the 2008 headlines, most Thai news was bad and gloomy. The political battle fought in Parliament as well as in the streets and the courts divided Thai society more than ever. Political foes, together with intolerant battering-ram organisations like the PAD (yellow shirts) and UDD (red shirts), made absolutely sure the country became even more polarised thanks to their respective hatred and reverence of ousted PM Thaksin.

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Doing it yourself

What it takes to start your very own language school

In Blogs Archived: Jason Alavi - 1st January 2009

For the first two years we actually lived in our school. This was tiring and annoying, but saved us a lot of money, obviously. Our monthly mortgage was only 6,600 baht, for which we got a house AND a school! The drawbacks to this sort of arrangement are that we had to pull out our bedrolls after the school was closed down

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Good news for teachers

At last a glimmer of hope

In Blogs Archived: Jason Alavi - 1st September 2008

The important news this month is that foreigners who wish to continue teaching in Thailand can now do so, even if they are not yet qualified. Read on.

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News from the TCT

The latest in the ever changing world of teacher requirements

In Blogs Archived: Jason Alavi - 1st July 2008

Thanks for stopping by this month, and reading my article. The last month has been a busy one for myself and many other teachers I have met. There have been many conferences hosted by The Ministry.

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Regulations update

Some amendments to last month's article

In Blogs Archived: Jason Alavi - 1st July 2008

All Teacher’s License applicants must have 1 year of teaching experience, prior to application. Several readers had emailed me that they heard that it was two years. I got the one year answer from The Teacher’s Council, just yesterday.

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The new teacher licensing regulations

How the new rules will affect teachers

In Blogs Archived: Jason Alavi - 1st May 2008

The first memo about these new regulations from The Ministry of Education and The Teachers Council of Thailand came out about 2 years ago. Until a few months ago, no mention of this has ever been made to me at either Immigration or The Labor Department. When I tried getting new visas and work permits for my teachers, (a few months ago) the Immigration officials told me that the teacher had to have their teachers license under the new regs before they could be issued a Non-Immigrant Visa.

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Interview at The Ministry of Education

John Quinn asks the probing questions

In Ajarn Guests: Articles - 17th March 2007

John Quinn, the senior TEFL trainer at SEE, spent a morning at the MOE office in Chiang Mai to try and get some answers to questions teachers have regarding employment in Thailand. John has very kindly allowed ajarn.com to put the main points of the interview on-line. Some of the answers may well surprise you.

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You will always be an outsider

The dark underbelly of the Thailand TEFL industry

In Blogs Archived: Ken May - 1st August 2006

These questions lead to the dark underbelly of Thailand’s EFL industry. Let’s face it: the cowboys have invaded and they’re here to stay. Many English teachers are tourists who only want to extend travel by getting a quick paycheck. Some are fly-by-night sex-pats who have run out of cash. Many English teachers are fleeing a criminal past, or hiding from life back home.

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