MORE than 500 foreign English teachers are needed by Taiwan schools, with salaries amounting to P150,000 a month, according to the Manila Economic and Cultural Office (MECO).
MECO chairman Silvestre Bello III said Taiwan will need around 800,000 foreign workers this year, including English teachers, hospitality workers, caregivers, and factory workers.
“For English teachers there, I think our teachers there get as high as P150,000,” Bello said.
According to Taiwan’s Ministry of Education, Taiwan will hire more than 500 foreign English teachers to work in public elementary schools in a bid to support the country’s bilingual policy.
“A total of 501 individuals have been hired in 2023,” the Taiwan Ministry said.
The schools will support the admitted international English teachers in their job applications while the Ministry of Education will also pay for annual air tickets for foreign English teachers, their spouses and members of their families.
Meanwhile, Taipei Economic and Cultural Office (TECO) Representative Wallace Chow said applicants must be education graduates with a license to teach from the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC).
MECO estimated that there are around 200,000 OFWs in Taiwan