According to the regulations, foreigners working in China must first obtain an employment permit; Foreigners applying for a foreign language teaching visa in China must meet the following requirements: bachelor degree or above, more than two years of relevant work experience, mother tongue teaching, no criminal record, etc. Students, tourists and other visas are not allowed to teach in China.
Most institutions are reluctant to provide information about foreign teachers.
Disney English, New Oriental Slimming, Aibei International Children's English and Miller English did not disclose the qualification information of foreign teachers. Qicheng English and Giraffe American English published some personal data of foreign teachers; EF Elementary English posted some foreign teachers' TEFL (General English Teacher Qualification Certificate), TESOL (Foreign English Teacher Qualification Certificate) and other foreign teachers' qualification certificates on the display wall. Libu English announced the work permits of some foreign teachers in China.
When the reporter of China Youth Daily and China Youth Network offered to inquire about foreign teachers' academic qualifications and other information as a parent, the staff of many institutions refused on the grounds that they could only inquire after signing up. Class ".
According to the course consultant of Nanjing Disney English, the foreign teachers they hired came from English-speaking countries such as Britain, the United States, Australia and Canada, and most of them were English. They are all post-95 graduates.
"We belong to direct selling, not joining. Foreign teachers are not recruited locally, but are screened by the headquarters. " According to the consultant, the company has clear requirements and recruitment process for foreign teachers. First of all, applicants must have TEFL, TESOL and other foreign teachers' qualifications and relevant work experience; Secondly, the company will entrust a third-party organization to conduct background checks on the selected foreign teachers, including whether they have criminal records or not, with an average cost of 5,000 yuan per person; Finally, the company will apply for a work permit in China for successful foreign teachers.
According to a Chinese teacher at Miller English Gulou Campus, there is only one foreign teacher in the campus, and the ratio of Chinese teaching to foreign teachers is 3: 1. "Parents may want to teach English as a foreign language, but in my opinion, Mr. China is very serious about teaching English to children and the effect is very good. The foreign teacher left after class, not necessarily with the patience of Teacher China. "
The teacher revealed that some institutions, including them, cannot guarantee to recruit so many full-time foreign teachers.
Fan, a lawyer of Jiangsu Law Firm, said that when consumers choose foreign teachers, they must ask training institutions to provide foreign teacher qualification certificates, work permits and other documents.
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According to industry insiders, direct stores and franchise stores recruit foreign teachers in different ways. Unlike some global direct selling companies, some franchisees mainly recruit from local foreign teachers. In addition to acquaintance introduction, online recruitment is also a very important way.