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BACK TO JOBS IN CHINAIt's a simple as 1-2-3!
1. Complete the official (1)Application Form, (2)Supplementary Medical Report [also available at http://www.china-tesol.org
] and provide a (3)Resume giving a brief outline of your employment history with emphasis on any teaching or training experience, especially TESL. Also, ensure that you list any academic
certificates awarded you.2. Send these three documents to CTTR in Beijing by email attachment, fax or fast post [EMS, FedEx, UPS or similar]
registrar@china-tesol.orgb. Telephone: +86 10 8775 8197c. Fax: +86 10 8775 8856 d. Fast Post: The Registrar
China TESOL Teacher Registry
Premier Ocean Business Garden
Building A / 612
Jia 6 Hao, Guangqumenwai, Zhongshili nanjie,
Chongwen District, Beijing 100022
People's Republic of China
Once these documents have been received by CTTR, processing will start.
i. The first step is to ensure that you are a suitable candidate for a teaching position, and assuming that you meet the minimum standard, see Self-Evaluation Test at http://www.china-tesol.org. ii. Your application documents will be assessed by the Beijing Education Evaluation Committee [BEEC], whereat iii. The Committee will suggest the teaching level
considered applicable to the applicant's submitted support documents.
3. If accepted, you will required to submit the following documents immediately:
1. A copy of your most senior academic certificate, 2. TESL tutoring [Tesol, TESL CELTA etc] Certificate.
3. Copy of the personal particulars page of your passport. 4. A letter of Recommendation [Reference] on 3rd Party's letterhead.
5. Photographs, if not previously supplied. 6. Any other documents that may be requested by the BEEC.
Provincial Foreign Affairs Offices [FAO] will match you with vacancies listed with them from SAFEA approved schools and for which they have authorized the employment of foreign teachers.
When advice is received from an FAO about a vacancy that matches your credentials and evaluation, a copy of the prospective employer's contract appendix and questionnaire
will be sent to you, and if you consider the terms and conditions are acceptable, you should sign the Appendix and return it to CTTR within three days. It is not a legal document in its present format, merely an indication of your acceptance confirmation of the appointment. Fax or scanned copy OK. On arrival at school, the original will be signed and sealed by both parties together with the SAFEA Employment Contract.
PLEASE NOTE: Once you have signed and returned the Appendix you will be expected to take up the position accepted, as the institution will have factored you into their faculty and roster,
the institution, furthermore, will also be making ready your accommodation and preparing the students for your arrival.
Many foreign teacher applicants complain that the above criteria is too involved, and that many
other recruiting services that advertise on the Internet only request a resume from the applicant. However, a word of caution, If you want a real job, teaching real students, in a real
government approved school or university, think about it, you are not coming to China for a three week holiday, what greets you upon arrival, may be your cross to bear for many months.
China still has many problems with accountability, as very little legislation exists controlling the truthfulness of advertising. Not everything you read is true
, especially classified advertising on Internet job sites.. Beware the merchant offering unrealistic high salaries, and benefits - they are as elusive as Unicorns!!
Another, problem that exists, is the "old soldiers", who frequent chat rooms and email forums, offering sound advise [without accountability] usually based on a few
months in China experience and no knowledge of the regualtions. Do not come to China on a tourist vias and expect to find a job by knocking on doors, you will get the same short shift as
would at home and waste your money.
For your consideration:
After you have accepted a position to teach in China,
its time to prepare. Start any vaccinations your doctor may advise, pay particular attention to Hepatitis A & B vaccinations. Also, please ensure that you are up-to-date with Tetanus, and ask
for a Polio booster [not essential, but sometimes advised] and perhaps the same for diphtheria and whooping cough. There has not been any cholera in China for many years and typhoid is
very rare. Malaria is not a serious threat in China and is confined to some of the more remote areas in southern China. If you are offered a position in an at risk area, you will be advised.
At law, any person being granted temporary residency in the PRC is required to undergo a full medical examination. If time is short (quite often the case due to the urgent need for teachers)
the school may approve for you to undertake you medical examination, including pathology and x-rays, in China at a hospital nominated by them and at their expense. § Visa Applications
It is the responsibility of the teacher to obtain their own Visa at their expense from the Embassy or Consulate applicable to their location – please check with Beijing for advice if in doubt.
Upon being accepted by the school, college or university and provided you have supplied all of
the aforementioned documents, the school will issue an Invitation for you to join their staff and apply on your behalf for a Residency/ Work Permit from the local Provincial Foreign Office. This
is why a facsimile number is so important, as once these very important Official Government documents
are issued they will be faxed directly to you by CTTR, where upon you will be
expected to apply for your 'Z Visa' within seven days of receipt. Normally, these documents must be faxed. The Embassy or Consulate must be satisfied that the document originated in China
and consequently look for the China imprint. Without the Residency/Work Permit and the Invitation, both of which will be
FAXED directly to you, the China Embassy or Consulate
CANNOT issue you with a Z or "Work" Visa.The faxed Invitation and Residency Permit will also include a procedure sheet. The Visa Application is downloadable from the Net
. Chinese Embassies and Consulates are listed under Government Websites.
Sometimes, due to the volume being processed, it can take up to six weeks for the China
Foreign Affairs Office to process a Temporary Residency Application, especially when it is near the start of a semester and immediately after the semester has started. Therefore, occasionally
the Provincial Foreign Affairs Office will ask you to travel to China on a L [Tourist] Visa, which will be converted after arrival to a Z [Work] Visa. This is not a problem,
and if you are advised by CTTR to travel this way, you are guaranteed that the your travel has been approved and
authorised by the Provincial Foreign Affairs Office and all will handled correctly very soon after your arrival at the school. International visa protocol dictates that you are not permitted to work
whilst travelling on a Tourist Visa. From an international protocol perspective, when completing Visa Applications, under these circumstances, state that your address in China will be
"Friendship Hotel, Beijing" and the purpose for your journey is Travel, duration of stay will (for the purpose of the application) 2 months
. You will be automatically issued with a 3 month "L" Visa. By stating the Friendship Hotel [which is owned by the Ministry for Foreign Affairs] consular staff will automatically be
aware of the situation and your visa will be issued speedily and without delay. This procedure is quite legal when approved by the Foreign Affairs Office. § Travel to China
It is the responsibility of the teacher to organise and pay for their own travel to China IMPORTANT
You may book flights within the arrival date parameters, but it is advisable that you do not pay for airfares before being advised by CTTR as to when the school or university actually
wants you to arrive. Please obtain a receipt from your travel agent for your airfare paid, otherwise you may experience difficulty with reimbursement at the completion of your contract. Without a
receipt the school is obliged to pay (only) 3,000 RMB for each completed one-way sector, or the return airfare from your home airport to China at the most recently published discount rate.
PLEASE ENSURE YOU ADVISE BEIJING OF YOUR FLIGHT DETAILS BY EMAIL AND FAX OR TELEPHONE AT LEAST ONE WEEK PRIOR TO DEPARTURE.
Neither CTTR staff nor the schools are psychic. Some schools need to travel overnight to a major airport to meet you; no confirmed advice and you may just find yourself stranded for up to
24 hours. No responsibility is accepted for teachers who have not received confirmation of their flight details from Beijing. All teachers should preferably arrive in China on a Monday, Tuesday,
Wednesday or Thursday unless advised and confirmed otherwise. § Internet based email address.
Yahoo, Hotmail or one of the other free Internet based email services make idea travelling companions for China, Please advise CTTR of your new address so we may contact you whilst
you are in China. Anyone with a notebook computer [with DVD player] will find it a real asset. § Time to pack to pack your bags
You can safely get ready to come to China (after you have been advised) for one of the most memorable and exhilirating experiences of your life. Bring some cash $US 500+ [for use in the
event of an emergency] AND an International Credit Card [Visa or MasterCard], not traveller's cheques or Bank Access Cards
. If travelling from an overseas country, bring local currency. There is no need to convert currency to US dollars - all negotiable currencies can be easily converted in China.
§ And finally PLEASE READ THE PAGE ENTITLED CULTURE SHOCK
Bring your GSM or CDMA [limited service] mobile telephone (you will be able to buy a local prepaid SIM card and IP card in China). Analogue cell phones do not work in China. Bring plenty
of reading material, as other than a few local weekly publications and tabloids, you will find a
scarcity of English literature. DVD's of the latest movies are freely available. A must bring is the camera [preferably digital]; however, 35 mm film is FREELY available, as is processing.
- Make sure you send Next of Kin details to CTTR, accidents are a fact of life, anywhere.
For anecdotal comments on teaching experiences in China
www.china-teachers.com
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