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Foreign-language teacher at a short-term cram school

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What type of worker, employment situation, occupation or professional activity is this pathway actually designed for?

Teaching the official language of the country of the teacher's passport at a short-term cram school registered under the Supplementary Education Act.

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Does the applicant need a job offer, employer, sponsor, transfer relationship or other employer involvement? What is important about that employer relationship?

Yes. The employer is a short-term supplementary school (cram school) registered under the Supplementary and Continuing Education Act, and it must apply to the central competent authority for an employment permit before employing the foreign teacher.

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What are the few decisive professional characteristics of the pathway: occupation, qualifications, experience, salary, skill level, shortage status, labour-market condition or equivalent?

The teacher must be 20 years old or above and have graduated from college or above (without a bachelor's degree, a language-teaching qualification certificate is required), and the language taught must be the official language of the country in the teacher's passport.

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  • https://ezworktaiwan.wda.gov.tw/en/cp.aspx?n=071CCB097CD05FFF
    Foreigners shall meet the following qualifications: 1.Be 20 (twenty) years old or above. 2.Be graduated from colleges or above. If foreigners have not obtained bachelor‘s degrees, they shall have qualification certificates for language teaching. 3.The language to be taught by the foreign teacher is the official language used in the country specified in the passport of the teacher.

What work does the permission allow? Is the holder tied to an employer, occupation or sector? Can family accompany where clearly established?

Teaching-related work of at least 14 hours per week; a teacher hired by 2 or more employers must work at least 6 hours per week for each, and total teaching-related work may not exceed 32 hours per week. A transfer to a new employer or additional employers within the permit period requires the new employer(s) to apply for a permit. The official source does not state whether family may accompany.

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  • The family position is not stated in the cited sources.
  • https://ezworktaiwan.wda.gov.tw/en/cp.aspx?n=071CCB097CD05FFF
    4.Their weekly working hours in teaching-related work shall be no less than 14 (fourteen) hours. When the foreigner is hired by 2 (two) and more employers, their weekly working hours in teaching-related work for each of the employers shall not be less than 6 (six) hours. Their total weekly working hours in teaching-related work shall not exceed 32 (thirty-two) hours.
  • https://law.moj.gov.tw/ENG/LawClass/LawAll.aspx?pcode=N0090001
    (Ⅰ)If an employed foreign worker needs to transfer to a new employer or work for multiple employers within the employment permit duration, the new employer(s) must apply for the relevant permit. In case of transfer to a new employer, the application must include documents certifying the termination of the previous employment.

How long is the permission normally granted for, how is it renewed, and what longer-term residence direction exists if officially stated?

Employment permits for work under Subparagraphs 1 to 7 of Article 46(1) of the Employment Service Act are valid for up to three years; employers may apply for extensions based on business needs. The official source does not state a longer-term residence direction.

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  • No longer-term residence direction is stated in the cited source.

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