Hess English Teacher Requirements

1. Native English Speaker 

You must be fluent in English. If English is your second language, it should be just as fluent as your first language.

2. Hold a passport from a native-English speaking country

Only the following countries are recognized by the Taiwanese Bureau of Education as English-speaking countries: Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, South Africa, The United Kingdom, and The United States.

3. Minimum Education Requirements

A teacher must have one of the following qualifications to meet the Taiwanese Bureau of Education’s minimum educational requirements. They must possess:

• A Bachelor’s degree in any discipline OR
• An American Associate’s degree or Canadian two-year college diploma with a TEFL / TESOL Certificate

*The Bureau of Education does not recognize any other form of certification including diplomas, unless you can prove from your school that what you have studied is the equivalent of a Bachelor’s degree. Official transcripts are also required for non-Bachelor's degree studies.
 

4. Must be able to sign a one year contract 

All our contracts are one year in duration. In compliance with Taiwanese visas, we cannot offer short-term, seasonal or summer contracts.

5. Must be physically, mentally and emotionally healthy

All our teachers must pass a Taiwanese government health check in order to gain legal working status in Taiwan.

6. Criminal record check

You must provide a criminal record statement from your home country. This is not a Taiwanese government requirement, but it is required for employment at Hess.