How to Teach at an International School in Korea

[@sashaanderson4347]

Thank you! I'm finishing my masters in May with 3 years of teaching experience and I want to teach internationally so bad. This was very helpful!

[@AndreaJF]

Mike: you are my savior!! This is exactly the information I needed! I am an English teacher (Cambridge certified) but I am not a graduate of any university and do not have a degree. This is exactly why I didn't get my visa a few years back... I've been seriously considering getting a degree in education with the Open University (part-time online university level course because I already work 6 days a week - so full-time studying isn't really an option for me)... I first have a short-term course to finish (worth 15 credits actually) before I start anything else. I am DEFINITELY going to check out Moreland to see whether I could get this course done. If I get anywhere with all this? Man... I'll buy you and Rose dinner as soon as I land! Thank you ever so much for this one! it's gold and I've saved it!

[@AndreaJF]

Checking out requirements for Moreland "A minimum of a bachelor’s degree is required" and then she's crushed... again... ok.. so Open University it is then...

[@arianakennedy4882]

THANK YOU. thank you so so much. i have been scouring the internet looking for a comprehensive video like this. really appreciate this and keep up the great content!!

[@JustGeenuh]

I genuinely want an international school gig so bad! But these scams are kind of scary. Also, even working at a hagwon makes it clear that I never want to be a teacher in the States. Never again.

[@MiKole86]

Go for it! The biggest point to remember is avoid schools that are “international“ and offer an E2 visa. Those are basically hagwons operating as international schools. You won’t get paid less but work more. Not worth it but the company saves money not issuing the correct visa.

[@sunshinelinifly]

Hi Mikole, i would like to use an agent. Do you know any legit ones?

[@Aleksiway]

I'm 15 years old lol but very helpful information that I can use in like 20 years

[@MiKole86]

More like six or seven years.

[@cocoapeach]

@@MiKole86 Ok? He/she should be getting her ducks in a right now lol. Thinking about what to major in in college in order to be able to go on and get a masters in a subject they would like to teach.

[@MiKole86]

Naffy70 EXACTLY

[@ashleyvonderhaar9775]

Yess international teaching is the ultimate. This was very good information! Thank you 😊

[@josephpearson5098]

Thank you so much for sharing about Moreland University's TEACH-NOW program! I would be interested to learn more about the experience your wife and friends had and how, after two years, the program has benefitted them.

[@yanie3000]

This was very very helpful. Thank you, Mike!

[@isoji2027]

Thank you for the information. Its going to be really helpful in future and I hope you're living well.

[@Rave121]

Great info!! Thank you for putting it together!! I love this informative videos and how you try to help people to get to Korea! 😁👍

[@mikky079]

I have a teaching certificate/license and 2 years teaching experience (at an international school) I’m hoping to apply to korean international schools this coming hiring season. I hope I can get some interviews even though I only have 2 years experience and no masters 🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻

[@kevinj7771]

may I ask how you received your teaching license? was it through some programs like Teach-Now?

[@mikky079]

Just Rev I got my undergrad degree in education and then took my state license exam :)

[@stacyr4768]

@@mikky079 Did you ever find a job abroad ?

[@donmor8029]

Nice video!very informative. Sounds like a lot of fun for u to be in sk . Take care mike

[@joey9646]

Another great video Mike, very interesting points I didn’t know.

[@USSJ2Otaku3084]

Early fam!!! Will keep this in mind just in case. Also, I have a good question! There's not much information about this, but could you do one on investing in South Korea? I had read that the minimum of the investment made into South Korea can be a real estate and a few other qualifiers; for instance having a set amount of an investment for a total of 5 years. I think they give you an F2 first before they give you the F5. Do you think you can find someone and do an interview on this topic?

[@RenCurrymusicalseoul]

Thanks for the 꿀 Tips~ I was always wondering about Teach Now. I remember people saying they were struggling to find a place to do their student teaching so that is why I haven't done it. I already have a Master's in Teaching, but I didn't go the certification route because you had to do part of it on their campus which was in Iowa. I'm also not sure if an international school is a route I actually want to go to or can go now with an F visa. However, I would like to increase my coins for the next two years to be able to reach my goal of getting the F5 visa 2 years from October.

[@Lxmxn97]

Thanks for the information. I'll share this information with some people who are trying to teach in Korea because I think some of them may have gotten swindled. I'll be applying again for International Schools in Korea as a Special Educator/ English Literacy Specialist. I was supposed to have an interview with KIS but due to COVID that was canceled. I went to a job fair/ PD conference for international schools in December. One of the schools offered me a position but after further discussion with the school, I knew it would not be a good fit. It was also suggested that I get a few years of full-time experience/interning before applying. So I'm currently applying for EPIK and from there will apply to international schools. So far I really like Chadwick and St.Johnsbury, so hopefully, they will have positions I can fill by the time I apply. Again thanks for the encouragement & info!

[@MiKole86]

Chadwick is a BALLIN’ school, but I’m kinda biased :)

[@Lxmxn97]

@@MiKole86 hahah good to know 😊

[@CAMCAM413]

Hey Mike, very informative stuff. Thanks

[@MorenaDominicana86]

Very useful, but I can’t find any information on working at an international school with a teaching license (probably would go through teachnow), a BA, and NO teaching experience. Would I still have a chance? Would working as an ESL teacher for EPIK or a hagwon beforehand count as teaching experience?

[@MiKole86]

It would but not a lot. It may get you a fraction of what you would have if you had classroom experience.

[@kerrymcclure1874]

Thank you for this video. I am just starting the process of applying to teach internationally. I teach video production at the high school level. Do you know of any schools that have a video program?

[@TheBarefootBird]

I'm 19 and trying desperately to decide on a college major. I have wanted t be a teacher ever since I can remember, but the pay for teachers in the US is incredibly discouraging. Part of me wants to think that I can work towards a degree and then move overseas to teach, but I don't know if it's the right choice

[@OliVia-mp6bw]

I'm in the same exact position

[@princesslouissemendozaramo2891]

hello, can you make a video on how to enroll in an international school in korea?

[@thalianan668]

Can you share anything you know about Chadwick's New Teacher program? I'm going to have my masters soon with a certification in Elementary Education and this program really stood out to me but there's no information about it at all. Thanks!

[@Txmj122]

I've always wondered this

[@OddDudeSays]

I have an MS in Math and an MA in Education. I've been teaching math at community colleges for several years. BUT no credential. Because for community colleges, the Master's degree is the credential. What would an international school think?

[@muricanmike]

I would tell you to take the Praxis exam since you have an MA in education. Then, you can apply for international school. Just avoid school that call themselves international schools but they are actually private schools that underpay staff.

[@OddDudeSays]

@@muricanmike What do you think of iss DOT edu?

[@jnicolebrown12]

Hi Mike! Great video with a lot of helpful information. When getting a teacher's certification through Teach Now, is there a test that has to be took at the end of the program?

[@MiKole86]

There is a teaching exam called the Praxis. It can be done throughout the teacher program (I should have included that).

[@stacyr4768]

@@MiKole86 Think divine intervention sent me to this video . I’m eligible to teach Math in the U.S. and always wanted to live abroad temporarily. Do you make more money in Korea oppose to America?

[@cocoapeach]

If I was still young I would try for this. Alas, I'm 50 with a master's in library science. Unless they need librarians, I'm out lol.

[@MiKole86]

Every school needs a librarian. Ours have about 3-5 librarians!

[@sharonsurette]

Definitely go for it! There are always openings at schools worldwide looking for librarians. Some countries have limits on schools’ abilities to hire above certain ages, but I feel like it’s above 60 for many countries. I have dozens of coworkers who went international once their kids were grown and flown, and they’ve loved it.

[@alienwolf3]

MiKole PLEASE Mike, read this!!!! I just watched an old Video of itsjinakim and YOU - its the Video with the TITEL “I’m NOT pretty enough in Korea!” and I DID not recognize her AT ALL- she looks sooo diffrent NOW, or better said lately, than what she used too, like in this old Video, it is sooo shocking 🥺🤯 LET ‘ME EXPLAIN !!!! her SKIN colour looked way more HEALTY, in the old Video- light but still fresh and young etc. but NOW her SKIN colour is WAY too white- it looks like from a DEAD CORPSE, SERIOUSLY nothing beautiful about that wtf?! it looks so WEIRD and sick looking?! like im 100% honest, it looks horrible?! how can she not see this?! her SKin used to look SOOOO much better, please I begg you, as an Friend of hers, could you please check her newest Videos out?!? look at how much her Skin colour changed comapred to this particualar Video with you.. her skin colour now, looks unnatural..did she bleach her skin or sum?🤯 #nocolourism at all! I am just super CONCERNED because her “skin whitening” got WAY outa conctrol! I really wish the best for HER & I hope that somebody closer to her, could talk some sense into her, because it hurts to see, what she DID to her skin! #UNHEALTHY I HOPE this Msg REACHES YOU somehow ! GOD BLESS!!! 🙏🏾

[@SonicFanGirl07]

This was a very informative video! Does your teaching license have to be cleared? Or will they take a preliminary teaching license? I’m currently in my first year of teaching in the states. I was originally thinking of applying to EPIK and trying to go over there next year but now people are telling me I should try for an international school. I’m a little conflicted about it because I know that they want teachers with more experience but I want to try to get to Korea sooner since I really don’t have anything tying me down in the states. I’m worried if I stay here and teach longer that I’ll get too settled in and won’t go.

[@MiKole86]

I’m late in responding, but try sooner than later. I tried with about two years of experience. Different schools ask for different experience

[@kayy9266]

great video!! i would love to see a video (if you can, no pressure) on foreigners trying to open businesses (restaurants, cafés, auto repair etc) in korea. also for the international school teaching, does that apply only to kids like 5 years old until high school, or does that include like preschool and daycare ages too? i have certification for early childhood education so i was just curious

[@sarah_nary1123]

Hi Mike👋🏼 does Rose also teach at an international school? Is that how you guys met?🙂 also, is the Teach Now program all online?

[@tanam7661]

Hi, thanks for your video. I m a certified teacher in switzerland with 2,5 years professional experience after graduation ( MA in english abd MA in education),+ 3 years substitute teaching before. I m British, english mother tongue but fluent inFrench, German and certified to teach English at secondary and high school levels. Hoping to get an international school in Taiwan, Korea or Japan. Apart from search associates, where else should i look for legitimate job offers?

[@charityedem3971]

This is very informative been trying to teach English in South Korea but when I look at the countries that are allowed to apply Ghana is not part. Just wanted to know if I still have a chance to apply because my country is an English speaking country. Secondly do all teachers need a degree before they can teach.

[@isaiahrichardson9267]

So you said teaching experience is something that is required to be hired at an international school. Does that have to be acquired in the US (example) it could I try to be hired straight up at an international school in South Korea? If not is there like internships/ assistant teacher I can be hired at in South Korea instead of having the teaching experience? Thanks.

[@melaniem.torrescolon6987]

What about preschools? Or international preschools? Does that exist in South korea?

[@MiKole86]

They exist but are not REAL international schools. It’s all about the visa

[@navneetnautiyal3047]

Great info Mike. I have my Masters degree in mathematics along with a teaching degree here in India, I have 2 years of teaching experience in local schools here, is it enough to get into one of the South Korean international schools ?

[@MiKole86]

Navneet Nautiyal Should be! Give it a shot!

[@retrovelvet]

hey mikole what mic do you use??

[@merushkagovender1713]

Your video was very helpful! I just finished PGCE but i have no experience aside from being a Teacher's Assistant. I don't have Masters either. My question is, if i teach at a public school in South Korea for three years, will it count as proper teaching experience? Does teaching in a high school in your own country for 3 years the only way to apply to an international school?

[@PrecedingPie]

I was looking into the Teach-Now program and it seems great but I'm worried about where I would actually do my student teaching. I work at a hagwon but I don't think that counts as student teaching...

[@Likefood267]

did you ever complete the program? I'm wondering what you thought of it?

[@pepperteddy101]

I want to work as a counselor in an international school in Seoul. I’m working towards my MA in Counselling and am eligible for the F-6 marriage visa since my husband is a Korean national. Some job postings state a teaching certificate/license is required, and others do not. I’m just wondering if you know from a legal standpoint if I require teaching certification to be a student counselor in Korea?

[@thalianan8179]

I just stumbled upon this video and was wondering if they count internship year as experience? My university requires a full year as a student teacher in order to get certified. But I also don’t want to wait two whole years after my internship year. There’s so little information on international schools as opposed to teaching English at a public or private school in Korea.

[@MiKole86]

Highly likely schools don't count internships because they don't carry the same weight as being a classroom teacher.

[@Sharlenestudzy-more]

Mike I have a question I know this video is a little old what if you are someone who is currently getting your associates degree in childhood education AA and teaching education and you have maybe about a few months left to get your associates degree would you advise that person to Finnish and can they still be able to transfer in Korea and work with the associates degree in teaching. And then pursue getting their bachelors in Korea and Masters in south Korea.

[@dia753]

Any additional advice for someone looking for an international school job? I have my bachelor's and masters in 2 different areas of education and 5 years of teaching experience in the US? I have a membership with ISS schrole and have applied directly to schools. Ive also been using free sites like GRC and daves esl cafe. Its so competitive ㅠㅠ

[@shumanirambuda2114]

Hi Mike! I am a university student who doing teaching and majoring with maths and science in south africa. My greatest desire is to work at international school in south korea. I want to ask if i can apply after getting my degree even though i do not have a working experience? Or can i only be hired if i first get an experience in teaching maths and science in my country?

[@MiKole86]

You can apply but obviously schools may look at your experience as a factor. I've seen people teach straight out of college though. Worth a try!

[@hv849]

Hello, i have a question!! Is it possible to take admission from 11th std in High Schools ??? And also as from website i saw that the fees are more than 15,000$ for High school so that fee is is for 1 year or for all the years of high school??

[@marcomarco6563]

It would be a freaking amazing if I could go to Korea. I’m not getting any younger so I don’t see what’s really holding me back well money issues

[@ericaxcx]

Do you know of teachers who got hired at international schools in Korea with a Bachelor's degree in Education, Master's degree, and teaching certificate but no full-time teaching experience yet? I am going to be a first year teacher, and was hoping my first year could be at an international school. *fingers crossed*

[@MiKole86]

I do! I know of a few. Message me on Insta!

[@ambrosestrydom3262]

@@MiKole86 Good day, i recently got hired by an international school. I have a bachelor's degree in Education , teaching licence and tefl certificate, six months as a full time teacher, 4 years as a student teacher, and 1 year as a volunteer at a daycare. Do you think ill get rejected by the embassy based on the 6 months full time teaching expierence?

[@baliwbaliw3209]

Hii! Question, teaching certificate still requires you to have a degree? Thanks!!

[@MiKole86]

Yep! Can’t get a teaching certificate without a college degree

[@baliwbaliw3209]

Thanks bro! Much appreciated the feedback 🙂

[@katmiaos]

How do you renew your teaching license while you're abroad?

[@MiKole86]

Hey! I did mine online. Had to collect all my PD credits and send them to my state’s education website.

[@IsratJahan-gf1tg]

can a foreign students go and study in South Korea with SSC exam?

[@patriciatusay1768]

Is there an age limit on teaching in International Schools and how long can you stay in Korea?

[@kpoptreats3095]

I also was wondering this.

[@Aleksiway]

I'm early!!!

[@lovingpeepsxoxo985]

By teaching experience, do they mean in a classroom where you lead or can it be where through college I was a teaching assistant and tutor? Wil that count?

[@itspilotsteve]

(Pre-Covid) I've thought of going to Korea to fly....Though talking to co-workers the flew out there, I'm not sure. I think I would really like living in Korea, but I hear Korean airlines treat you like Chinese Airlines, except without the pay. AKA Korean pilots work hard in (maybe) abusive work environments for low pay. That's the draw of Chinese Airlines. Yes you will be worked like a dog, and often yelled at, but to make up for it your starting pay can be $350K USD.....I would rather work for lower pay at a place I enjoy and feel appreciated. My current airline really appreciates it's pilots and treats us really well, but the starting pay is only $65K. BIG difference in pay between Canada & China

[@yesimendez7066]

I am a certified Spanish teacher in FL, do you happen to know if your school needs a Spanish teacher?

[@n3llipunk]

Can you do this if your masters is not related to teaching?

[@drunkbydaylight4312]

Actually, I think this was a great video. However, I'm too old to go back to college for a masters...or any degree for that matter. Not going to hold my breath, but if there were jobs for people that got just their High School diploma, I would apply. 😅

[@pallydriving9383]

Is better to get an accounting degree or education degree for South Korea What would be my prospects if I were to pursue a PhD in exceptional student education

[@abigaillee8844]

I'm currently studying my postgrad teaching degree in biology, I've taught for 1.5 years as an English teacher (1 year being in Korea) and am really looking to go back. Do you think I'd be able to find a biology teaching job at an international school as a freshly qualified biology teacher?

[@mrzwerus]

Teach now costs 6000 bucks and 9 months time, that's very expensive, I hold a Master's degree M.Sc. International Business from Anglia University UK, I can teach in the UK, with no teaching license within my field of Business and Marketing, and no experience teaching school students, so how can I teach at an International School in South Korea?, I guess only within my field and online programs towards Korean Business Universities , any suggestions Mike?

[@Lxmxn97]

You will need a teaching license to teach at an accredited International School, this is not only for Korea but for international schools in other countries. Some countries like Vietnam have stricter laws, so teachers can only teach within the direct field that they have listed on their degree.

[@kerkleenbongalon9955]

How?

[@jodixie]

Can I teach English in an international school under an e-7 visa?

[@Sharlenestudzy-more]

in the video he mentioned that you can not.

[@nevaeh5601]

I have a question, if I go to South Korea for college and get a degree to teach English would I be able to teach English at a school full time? I’m planning out what to do I’m just worried about scams

[@MiKole86]

I would recommend you go to college in an English speaking country to learn how to teach English. Then, come to Korea if you want to teach English.

[@nevaeh5601]

@@MiKole86 I live in the US and I’ve been wanting to go to college in Korea for a long time and I’m taking a course in school to teach children too does that help? And can I still do what I wanted to do ?

[@mollymarshall6848]

So if I still get a TESOL certificate, would I still be able to work at an international school? Or do I actually need a degree in education? Because I will have a Bachelors in Justice Administration but am going to get a TESOL certificate. And would I still be able to teach English or maybe do other subjects (not math or science)

[@balk44]

TESOL doesn’t count. That would be good enough for normal English speaking public school/Hagwon jobs

[@로직-u1t]

HE WAS MY TEACHER!

[@MiKole86]

I was?!?!

[@mrzwerus]

Do you need an ESL diploma for teaching?

[@MiKole86]

Nope. I don’t have one!

[@jijibibi7315]

Is it just me or is there a lack of diversity in a lot of these "International" school's in South Korea?

[@MiKole86]

There is a HUGE lack of diversity. I agree. You’ll find the most in Seoul but still hard to find

[@yasminstravels8768]

Yeah they do so does Japan​@MiKole86

[@rohitaswal2464]

9000$ is to much bro