Act for the Recruitment and Employment of Foreign Professionals

1. Referring to tutorial schools with expertise in knowledge or techniques: Considering the limited demand for the full opening of tutorial schools and the need to address future potential need and reduce subsequent impact, a stable and conditional policy has been adopted. Article 4 of the Act clearly defines “short-term tutorial school teachers with expertise in knowledge or techniques as approved by the competent authority in consultation with the Ministry of Education” as professional work. In the Act, the Ministry of Digital Affairs has announced that item 3, subpragraph 4, Article 4 of the Act for the Recruitment and Employment of Foreign Professionals defines expertise in knowledge or techniques as professional work ; for more information, refer to the relevant files and URL.

2. Establishing work qualification and assessment standards for foreign teachers in short-term tutorial schools: For short-term tutorial schools established in accordance with the Supplementary and Continuing Education Act, the employment of (1) full-time foreign teachers and (2) short-term tutorial school teachers designated as having expertise in knowledge or techniques as approved by the competent authority in consultation with the Ministry of Education. The Ministry of Labor has established the Qualification and Criteria Standards for the Employment of Foreign Professionals as Teachers by Short-term Supplementary Learning Centers in accordance with the Act. Refer to the URL for more information.