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Work Permit for foreign teachers in short-term supplementary learning centers

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Q1What are the qualifications for foreign teachers and employers who employ teachers in short-term supplementary learning centers with specialized knowledge or skills?
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1. Foreign Employee Qualification: the monthly amount of salary should not be less than NT$ 47,971, and he or she has been awarded with an international award, or has more than four years working experience in Foreign Digital Content Industry and acquire the has acquired teaching experience during more than two years at international teaching institutes.
2.Employer Qualification: The employer should establish a short-term supplementary learning center in accordance with the Supplementary Education Act and have the following qualifications:
(1) Corporate juridical person.
(2)A short-term supplementary learning center contract with international teaching institutes (the application must be submitted within the period of the contractual cooperation). However, the short-term supplementary learning center has a substantial contribution to cultivate domestic talent, and if approved by the Ministry of Labor after consultation with the competent central authorities, it may be exempt from this restriction.
 
Q2Foreign teachers with Professional knowledge or skills should obtain international awards, but are there any award categories or standards for international awards
A2Yes, we have some qualifications for international awards. The list includes the Academy Award for Best Short Animation, Tokyo Animation Award, Annecy International Animation Festival Award, Annie Award, Japan New Media Animation Festival Award, Japan International Short Film Festival Award, Visual Effects Association Award, Busan International Film Festival Awards and London, United Kingdom International Film Festival Awards, and so on. If the award of the foreign professionals is not listed above,  he or she can still submit the certificate to apply for the work permit from the Ministry of Labor, and the Ministry of Labor will consult with the central government authority to approve it or not.
 
Q3Is there any relevant criteria for foreign teachers with professional knowledge or skills who have more than four years of working experience in the foreign digital content industry and two years teaching experience in international teaching institutes, foreign digital content industry and international teaching institutes?
A3Yes. The digital content industry must be within the sectors of the digital gaming industry, the computer animation, action comic industry, and the somatosensory technology industry. The international teaching institutes include Gobelins, l'École de l'image, DigiPen Institute of Technology, Vancouver Film Institute, AIE Australian Institute of Interactive Entertainment and Kadokawa International Animation Education. If the foreign professionals' working experience or teaching experience are not listed above, they can still submit the certificate to apply for the work permit to the Ministry of Labor, and then the Ministry of Labor will consult with the central government authority for project approval.
 
Q4What are the qualifications for foreign teachers and employers who employ foreign teachers in short-term supplementary learning centers
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1. Qualifications for foreigners: At least 14 hours of teaching work per week and the following qualifications:
(1) Adult.
(2) Graduated from a college or above.
(3)The language course taught is the official language of the foreign teacher's passport nationality.
2. Employer qualification requirements: Short-term supplementary learning centers registered in accordance with the Supplementary Education Act as a registered short-term cram school.
 
Q5Can foreign language teachers in short-term cram classes teach in other short-term supplementary learning centers?
A5Yes. New employers should still apply to the Ministry of Labor for employment permits in accordance with the regulations, but each new employer must not be involved in less than 6 hours of teaching-related work per week. In addition, the total weekly teaching hours of foreign language teachers in short-term supplementary learning centers shall not exceed 32 hours.
 
Q6How much is the processing fee for a short-term supplementary learning centers to apply for hiring foreign teachers with professional knowledge or skills, or foreign language teachers?
A6According to Article 3 of “The Ministry of Labor’s Fee-charging Standards for Approving Applications for Case Review under the Act for the Recruitment and Employment of Foreign Professionals”, for each application for a recruitment permit or an extended recruitment permit for employment of foreign teachers with professional knowledge or skills, or of foreign language teachers, the sum of NT$500 per case should be submitted.

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