Quick facts about Vietnam:
Application Requirements
Teachers for Vietnam welcomes
a wide range of applicants.
Any person who meets the
following eligibility requirements
is encouraged to apply:
- a bachelor’s degree
- experience in TESL (Teaching
English as a Second Language)
or a TESL certificate course
approved by Teachers for
Vietnam prior to departing
for Vietnam
- native
fluency in written and
spoken English.
Applicants will have to travel
to the New York City area for
a personal interview.
Under
the terms of their employment,
teachers enjoy a modest, but
adequate standard of living. However, teachers paying off student loans are eligible to have these payments deferred while participating in our program. In
addition to their classroom
responsibilities, teachers
in this program have opportunities
to get to know their students
outside of class, visit them
in their homes, and travel
to other parts of Vietnam.
[Please note that knowledge
of Vietnamese is not required
for these teaching positions.]
Other items that
will be needed (more information
is found in the Application
Form):
- $50 application
fee. Please
make checks payable to Teachers
for Vietnam
- Completed
application form
- Two completed
essays (more information
in the Application
Form)
- Two copies
of your resume
- Copies of
all college transcripts
- Two
letters of reference, one
employer reference is preferred
- Photocopies of first two pages of a currently valid passport.
- One passport-size
(2”x2”)
photo with name printed
on the back
