Support

• SES Taiwan offers teachers full support and help where possible in coming to terms with the everyday problems faced by foreigners living in Taiwan.
• Taiwanese welfare staff, the Directors of Studies and school owners are approachable and have plenty of experience of assisting teachers with everyday needs.
• In the intial first weeks, teachers are helped with visa process, hospital visits, apartments, and opening back accounts.
• The company also organises and subsidises social events for staff. This compliments the strong teacher social network that exists in all the school locations.
• There are plenty of opportunities to learn the language by taking a variety of classes both formal and informal.

Research

• It is vitally important however that teachers conduct research (Taiwanese Representative Office / Embassy / Websites / Literature) into Taiwan and the problems faced by foreign residents adapting to life there before making a commitment.
• Remember, this is not a working holiday, but a demanding and fun job in a completely different country.
• You will face a lot of challenges and you will have a great and rewarding time if you are positive, open-minded, flexible and culturally-aware.