TEFL/TESOL cert now required?

**Accurmi** · 9th October 2012 01:22

So, my father read recently that proof of TEFL and TESOL certification is now a legal requirement to obtain an english teaching position in thailand. I am 98% sure that this is not true. Can anyone confirm or deny this?

**NokYai** · 9th October 2012 01:27

Originally Posted by Accurmi

I am 98% sure that this is not true.

**buddahas** · 9th October 2012 01:28

Hahaha... I love that quite. I always use it on chicks that reject me. What's missing is the part where she says one in a million.

**Accurmi** · 9th October 2012 01:34

Ha! Point taken. I figured it couldn't be a legal requirement. My Dad messaged me in a panic because he read on Teachenglishbangkok.com that TEFL cert. and a tourist visa were required to get a job and was suggesting that I get started on those ASAP.

**Stamp** · 9th October 2012 06:46

Originally Posted by Accurmi

Can anyone confirm or deny this?

A TEFL/ TESOL/ CELTA requirement is not a legal requirement for a teaching position in Thailand but it will help you in the Thai classroom. However, a university degree is a legal requirement for working in basic education schools.

**The Perfect Present** · 9th October 2012 09:47

There are no legal requirements for teaching in Thailand depending on the school/teacher/officer/day of the week.

I would recommend some sort of teaching course to anyone who's thinking of entering a classroom in a teaching role though. Go for it!

**you_me_no_savy_talk_talk** · 9th October 2012 11:10

Originally Posted by Accurmi

and a tourist visa were required to get a job

It would be easy enough to laugh at that statement, but then this is Thailand and it wouldn't surprise me at all. By definition though, you CAN'T get a job on a tourist visa because tourist visas are for tourists.