No, it's not! Placements are available for teachers without experience in more than 50 locations throughout China. Please note, however, that a minimum of two years' full-time, academic or English teaching experience is required for placement in the cities of Beijing, Shenzhen, and Guangzhou. (Your teaching experience must be verifiable via a signed reference letter.)

Yes, all accepted participants will be placed into paid teaching positions in China with EF.

You will be teaching in an English First (EF) English language school, which are spread across China in more than 50 cities. Most of EF's English language schools are in China's four major coastal towns: Shanghai, Beijing, Guangzhou, and Shenzhen. However, there are many EF language schools located in provincial capitals, other large and mid-sized cities, and smaller towns. If you do not have teaching experience, placement will be in a city other than Beijing, Guangzhou, and Shenzhen.

We do our best to match participants to the location they choose, but this cannot be guaranteed. The location you are able to teach in will also be determined by the requirements needed in that specific region, the age group you wish to teach, and your experience and qualifications.

Yes! Applications will be considered individually, but flexible applicants have a great chance of being placed in the same city or town, if both are accepted."

As part of the EF hiring process, accepted program participants will be informed of the various options available to them for in-country support. Depending on the nature of the issue, these options include talking to your colleagues at the school where you're teaching, to your direct supervisor there, or to your EF program representative.

Most EF teachers go through a rental agent to find an apartment (helps with the language barrier!), and as part of the program, you'll get support with this process! Teachers typically live either alone in a studio or 1 bedroom, or with a roommate in a 2-3 bedroom apartment. Depending on your placement city, preferences, and whether you choose to have a roommate, you can expect to pay anywhere between 2000-4000 RMB per month for their housing.

Furnished apartments are common, and typically include all the basics, such as a bed, closet, fridge, stove, TV, and washing machine. It's also possible to get "extras" such as Internet set up or additional furniture.

Absolutely! In fact, if you decide to renew your contract at an EF language school in China, you will receive a loyalty bonus.

Should you decide to teach in another country in the future, you can take advantage of the included lifetime, worldwide job placement assistance from Bridge. Best of all, the 120-hour TEFL certificate you'll earn in this program (plus your university degree and teaching experience) will make you an excellent candidate for teaching positions in other countries worldwide!

Absolutely! While a TEFL certification course is included in the program, participants who are already certified are not required to complete that component. Experienced teachers can apply to the program for free in order to take advantage of the job placement service, and to avoid the hassle of applying and interviewing with dozens of different schools in China on their own.

The Teach in China Program is more than a job; it's an inclusive program with teacher training and other benefits included. For qualified applicants, participation in a Teach Abroad program not only provides TEFL certification but guaranteed job placement with a competitive salary, visa assistance, health insurance, housing support, an advance in salary on arrival, in-country Mandarin lessons, and lifetime job placement assistance after the program ends.

Don't worry; you'll still have options! If you are not accepted to the Teach in China Program for any reason, you can still complete your 120-hour TEFL course and receive lifetime job placement advising from Bridge for other positions in China or worldwide!