Is a TEFL certification enough to get a job teaching English in Japan?

Answer 1

Technically speaking, you don't need a TEFL certificate.

You need a university degree in any field and most major schools in Japan will hire you.

www.eslcafe.com
Some major school names are Nova, Aeon, Berlitz, Geos, ECC, Winbe.....Lots of others.

Answer 2

Bruce - you're solid to circulate! Getting qualified in EFL or TEFL will help yet once you have a college degree it is adequate, you will have a sprint difficulty getting a activity, I cope with English instructors and that i've got had chinese language college tell me NO American chinese language, we choose the yellow hair and blue eyed ones, you could save a sprint, i understand a guy who taught for 2 years and took abode 25 grand

Answer 3

You can teach privately without a degree, pay is about 5000 yen an hour $50, but if you want to teach english for a company like Toshiba Corporation, they require a Bachelors Degree in order to teach, but the degree can be in anything and from any university.

When I lived in Tokyo, my girlfriend used to teach english twice a week for a company, and english was her second language. It was very easy. There are people looking for this service in the Tokyo Notice Board magazine.

Answer 4

iirc the requrements for teaching English in Japan in most places is a college degree (for the work visa), knowing english, and a pulse

Answer 5

for a good job, you need a BA (in anything, really, doesn't have to be teaching) in addition to the tefl

Answer 6

You can get a working holiday visa and you might get hired by a school. You have to be under the age of 30.

Answer 7

some english schools like Nova (see URL below) hire 'instrctors'
who have not prior experiences.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nova_(eikaiwa)