DOLE releases rules on recruitment of Filipino teachers in China

Filipino English teachers can now be recruited by tertiary educational institutions in China after the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) released the guidelines for it.

Signed by DOLE undersecretary Claro A. Arellano, the guidelines contain the memorandum of understanding on the "Employment of Filipino Teachers of English language" created by both the Philippine and Chinese governments last April.

The joint guidelines also contain the roles and responsibilities of both governments, and the system of deployment and acceptance to be established.

Interested applicants must be employed in private and not public higher education institutions in the Philippines.

They must have a Bachelor's degree from normal universities. If not, they must have a degree in Education or English from Philippine educational institutions accredited by the Ministry of Education of the People’s Republic of China.

They must also have a valid certificate of registration above intermediate level and a professional license issued by the Philippine Board of Licensure Examination for Professional Teachers (PBLEPT).

Aside from these, an applicant should have not been charged or convicted of any crime or administrative offense, is in good health condition, and has no mental problem or pernicious habits such as drug addiction and excessive drinking.

Meanwhile, the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) will provide support in the recruitment and orientation process for applicants.

The number of Filipino English teachers to be accepted will be based on the market supply and demand studied annually through negotiations between both governments.

Earlier, GMA News also reported that China is also in need of thousands of additional online English teachers for the more than 200 million K to 12 students in the next five years. — Kaela Malig/MDM, GMA News