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Highlights and Eligibility - Japan

Guaranteed Job Placement with Peace of Mind Pre Departure and In-country Support

We outline the entire process you’ll follow to realize the dream of teaching in Japan, from all pre-departure support, to guaranteeing you a job in one of our trusted and vetted schools and supporting you during your entire experience.

Our knowledgeable, experienced and passionate enrolment and support teams guide and support you every step of the way both before you leave your home country and once you arrive in Japan.

 

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With TravelBud, you’ll always be talking to someone who has taught abroad before, so you’ll get informed, first-hand advice to guide, prepare and support you before, during and after your experience.

  • We guarantee you a teaching job in carefully vetted and trusted schools where every effort is made to match placement preferences.
  • We'll explain all the paperwork, visas, contracts, taxes, work hours, budgets, requirements, responsibilities and answer all of your questions to help ease any anxieties.
  • We guide you through everything you need before you depart to Japan and from the moment you touch down, you'll continue to receive peace of mind 24/7 support from our in-country team who will be on hand for you throughout your placement.

Quick Facts

Salary
 
Degree Holders: $1300 – $1900 USD * per month.
Non-Degree Holders: ~$1500 USD * per month

* May fluctuate due to exchange rate volatility.
 

Placement Types

Placements are mainly in public schools and private language centers (“Eikaiwas”) teaching kindergarten, primary (elementary and middle), high school students or adults.

 

Contract Length

Placements are for 1 year and can be renewed if you’d like to stay and continue to teach and travel.

 

In-class Accreditation & Placement Only options

Get TEFL/TESOL certified in-class in Japan or online. If you already have an accredited TEFL/TESOL certification, our Placement Only option is best for you.

Eligibility Requirements

You don’t need to have any teaching experience to teach English in Japan. You do need:

Required (Degree Holders)

  • A passport from the UK, USA, Canada, Ireland, Australia or New Zealand
  • A bachelor’s degree in hand in any field (Letter of graduation not acceptable) – no teaching experience required.
  • A Native English Speaker
  • No major medical or mental health diagnosis or medication in the past 5 years
  • No communicable diseases
  • An entirely clear criminal record check, with no reflections of any kind. 
  • No visible tattoos, such as on the face, neck and hands
  • To be in excellent health with a doctors letter being required to confirm you are fit to travel and live abroad for at least 1 year.
  • You will also be required to have a tuberculosis (TB) scan done to confirm you do not have TB.

Preferred on case-by-case basis (Degree Holders)

  • Between 21 and 40 years of age
  • Driver's License

Required (Non-Degree Holders)

  • A passport from the UK, Canada, Ireland, Australia or New Zealand (Please note that only these passports are eligible for the Working Holiday Visa)
  • A Native English Speaker
  • Aged 20-30 years of age. Must be no older than 30 at the time of program signup.
  • Must complete our 120-hour Online TEFL/TESOL Course prior to departure.
  • No major medical or mental health diagnosis or medication in the past 5 years
  • No communicable diseases
  • An entirely clear criminal record check, with no reflections of any kind. 
  • No visible tattoos, such as on the face, neck and hands
  • To be in excellent health with a doctors letter being required to confirm you are fit to travel and live abroad for at least 1 year.
  • You will also be required to have a tuberculosis (TB) scan done to confirm you do not have TB.

Preferred on case-by-case basis (Non-Degree Holders)

  • Driver's License

Full Program Highlights

✔️ Comprehensive pre-departure support and guidance

  • Getting the necessary documentation prepared prior to departure.
  • Assisting you with all planning, packing, visas, costs, budgets and booking flights.
  • Answering your questions to help ease any anxieties you may have regarding your trip

✔️ Logistics and safety when arriving

  • Airport pickup (provided participants land on the Sunday before the program start date).
  • Transfer from the airport to your arranged accommodation (included for in-class TEFL applicants only). If no actual pick-up at the airport is provided, then full guidance and support are given in order for you to make your way from the airport to your front door.
  • SIM card guidance/assistance.
  • Local bank account guidance/assistance.
  • Welcome dinner to meet your fellow teacher travelers

✔️ A toolkit for navigating Japanese culture

  • Cultural Orientation.
  • Social events and meet and greets.

✔️ Practical Teacher Training

  • To hone your craft and ensure confidence before you begin teaching professionally.
  • Lesson Plan templates and resource directories.

✔️ Guaranteed Job Placement

  • At carefully vetted schools.

✔️ An Internationally Accredited TEFL/TESOL certification

  • The knowledge required to teach English successfully.
  • You will graduate with an Internationally Accredited 120 hour in-class TEFL/TESOL certificate that never expires and can be used to teach all over the world.

✔️ A support network of fellow teachers

  • Lifelong friendships and travel opportunities.

✔️ 24/7 In-country support

  • Ex-foreign teachers and local, on-the-ground support staff provide you with personal assistance throughout the duration of your teaching experience.
  • You can rest assured knowing that any queries will be answered such as translation help, legalities, emergencies, travel options or school queries. Someone is on hand.
  • Teacher meet-ups.
  • We check in with you regularly and keep up to date with your teach abroad experience.

✔️ Lifetime Placement Assistance Guarantee

  • Once you’ve completed your contract, we can guarantee you a position at another partner school throughout Asia for which you are eligible, at no additional charge to you.

✔️ Self-development and advantageous future employability

  • When you do head back home, you’re not just another resume in a pile of resumes – you are someone different who’s done something interesting and rewarding.
  • Add teaching abroad to your CV to stand out from the crowd.

 

Program Highlights (Non-Degree Holders) 

  • A full-time, paid position as an ALT in Japanese public schools. The position is an incredible segue into a full-time teaching position but offers the teacher an opportunity to ease into teaching as an assistant in the classroom, helping Japanese co-teachers as the native English teacher.

    Your main role will be to assist with pronunciation, grammar and classroom logistics. 
  • Salary of +-$1500 USD per month (may fluctuate due to exchange rates) – this is one of the best salary ranges for non-degree-holding teachers in the entire Teach Abroad industry! 
  • The position will start in late March 2024 and run until late March 2025, using the Working Holiday Visa. 
  • You’ll have the opportunity to fully immerse yourself into Japanese culture and build up a support network of fellow expatriate teachers while bolstering your employability and gaining invaluable international teaching experience. 
  • Our partner schools will assist in your accommodation setup and you simply pay the monthly rental. 
  • Free car to use provided to you by the school for transportation between schools as well as personal travels! 
  • Weekends off and plenty of time to explore all the best parts of Japan and the surrounding countries.