Teaching Placement Overview
| Salary range in USD per month |
$600 - $1000 USD * * May fluctuate due to exchange rate volatility. |
| Salary local currency per month | 2 - 3.5 million Kyat |
| Saving potential in USD per month | $100 - $200+ |
| Employment Type | Full-time |
| Contract Length | 6 months, 1 year |
| Placement Types | Language Centers, Private Schools |
| Classroom Audience | Kindergarten, Primary (elementary and middle), high school students, adults |
| Classroom Age | Between 4 - 18 |
| Classroom Size | General English classes of maybe 10 to 30 students; private tuition classes of 1 to 10 students. |
| Working Hours per week | 20-35 |
| Days off | 2 days per week but may not be consecutive. |
| Holidays / Paid Leave | 3 – 10 paid vacations days and 15 public holidays per year (paid) |
| Tax rate range for teachers | 5% |
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Visa |
Business Visa |
| Initial Enrollment to Arrival | 3 Months Minimum |
| Top Placement Locations | 1. Yangon 2. Mandalay 3. Monywa 4. Tachileik 5. Pyin oo Lwin |
Teaching Placements
Placements are mainly situated in Yangon, a bustling and steadily growing city.
Placements are in language schools and private schools.
The language centers run all year around and the private schools run for nine months of the year.
Language Centers
Language center are at their busiest on the weekends so teachers usually teach those days and evenings during the week, with two days off during the week.
Private Schools
Private schools run Monday through Friday during the daytime with Saturday and Sunday off.
The teaching environment varies with some classes having air-conditioning while others do not. Some classes have technology in the classroom while many do not. For the younger learner classes, there are sometimes teaching assistants in the classroom, but not in all cases.
Age Groups
All ages. You may end up teaching anywhere from kindergarten students to high school students. It depends on the school that is interested in your profile. When you take the TEFL/TESOL course you will be trained to teach people of all ages and skill levels.
Working hours
The position is full time, ranging from 15 to 25 hours per week in the classroom, five days per week and have two days per week off but the days may not be consecutive and those teachers working at language schools should be prepared to teach on Saturday and Sunday as those are the busiest days of the week for language schools.
What if you are unhappy in a job? Can you get a new one?
It depends on the circumstances. If you perform poorly or are fired for poor behavior, then we are not responsible for finding you a new job. But if the issue is beyond your control, then we will help you find a new position.
Dress code for teaching?
Professional dress unless otherwise negotiated with the school.