Taiwan Hiring English Teachers 2026: TFETP Salary, Eligibility and How Filipinos Can Apply

Last updated: November 2, 2026

Taiwan’s Ministry of Education (MOE) hires foreign English teachers and teaching assistants for public elementary and junior high schools through the Taiwan Foreign English Teacher Program (TFETP). The program supports Taiwan’s Bilingual 2030 policy, and for 2026 the MOE planned to recruit about 980 foreign English teachers and full-time teaching assistants.

Can Filipinos apply?

Yes, if you meet the requirements. TFETP accepts applicants whose passport country has English as an official or common language, based on the list issued by Taiwan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The Philippines is on that list.

Salary and benefits (2026)

Foreign English Teacher, depending on highest degree and years of qualifying teaching experience:

• Bachelor’s degree: NT$69,880 to NT$91,470 a month (about US$2,224 to US$2,911)
• Master’s degree: NT$77,960 to NT$101,750 a month (about US$2,481 to US$3,187)
• Doctoral degree: NT$81,360 to NT$107,150 a month (about US$2,548 to US$3,356)

Only full-time teaching at a public or state school (in or outside Taiwan) or a registered private primary or high school in Taiwan counts as teaching experience. Benefits include economy airfare, insurance, housing reimbursement and a year-end bonus based on performance.

Foreign English Teaching Assistant: a monthly scholarship or salary of NT$51,500 (about US$1,639), plus airfare, insurance, housing reimbursement, transportation allowance and reimbursement for a TESOL, TEFL or CELTA course.

Eligibility

Foreign English Teacher

1. Passport from a country where English is an official or common language (per Taiwan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs list)
2. Bachelor’s degree or higher from an accredited university or college
3. Teaching qualification: either a state-issued teaching license (for Filipinos, a PRC teaching license), or more than one year of teaching English in an accredited school plus either an education/English degree with at least 120 hours of English language teaching courses, or a university-approved TESOL, TEFL or CELTA certificate of at least 120 hours
4. Nationwide police clearance (for Filipinos, an NBI clearance) issued within six months before you apply, showing no criminal record

Foreign English Teaching Assistant

1. Passport from a country where English is an official or common language
2. Bachelor’s degree or higher from an accredited university or college
3. Nationwide police clearance issued within six months before you apply

How to apply

Apply online through the official TFETP website at tfetp.k12ea.gov.tw. Recruitment is on a rolling basis, so slots close once filled. The program screens applications, interviews selected applicants and then matches them with schools.

The 2026/2027 intake closed on June 30, 2026. Service runs from August or September to June or July of the following year, and recruitment for the next school year usually opens early in the year. Watch the TFETP website for the 2027/2028 call.

Apply only through the official TFETP website, and be wary of agents who ask for placement fees.

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