One recruiter I know of brought several teachers from a central Philippine island. These teachers paid $500 each for a short certificate course and placement in a school. Upon arrival, they were shoved into an old apartment building, several teachers per room. When they finally got a placement, one teacher ended up in a school earning 300 baht per day and wasn’t paid for holidays or weekends. She was living in an old decrepit building.

Don’t trust the recruiters who tell you about coming to Thailand. They will only help you in one way…relieving you of your hard earned savings or worse yet, put your family in debt to the local 5/6 man. It is better that you research it on your own. If you really want to come to Thailand, there are opportunities to teach English and you can earn a decent salary if you do your homework and are patient, but having a recruiter will not magically make it happen. If you do use a recruiter, you will probably end up looking for the job on your own and be several hundred dollars lighter. The choice is up to you.

Want advice on coming to teach in Thailand? The TEFLWatch Forum has a Thailand Talk room. We have regular group of members who are happy to answer any questions as best they can. I also encourage any Filipinos or other foreign teachers in Thailand to leave comments on this thread to help Filipinos interested in teaching in Thailand.

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