English teachers or English schools: In post-social distancing Vietnam, who has the upper hand?
When schools were given the all-clear to reopen at the end of April, it was clear that there would be a supply problem when it came to qualified English teachers.
Borders had been closed since the end of March to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and would not reopen for some time to come. As such, no new teachers were getting in, neither would teachers who had left during the school closure period be able to return.
At the same time, Vietnam’s 16 million or so students were returning to schools where English language classes are compulsory. That’s not to mention the hundreds of private English centers around Hanoi that had also been given permission to reopen.
This was greeted as welcome news for some English teachers in Hanoi.
Perceiving an obvious under-supply, many looked to take advantage of the situation.
“The demand curve is higher than the supply. Guys, PLEASE be smart and don't accept lower than $1,200,” one Filipino teacher posted in the ‘Filipino English Teachers in Vietnam’ group on Facebook.
But is this a realistic assumption?
One industry insider, a recruiter based in Hanoi, who wished to remain anonymous, says no.
He has been approached by many teachers requesting higher salaries, he says, adding
these requests are “unreasonable."
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That said, the number of job ads on English teacher recruitment Facebook pages has exploded. Recruiters are looking for staff all over Vietnam, although many are specifically requesting “native” English speakers from the U.S., Australia, Canada, the UK, and New Zealand.
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English teachers or English schools: In post-social distancing Vietnam, who has the upper hand?
When schools were given the all-clear to reopen at the end of April, it was clear that there would be a supply problem when it came to qualified English teachers.
Borders had been closed since the end of March to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and would not reopen for some time to come. As such, no new teachers were getting in, neither would teachers who had left during the school closure period be able to return.
At the same time, Vietnam’s 16 million or so students were returning to schools where English language classes are compulsory. That’s not to mention the hundreds of private English centers around Hanoi that had also been given permission to reopen.
This was greeted as welcome news for some English teachers in Hanoi.
Perceiving an obvious under-supply, many looked to take advantage of the situation.
“The demand curve is higher than the supply. Guys, PLEASE be smart and don't accept lower than $1,200,” one Filipino teacher posted in the ‘Filipino English Teachers in Vietnam’ group on Facebook.
But is this a realistic assumption?
One industry insider, a recruiter based in Hanoi, who wished to remain anonymous, says no.
He has been approached by many teachers requesting higher salaries, he says, adding [b]these requests are “unreasonable."[/b]
...
That said, the number of job ads on English teacher recruitment Facebook pages has exploded. Recruiters are looking for staff all over Vietnam, although many are specifically requesting “native” English speakers from the U.S., Australia, Canada, the UK, and New Zealand.
Continue reading
https://tuoitrenews.vn/news/city-diary/20200518/english-teachers-or-english-schools-in-postsocial-distancing-vietnam-who-have-the-upper-hand/54626.html