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?
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You can name the price now. The supply/ demand cure is so twisted.
Plus there's Xi-tler's China factor. You can get 30k there in a nice place plus benefits. Nobody in their right mind would work in VN unless they wanna volunteer.
Plus there's Xi-tler's China factor. You can get 30k there in a nice place plus benefits. Nobody in their right mind would work in VN unless they wanna volunteer.
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I have a friend who is a teacher in Hanoi and we talked about this yesterday. According to him, there is a lack of teachers currently and any teachers that are still here have some leeway in looking for jobs and negotiating salaries.
"I realized that If I had to choose, I would rather have birds than airplanes."
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Friend in VN just told me that a group of schools got together, chartered a plane and flew in a load of new teachers. They had to quarantine, but that's smart.
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