The State Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs (SAFEA) said that it hopes to release new policy guidelines on the recruitment of English language teachers in China by the end of June, an official of SAFEA said during a conference put on by the Beijing Global Talent Exchange Association to form a committee of foreign teacher and talent on May 29.
According to Qiu Xusheng, the director of the department of cultural and educational experts of SAFEA, non-native English speakers who do not have work experience and education background can still have a chance to be an English teacher in China.
"They need to obtain an International language certificate with a minimum of 120 class hours of education, and have pre-job training," said Qiu.
A September policy of SAFEA caused an uproar in the foreign community because it prohibited schools and language training centers in China from hiring non-native English language teachers who did not have a degree from a native English speaking country. The stringent policy made it difficult to hire English language teachers in China, so SAFEA decided to adjust it. The details are still being ironed out.
