my employer who is government owned, says that teachers who have already received

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are eligible to apply for another z-type, therefore permit etc - to stay work and live in China, without the Batchelor degree.Can you confirm if this is true, please?Myself. for example, I do not have a Bachelor degree but a work based FDA Business degree and in January 2017 will have completed my first full year teaching in China, but I'm worried that the FEC will refuse me another Z-type. I asked my employer about this and they assured me that, if a teacher is already working here with a Z-type - they will be OK and excluded from the Bachelor requirement for a future Visa.Another question - why does the Government not see an issue with all the illegal's working here on Business M type? It appears more teachers and more jobs appear to be illegal, yet that seems to not be an issue? Does the Chinese Government prefer non-natives and people/companies who pay the police off rather than pay tax?, it seems that way.Also, the agency I work for (one of the largest in China) has taken on approx 80% new teachers without a bachelor degree and no prior experience - and the schools are all 90% happy with all the teachers employed last year; who are all native, but without degrees. So my question is, why not allow new teachers to be taken on who have the determination and competency to teach, who have life experiences? To have a Bachelor degree does not automatically mean that person is dilagent nor a good teacher.Thanks

Abie · Answer

I think that I can answer most of your questions with this. China (and several other countries) doesn't really think of the laws as laws. They think about it a strong recommendations, suggestions, etc. Basically everything can be negotiated, and that's ok. I really liked the way an article explained it. Regulations and guidelines governing foreign teachers in China are established by the State Administration for Foreign Expert Affairs (SAFEA). In regard to education and experience requirements, the SAFEA states: “The foreign educational expert should hold a minimum of a bachelor's degree and more than two years of experience. Two important points need to be stressed here: First, the SAFEA uses the character for the auxiliary verb “should,” as opposed to “must,” and that the SAFEA’s guidelines are just that:  Provincial leaders are free to interpret and arbitrarily enforce each guideline as they see fit. Consequently, while one province may insist on a bachelor’s degree as a condition for issuing a work certificate and a foreign expert certificate (FEC), another may only require an EFL teaching credential, e.g., TEFL, TOESL, CELTA, etc., while others require none of the above.  To further complicate matters, requirements within provinces and municipalities often change from time to time and typically without notice: What is true today in China may very likely not be true tomorrow.

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