Background
It is a national open policy to hire and maintain foreign experts to teach and live in China. Thanks to the foreign language teachers, students can access first-hand foreign language resources and assistance. With more schools accredited to IGCSE, A-level, AP, IB and other international curricular, an urgency for attracting more certified foreign educators has merged. In order to identify the certified teachers and admins and enlarge the potential experts, and maintain these foreign talents, we need to know the following contents.
It is a national open policy to hire and maintain foreign experts to teach and live in China. Thanks to the foreign language teachers, students can access first-hand foreign language resources and assistance. With more schools accredited to IGCSE, A-level, AP, IB and other international curricular, an urgency for attracting more certified foreign educators has merged. In order to identify the certified teachers and admins and enlarge the potential experts, and maintain these foreign talents, we need to know the following contents.
Types of Teaching Certifications
Taken NC as an example:
- Early Childhood Education
- Early Childhood Special Education
- Elementary Education
- Secondary Education
- Agriculture
- American Sign Language
- Art Teacher
- Business Education
- Computer Science
- Dance
- Drama/Theater
- English as a Second Language (ESL)
- Foreign Language (some examples below)
- Gifted and Talented Education (GATE) Certification
- Health Educator
- Home Economics
- Journalism
- Music
- Physical Education
- Reading Specialist
- Special Education
- Speech Language Pathologist
- Technology
- Visually Impaired Teacher
- Education Technology
- Administrative Licensing
- Reciprocity
- Alternative Certification
- Librarian Certification
Steps of Applying Teaching Licensure
Administrators / Special Services Personnel Licenses
- School Administrator – Principal and Assistant Principal (master’s level or above)
- Curriculum Instructional Specialist (master’s level or above)
- Career-Technical Director (master’s level or above)
- Instructional Technology Specialist-Computers (master’s level or above)
- Instructional Technology Specialist-Telecommunications (master’s level or above)
- Media Supervisor (master’s level or above)
- Media Coordinator (master’s level or above)
- Media Coordinator (bachelor’s level or above)
- School Counselor (master’s level or above)
- School Psychologist (six-year level)
- School Nurses (from ANA or NASN)
Types of Licensure
NC Teacher Salary and Jobs
New Foreign Staff Orientation
Foreign Permit Application Flowchart
Appendix
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References
Types of Teaching Certifications. Teaching Certification.com. Retrieved
from http://www.teaching-certification.com/types-of-teaching-certifications.html
Public Schools of North Carolina. Retrieved from http://www.ncpublicschools.org/
Types of Licensure. Cumberland County Schools. Retrieved from http://ilt.ccs.k12.nc.us/types-of-licensure/
Service System for Foreigners Working in China. Retrieved from http://fwp.safea.gov.cn/
Types of Teaching Certifications. Teaching Certification.com. Retrieved
from http://www.teaching-certification.com/types-of-teaching-certifications.html
Public Schools of North Carolina. Retrieved from http://www.ncpublicschools.org/
Types of Licensure. Cumberland County Schools. Retrieved from http://ilt.ccs.k12.nc.us/types-of-licensure/
Service System for Foreigners Working in China. Retrieved from http://fwp.safea.gov.cn/