Tom Bogues is the Director of ESL Job Center and a good friend of AVSE-TESOL in Vietnam and Cambodia. In this brilliant post written specifically for the AVSE-TESOL Vietnam Blog page, Tom shares his personal experience as a 'newbie' ESL teacher in Ho Chi Minh City -...

TESOL Course in Hanoi - four important inclusions   If you’re considering which TESOL course in Hanoi, Vietnam will be the best fit for you - and represents value for money - I’d encourage you to reflect on the following four points: 1. quality accreditation, 2....

Where are the best teaching jobs in Vietnam for a foreigner?   From major cities such as Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City to regional locations like Danang and Can Tho and quieter rural areas – there are plenty of English teaching jobs in Vietnam for foreigners who...

- ‘Grey Nomads’ - teaching in Vietnam   Here’s a prediction based on phone calls and emails that I’ve received in recent times. I’ve got it pegged that we’ll see international Grey Nomads (50+ years of age), predominantly from Australia, the United Kingdom and...

    Five things to do on arrival...    You’ve been planning this part of your life for years and the time has finally arrived. You’re heading off on an adventure, ‘uncharted waters’, teaching English in Hanoi, Vietnam. Your first stop in Hanoi will be the...

Jobs Galore for Filipino Teachers in Vietnam   There has never been a better time than right now for qualified or aspiring Filipino English teachers to secure well-paid teaching jobs in Vietnam. Qualified means, a university degree, government-regulated TESOL,...

Want a Top Job as a Vietnamese English Teacher?   If you're a Vietnamese person with decent English language skills and a university degree (any discipline), now is the perfect time to start a rewarding career path as a Vietnamese English Teacher. There are...

    Pretty much daily at AVSE-TESOL, we’ll receive a phone call or an email from a well-meaning person asking if they can ‘teach in Vietnam without a degree' or a variation of the same question. You’ll find plenty of information on the internet about this topic, but a...

  So, you’ve confirmed that your battered, old passport is usable. What’s next on your personal ‘To do’ list? “Getting my hands on a Vietnam Visa”, I hear you say. I think you’re spot on. If you spend time on Facebook and the like, you can be excused for thinking...

Quality TEFL with real job support...   Australian Vocational Skills and Education (AVSE) offers an Australian Government accredited and internationally recognised ‘in-class’ TEFL course in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Holding quality TEFL certification is a...

If you love 'full-on', you'll love Ho Chi Minh City  There’s no doubt about it, Ho Chi Minh City has a well-deserved reputation for being full-on – and the epicentre of teaching English abroad. Anecdotally, there are more advertisements, ‘day in and day out’, for...

    What is TEFL Certification?     Let’s deal with the ‘TEFL’ part first. TEFL is an acronym for ‘Teaching English as a Foreign Language’. You may have heard about or know someone who is a TEFL Teacher. Teaching English as a Foreign Language is what TEFL...