Vietnam, one of the fasted growing countries in Asia, is in the term of “;ld” population: over half of 90 million people in Vietnam were born after 1970s. This young generation has created a very enormous demand for learning English. This results in the fact there are so many opportunities for foreign teacher who would like to have a stable position in Vietnam working market.



Nowadays, there are many private schools in Vietnam, it may be up to 200 in Ho Chi Minh city alone. They are the destinations that foreign teachers in Vietnam prefer because of many benefits:  well-paid, professional working manner, sociable environment,…Moreover, most schools will not give teachers as many hours as they would like so they will arrange their schedule flexibly. Besides, working in private schools requires just some simple documents as well as qualification. Sometimes with just a TESOL and 1 year experience, a foreign English teacher can find a very ;od position.

Because English is the most common second language which are taught and learned in Vietnam so that foreign English teacher job has more advantages than other teaching jobs. However, other languages such as Chinese, Japanese, Korean, French,… are becoming more popular which give native speakers more chances.

As a foreign teacher of foreign English teacher, you can choose for yourself a perfect city to teach and live. Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh city are the two biggest cities with a lot of teaching jobs but many other cities such as: Vung tau, Da nang, Hai phong,… will give you a strange feeling when you teach there.

Work visas in Vietnam are not a problem. Tourist visas can be converted to work visas without leaving the country. Transportation comes in many forms: public or private ones. But if you want to live as a resident, you should buy a motorbike. The food in Vietnam is healthy, delicious and cheap. If you don’t trust in the information, you can ask many foreign teachers who are living in Vietnam, they will give you the correct answer, but it will be the same with what written.