Location
  • South Korea
    • Seoul
    • Busan
    • Gwangju
Length
52+ weeks
Classroom Audience
Early Childhood Middle School High School

Program Details

Qualifications
  • Bachelor's Degree (in any subject)
Job Type
Teacher Exchange
Classroom Audience
Early Childhood Middle School High School
Housing
Apartment

Pricing

Salary / Benefits
Monthly Salary - 2.2-2.8 million Korean Won ($1800-2300 USD)
Accommodation - FREE single furnished apartment (provided by the school)
Airfare - Round-trip airfare (provided by the school)
Severance - 1 month severance paid upon completion of contract
Visa Sponsorship - Provided by the school
Medical Insurance - Provided by the school
Price Details
Travel and Teach Recruiting Inc. was created to help teachers find English teaching positions in Korea. Since 2001, our service has always been 100% free to all of our teachers and this won't change.

But how are we able to offer this when most other placement companies do not? We are able to offer our services for free to our teachers as we collect a placement fee from our schools instead of collecting a fee from our teachers.

Our services include:

-Free job placement
-Free visa support
-Free travel arrangements
-Free 365 day support for the entire time you are in Korea

No hidden costs, no hidden agenda, just great service and support!
What's Included
Accommodation Some Activities Airfare Domestic Airfare Airport Transfers Transportation Travel Insurance Visa Wifi
What's Included (Extra)

Travel and Teach also offers 100% support throughout your year. Any questions, any issues, we will be there to help you. This is our Travel and Teach Guarantee.

What's Not Included
Meals SIM cards
Aug 28, 2023
Mar 13, 2024
301 travelers are looking at this program

About Program

Top Recruiter Since 2001 | Free Service | High Salaries | Free Airfare | Free Apartment | Visa Support | 24/7 In Country Support

Are you interested in taking a gap year? Saving some money? Or simply want to travel and see the world? Teaching English in Korea is a great way to do all of this and more!

Travel and Teach Recruiting Inc. offers ESL teaching positions in amazing schools from Seoul to Busan.

Our placement and support service comes at NO COST TO YOU (we collect a fee from our schools instead). All of our teaching positions provide:

* High Salaries
* Free Single Apartment
* Airfare
* Medical Insurance + Visa Sponsorship
* 24/7 In-Country Support
* Endless Adventures

Travel and Teach offers a 100% FREE SERVICE + ENDLESS SUPPORT from the time you apply to when you leave Korea. This is our Travel and Teach Teacher Guarantee.

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Program Highlights

  • FREE SERVICE
  • HIGH SALARIES
  • REPUTABLE SCHOOLS
  • AIRFARE + APARTMENT PROVIDED
  • 365 DAYS A YEAR IN COUNTRY TEACHER SUPPORT

Current Teaching Jobs

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Program Reviews

4.87 Rating
based on 119 reviews
  • 5 rating 86.55%
  • 4 rating 13.45%
  • 3 rating 0%
  • 2 rating 0%
  • 1 rating 0%
  • Benefits 4.8
  • Support 4.9
  • Fun 4.7
  • Facilities 4.7
  • Safety 4.9
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Murray
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

A must for your first time teaching abroad

Travel and Teach was very helpful and supportive through the entire process of applying for and obtaining a teaching job in South Korea. They provide a very high level of support at every level and give additional documents that can help you both before you leave your country as well as once you arrive in South Korea. It can be a long and confusing process, but with Travel and Teach they break everything down into easily managed steps so that you never feel overwhelmed. They will also do their best to help you end up in the area of South Korea that you want to be. Whether you want a large city with millions of people or somewhere much smaller they can help you. They also work with very reputable schools that wouldn't do the things that you've read about on some of the horror stories of teaching abroad listings. My school has been nothing but helpful to me in getting settled and anything that I've needed since. If you're thinking of teaching in South Korea I would definitely recommend using Travel and Teach to help you find the best place for you!

What is your advice to future travelers on this program?
My advice to people using this program is to just embrace everything that you're experiencing. For most people doing this is a once in a lifetime opportunity, so make sure to enjoy it!
65 people found this review helpful.
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Kyla
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

Comes as advertised

I'm more than happy to write a review for these guys as they really do come as advertised...

They provided help with visa processes, documents, etc. but have also followed since I have been in Korea a few times. I did have a bumpy start in my first week but Andy was reassuring when I reached out to him. I do miss my family but things have gotten better after arriving. I'm settling in well and enjoying all that Korea has to offer..

I really like the area that I am in as I feel safe with plenty of buildings and people always around. I already met a few other teachers in my area which is great because my school only has 3 teachers including me. I originally hesitated taking this job because of the low number of co-workers, but I quickly realized there are so many schools in my area alone :)

That's all! Thanks Andy and the team for getting me here! I recommend their services to anyone who wants to teach in Korea without hesitation.

63 people found this review helpful.
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Emma
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

Landed My Dream Overseas Teaching Job!

When I first came across Travel and Teach Recruiting, I had no idea what to expect. However, I am beyond satisfied with how easy and accommodating their services are. Andy Lee walked me through the entire process, and was always gave me detailed responses. This made the initial interview, obtaining my Visa, and arriving in Korea a very easy process! All my questions were always answered, and if I ever needed anything my emails were answered right away. I am now living in Korea in Ilsan City working at a wonderful school with an awesome apartment where I can experience Korea to the fullest. I teach and experience Ilsan City during the week, and Seoul is only a short metro ride away for me! Thank you so much Andy and Travel and Teach! I could not have done it without you!

What is your advice to future travelers on this program?
Don’t be afraid! Be ready for adventure, and just do it!
66 people found this review helpful.
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Billy
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

Thanks!!

Before finding Travel and Teach, I was working with another company I won't name here... I had spent over $1000 on their TEFL course where they guaranteed me placement in Korea. I thought I was obligated to go through with one of the positions that they introduced me to, but then reached out to a few recruiting agencies who told me this was not the case. Andy at T&T was super responsive and helpful. As I had all of my docs ready for the visa, I was sent 3 positions. I Interviewed with all of them and was offered a job from two. I am now in Ilsan and could not be happier. Mr. Lee, my director has been the most amazing 'host' to me. He has taken me out to dinner a few times already, and seems genuinely concerned about my happiness, which I guess makes sense as his employee... The kids are also great. I have made friends already and think I might be here for a while... Just wanted to say thank you to Andy and Subin. I'm so happy that I was able to get out of the other situation and hope others don't find themselves in a similar spot.

What would you improve about this program?
I would have liked some further information on changing the card in my iphone and getting my bank account set up once I got to Korea but I had help from my director with this.
64 people found this review helpful.
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Mark
4/5
Yes, I recommend this program

Overall a Positive Experience

I can't complain, Travel and Teach did exactly what they said they would do. They're a recruiting agency, so they're obviously commission-based, they have an incentive to find you a position that you're interested in so that you'll sign the work contract. They get paid, you get the teaching position you want, everybody wins. They were quite helpful as a first-time expat, they gave me a wide range of schools to choose from and were a constant presence as I worked through the emigration process. I have a vague recollection of them changing their contact with me a few times, making me suspicious that I was somehow being fyshed, but I think that would be alleviated by asking their IT personnel to change their email naming convention to something more consistent.

If you did this all over again, what's one thing you would change?
Asking if contract language regarding my salary could be changed to reflect potential dips in the USD conversion for the KRW. At the time of writing this, the trade squabble between Japan and Korea, along with tariffs from US disrupting trade flows out of China, is threatening to make the KRW tumble to record lows. This sucks, to put it mildly.
64 people found this review helpful.
Response from Travel and Teach Recruiting Inc.

Hi Mark,

Thank you for your review of our program!

I wanted to answer you about us contacting you through more than one email address. The reason for this is that we have multiple staff on hand that follow each teacher's progress, which is why you were contacted by more than one person.

Whenever your assigned coordinator was not available to answer you or to send you appropriate information, one of our other placement coordinators or our Korean staff would have sent this to you so that you were not waiting. We do our best to provide the quickest service to our teachers as we can! I'm sorry that you mistook this as being suspicious behavior :)

Also, you are correct in that we receive a commission. HOWEVER, unlike many recruiting agencies, we get paid from our schools and, as you are aware, do not charge our teachers any money whatsoever for our services including: placement in Korea, guidance through the visa process, plane ticket arrangement, airport pickup arrangement, after service once in Korea, etc.

We hope that you enjoy your time in Korea! If you need anything you know where to find us!

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Nicholas
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

Best Company for Teaching Abroad

I highly recommend Travel and Teach Recruiting Inc.! TTR was the best place I could have possibly got involved with. The process was very easy and they guide you the whole way through. I don’t believe there is anyone better. They aren’t you’re typical recruiting agency and you’re definitely not just a number. My recruiter Andy treated me like I was his first priority (as he does with anyone who wants to get involved with TTR). It seemed like TTR was doing all the work while I was just going through the steps submitting the required documents they asked for. Any questions I needed answered, Andy replied back within a couple hours and sometimes minutes! Once you’re ready to start applying TTR sends you a list of schools that you might be interested in.. no pressure... and before you know it you are interviewing with a school! I can’t thank travel and teach enough for what they have done for me and my brother. My brother and I were looking to teach in the same area and TTR made it happen.. set us up with the same school! The process is super easy and they know what they are talking about! Once the job was set up with the school, TTR continued to prepare us with information all the way up until the morning of the flight! I used to be the person who would read these reviews and thought people were sugar coating their reviews but here I am trying to get people to go through TTR like I did haha! If your having trouble making a decision about teaching overseas I highly recommend contacting TTR. I was teaching in Korea 2 months after I started the process and it was the best decision I could have made. Please go through Travel and Teach!!!!! Trust me... you’ll be writing the same review as I am once you arrive in Korea telling people how awesome this recruiting agency is!

What would you improve about this program?
Nothing.. this program is perfect :). There was nothing that I would improve. Everything they did was in my best interest and I was beyond pleased at how well they did their job!
61 people found this review helpful.
Response from Travel and Teach Recruiting Inc.

Thanks for the amazing review, Nicholas!! It really was a pleasure to work with your and your brother - you guys were super easy and nice to work with.

You are going to have the time of your life this year! If you need anything, you know where to find us!

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Zahara
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

Love this program

I used this website to help keep find a job in Korea. Everyone was helpful and my recruiter Andy was very quick to reply and answer any questions I had and make sure I had all my papers in order. I am also getting help with my secondary contract and being able to work in Korea another year. I am am happy for this program and the quality of help that they offer and give when looking for a job in another country. I would continue to recommend this program and this website to everyone. It's also a plus that they dont charge you to use the website and help put you with schools looking for teachers. Unlike some websites and programs they help you without charging an arm and leg and they also help make sure you have all your papers in order and ready so you can get your Visa also.

What was the most surprising thing you saw or did?
I've been able to travel and experience new things.
66 people found this review helpful.
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Eleanor
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

very helpful

my recruiter guided me through the entire process of preparing my paperwork, interviewing with schools, obtaining my visa, arranging my flight, etc. i am now very happy with my position. my school is wonderful, and i feel that my bosses actually listen to me and take me seriously, as well as really caring that i am happy and comfortable here. it seems the administration at my school is very interested in keeping both students and teachers happy and healthy, and this is clear in the little things like the nutritious, well-balanced free lunches every day (which also provides effortless exposure to the local cuisine). the location is an up-and-coming area, and there are many interesting things to see and do around here. i have easy access to food at all price points, as well as excellent public transportation, which really enables me to explore anywhere i choose. i couldn't have found a situation more ideal for me, and i feel very lucky.

62 people found this review helpful.

Questions & Answers

Hi Cazedi, Unfortunately the Korean government requires people to have a BA in order to get a working visa.

HI Leila, There are only 7 countries that South Korea will grant teaching visas to. They are: Canada, the US, the UK, Ireland, South Africa, New Zealand and Australia. If you are not a citizen of one of these countries, there unfortunately is no chance for you to get a teaching visa for Korea.

Hi Angel, Yes, we are still active :) I don't see your application, so please feel free to submit it again here: https://www.travelandteachrecruiting.com/apply-now/

Hi Alicia, You only need to have a Bachelor's degree in order to teach in Korea, so age isn't a factor.