Hurray! We have some great news! On the 8th March of this year China acceded to the Hague Apostille Convention of 5th October 1961 Abolishing the Legalization of Foreign Public Documents. This will come into effect very soon on 7th November. What does this mean for foreigners seeking work in China and why should this put a smile on our faces?  WHAT IS THE APOSTILLE CONVENTION?  The convention is an international treaty that has been ratified by over 120 countries and territories globally, allowing streamlining of the authentication process of public documents for use abroad. Under the convention, all member states have agreed that a public document issued by one country can be certified for legal use in other member countries by obtaining an “apostille” certificate which has to be granted by an authorising body from the issuing country.  WHAT IS AN APOSTILLE  An Apostille is a certificate that authenticates the signature, the capacity in which the person signing the document acted, and when appropriate, the seal or stamp of the document.  WHAT DOES THIS MEAN?  It means no more consular legalization is necessary.  Before the document authentication process included • Notarisation by a notary public if necessary • Legalisation by the Authorising Body • Consular legalisation from your local Chinese embassy/consulate  Now the document authentication process includes:  • Notarisation by a notary public if necessary • Obtain Apostille from the Authorising Body  WHY SHOULD THIS PUT A SMILE ON YOUR FACE?  No consular legalization means saving some time, money, and hassle. Now the process to authenticate you documents and therefore apply for your visa to China has become a little easier and quicker. We knew that would put a smile on your face :) Note: *This will not apply to Canada yet until they join the Hague Apostille Convention on 11th January 2024. 

What is the current TEFL and foreign teaching landscape in China, after the ‘Double Reduction’ policy and does it affect you?       疫情爆发之后很多外籍教师无法回到中国工作，可能对于中国2021年出台的“双减”政策不是很了解。今天我很想跟大家聊聊这件事儿，你肯定会问：这和我又有什么关系呢？ 且听我细细道来： After the outbreak of COVID-19, many foreign teachers could not return to China for work, so you may not know much about the "double reduction" policy that China introduced in 2021. I'd love to talk to you about this today, and you might be asking: What does this have to do with me and what does this do to the foreign teaching landscape in China? Let me tell you:   1、定义：简单来说就是为了减轻未成年人的在校学习和校外培训的负担、压力，让他们能有一个轻松的学习环境和快乐的童年 2、影响：在政策的指导下，全面对校外培训机构进行了整治，停止培训所有学科类相关课程，也关停了不少不符合规定的机构 3、现状：大型的培训机构例如新东方、学而思等这些知名的以学科类培训的机构都大幅度的减少了线下培训机构的数量； 1. Definition: Simply put, the ‘ Double Reduction’ policy is to reduce the burden and pressure on minors' school learning and off-campus training, so that they can have a relaxed learning environment and a happy childhood 2. Impact: Under the guidance of the policy, the off-campus training institutions were comprehensively rectified, the extra-curricular training of all school subject-related courses, such as English, were stopped and many institutions that did not meet the regulations were shut down.  3. Current situation: Large training institutions such as New Oriental Education, Xueersi and other well-known subject-related training institutions have significantly reduced the number of offline training classes and services.    英语在中国是作为中小学生最主要的学科之一。培训机构聘请外籍教师参与教学是非常常见的事情。所以“双减”影响下，培训机构不得不缩减甚至停止对外籍教师的招聘...与此同时，很多承受不住资金等各方面压力的中小型培训机构只能不再续约合同已到期的外籍教师... English is one of the most important subjects for primary and secondary school students in China, in fact, the foreign language that is usually tested in the ‘gaokao (China’s university entrance exam)’ is mostly English. So, it is very common for training institutions to hire foreign teachers to participate in extra-curricular teaching and classes. However, under the influence of "double reduction", training institutions must reduce or even stop the recruitment of foreign teachers... At the same time, many small and medium-sized training institutions cannot bear the pressure of funding and other aspects. And cannot renew the contract of foreign teachers once they expire.  所以呢，不得不提到TDC的优势啦！我们不仅有强大教育资源的背景，能提供各类丰富的职位资源，还能提供配套完善的服务保障。 But all is not lost. Actually, this places even more importance on foreign teachers teaching in public and private schools at all levels. So, the advantages of TeachDiscoverChina have to be mentioned! We not only have a strong background of educational resources but can provide various kinds of rich job resources and a complete set of services.   我们所提供的职位占比最高的大学教职岗位，无论是语言类教师，还是学科类教师，甚至是研究生导师，及各类科学技术专业和研究领域的教授/副教授等高薪职位等等等等... 无论你来自什么国家，只要你有非常热爱非常擅长的专业，都可以来联系我们帮你在中国匹配最合适的岗位！ We provide the highest proportion of university teaching positions, whether it is language teachers, subject teachers, even graduate supervisors, and various science & technology and research fields of professor/associate professor and other high-paying positions, etc... No matter what country you come from, as long as you bring passion, professionalism and talent, you can contact us to help you find the most suitable position in China!    Check out plenty of our job positions via our jobs board: https://www.teachdiscoverchina.com/index.php?m=&c=jobs&a=jobs_list   And register to upload your CV and apply!