Expatriate Forums in China

Chris Cookson

Description: You will become our business partner and a member and representative of the IEERA China team. Your primary task will be to promote our range of certification programs (see company profile or mission statement). If you choose to come to China only on a short-term basis, you will be required to visit partners of ours in China, keeping records of these visits and reporting back to the head office, twice or so per month on a pro bono basis. If you choose to come to China on a long-term basis, you will be assigned the task of finding new partners or individuals abroad who will use or promote our services, for which you will be compensated. In either case, you will be given pre-job training.

It is IMPORTANT that you note the following: This is not a full-time position and there is no salary as such. In the second scenario detailed above, you will earn commission in accordance with the number of new partners or customers you acquire. You will have the freedom of either traveling or working for another employer (for example, as an English teacher - we also offer teaching placement services) during the time when you are not performing tasks for us. You will also be required to pay a membership fee which not only guarantee you pre-job training and will give you franchise rights, but which will also cover the costs involved in our submitting your application for a visa and a residence permit to the authorities.

You may also opt to become a full-fledged IEERA partner and establish yourself as an IEERA Representative Office. For an annual fee, we will lease you an office from where you may run your operations.

Another option available to you is to establish an enterprise in China of your own, be it in the form of the expansion of an already existing company or in the form of the creation of a new one. We at IEERA China provide business and legal consultation, and we can furnish you with a platform on which you can build your business without having to concern yourself with the jungle of laws and regulations for foreign investors. We also offer virtual office services which, upon payment of an annual fee, include mail forwarding, telephone answering, fax-to-email and meeting rooms in the cities of Yangzhou and Shanghai, and, later this year, also in Beijing, Guangzhou and Wuhan.

Particularly in China, IEERA has huge potential for growth. Whichever path you choose to take with us, this represents a unique, but also lucrative career and business opportunity! If you have any questions or if you are still unsure as to why and how this represents an excellent opportunity for you, please don't hesitate to ask. Your inquiries are welcome at any time.

Minimum Qualifications/Prerequisites:

- Native (or near-native) English speaker
- B.A. degree or higher OR TEFL/TESOL certified
- Desire to remain in China for at least 3 months

Additional Qualifications:

- Good interpersonal and intercultural skills
- Mandarin Chinese language skills are a plus, but certainly not required
- Ability and willingness to adapt to a new and dynamic culture

More about IEERA: IEERA is a member of The United Nations Trade Facilitation Network of Partners. As an international organization that participates in the United Nations Global Compact, IEERA supports the ten principles of the Global Compact in respect to human rights, labor rights, the protection of the environment and anti-corruption. IEERA's mission is to ensure excellence in English language teaching. IEERA values professionalism in language education; individual language rights; accessible, high quality education; collaboration in a global community; interaction of research and reflective practice for educational improvement; and respect for diversity and multiculturalism.

IEERA offers unified standards for English testing and vocational qualification to English education professionals and Learners. IEERA does this through: 1. Offering International English Proficiency Certification to those who communicate in English in an academic or professional environment; 2. furnishing a TESOL Teacher Certification Program to those who want to teach English to speakers of other languages; 3. providing an international Interpreter Certification Program to those who want to work as an interpreter; 4. offering international English educational measurement and assessment services to both schools and students; 5. holding an annual International English Competition; 6. linking with associated professional organizations in different countries; and 7. rendering assistance in forming or developing a local English teachers' organization.

In China, IEERA's International English Certification Program is the only one that has been widely recognized by top Chinese universities, including Tsinghua University, Fudan University, Zhejiang University, East China Normal University, Huazhong Normal University, Jiangsu University and Shanghai Donghua University. IEERA has certified these schools as IEERAs International English Certification Centers in China. In Singapore and Malaysia, many schools have also been authorized by IEERA as Certification Centers.