Edition 1August 2026·5 minute read

South Korea is hiring: EPIK Spring 2027 applications just opened

Applications for EPIK’s Spring 2027 intake opened on 1 August and they are reviewed on a rolling basis, which means the teachers who apply early get the pick of the placements. Here is everything on the wire this edition.

Jess JeffreyWriter at The TEFL Institute Group · taught in South Korea and Vietnam

The big oneEPIK Spring 2027 is open

The English Program in Korea is the country’s flagship public school scheme, and it remains one of the best packages in TEFL. Applications opened on 1 August and positions fill on a rolling basis, so an application submitted in August carries far more weight than the same application in October.

The package: 2.1–2.8M KRW per month (about 1,350–1,800 EUR), free furnished housing, flight allowance, settlement money and a one month finishing bonus. Most first year teachers save 400–700 EUR a month without trying hard.

You need a bachelor’s degree, a clean background check and a 120 hour TEFL certificate. If you are missing the last one, the 120 hour Advanced TEFL Course is the qualification EPIK recruiters expect to see.

On the wireEverything else this edition

🇯🇵 Japan: JET opens next month

The JET Programme opens applications in September at 4.02M JPY a year (about 23,500 EUR). Start gathering documents now. References and transcripts are the usual bottleneck. Official JET site →

🇹🇼 Taiwan: 980 positions, rolling

The Taiwan Foreign English Teacher Program is recruiting on a rolling basis with 980 positions at NT$69,880–91,470 per month. Quietly one of the strongest offers of the year. Official TFETP site →

🇻🇳 Vietnam: peak hiring window

Language centres hire hardest from July to October, paying 1,200–2,000 USD a month against some of the lowest living costs in Asia.

🇹🇭 Thailand: semester two starts

Schools recruit August to October for the second semester. Expect 25,000–55,000 THB depending on school type and city.

💻 Online: Preply and italki open, Cambly paused

Preply and italki are onboarding new tutors. Cambly has paused new applications. We will flag it here the moment that changes.

🇪🇸 Spain: NALCAP closed until 2027

The language assistant programme is closed until around June 2027 (800–1,000 EUR monthly stipend). If Spain is your goal, use this year to get qualified and gather documents.