Query relating to working overseas

If someone were to obtain any arbitary job working in a country where English was not the mother-tongue (eg Japan, China), in addition to any degree and diplomas, would having TESOL help?

I am not approaching this from the angle of gaining a job in education, but rather using a TESOL qualification as proof that the person seeking employment has a good grounding and knowledge in the use and application of English, which would probably serve well if taking a job which involved a certain amount of training or management.

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I've worked for many years in Japan in various jobs, English teacher being one of them. A bachelor's degree is typically the minimum requirement for most jobs. While a TESL certificate is not necessary, having one will help immensely. As you indirectly pointed out, just because one can use English, doesn't mean one can teach it. A good TESL program will teach you how to teach. There are many TESL programs out there. Some good, some not so good, some just outright "just give us money and we will print you a certificate."

 

I, too, spent many (7+) years working in Japan, in TESOL for about 2 years (incidentally without a TESOL cert) and the rest in intellectual property and regulatory compliance. If I've read your question correctly, you are "not approaching this from the angle of gaining a job in education" but want to use the TESOL cert to prove your ability in English and/or in providing professional training. Certainly, a TESOL cert will assume a certain level of English ability (although you really carry no burden of proof if you are a native English speaker and/or have completed a bachelor's degree in which the language of instruction was English) and that you have learned some training techniques. But foreigners with a TESOL cert in Japan are a dime a dozen. To distinguish yourself, a management cert might be more useful, albeit take a bit longer to obtain. A subject-specific training qualification, such as the MCT (Microsoft Certified Trainer) would be in the IT area, might serve you even better, if you know in what field you are planning to work.

 

Your MProf / DProf:

Can you please let me know contact details of the department concerned? I have MCGI accreditation but Teeside University never came back to me about their MProf / DProf in either Business Administration and Management or IT and Engineering.

Additionally, I thought your info about MCT was good, but I'm a Linux man and wouldn't want to dine with the devil.

Many thanks