News | September 2, 2008

Hong Kong Education Bureau Selects Teach Away Inc. As The Exclusive North American Recruitment Provider

TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Teach Away Inc. (http://www.teachaway.com) announced today that it has been selected by the Education Bureau of Hong Kong as the exclusive North American recruitment provider. Teach Away Inc. will assist the Government of Hong Kong to recruit English language teachers from Canada and the USA for the highly esteemed Native-speaking English Teacher Scheme (NET Scheme) for Primary and Secondary Schools across the region.

Since 1997, Native English-speaking teachers (NETs) have been working in secondary schools in Hong Kong. The purpose of this program is to strengthen English language learning and teaching by providing an authentic environment for children to learn English, developing innovative learning and teaching methods suited to local students, and to promote the professional development of local teachers.

Teach Away Inc. founder and Director of Business Development, David Frey, is excited about the developments in Hong Kong. He states "Hong Kong is a highly desirable place to live and work. Over the past several years Hong Kong has consistently been one of the most sought after destinations for qualified North American teachers. The employment packages offered by the Education Bureau of Hong Kong are some of the most lucrative in the region."

Teach Away Inc. will assist the Education Bureau in every aspect of teacher recruitment from marketing and promotion, to selection and post-arrival support.

About Teach Away Inc.

Teach Away Inc. is North America's leading teacher recruitment organization offering full service recruitment to Ministries of Education and top private schools around the globe. Teach Away currently recruits teachers for the Government of Korea's renowned EPIK (English Program in Korea), and Japan's leading private provider of ALTs (Assistant Language Teachers) to the Japanese public school system. For more information regarding services offered by Teach Away Inc. visit www.teachaway.com.

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