Teach USA program leads to great benefits.
Teach USA (Exchange Visitor Teacher) is one of the cultural exchange program categories of the Department State of America, which has so far enabled thousands of highly-qualified international teachers to experience American life style and education practices. The program promotes the interchange of U.S. and foreign teachers and enhance mutual understanding between the people of the United States and other countries. Exchange visitor teachers sharpen their professional skills and participate in cross-cultural activities in schools and communities, and they return home after the exchange to share their experiences and increased knowledge of the United States and the U.S. educational system.
Teach USA program is a reliable solution for high demand positions. We place teachers in K-12 grade levels and all subjects you may need.
All GEC teachers are supposed to satisfy the minimum eligibility criteria given below to participate in Teach USA program.
All accredited public and private U.S. primary and secondary schools (K-12) are eligible to host exchange visitor teachers.
GEC is committed to finding the best teachers for your school.
GEC has a global network and a dedicated team to find the best teachers for your classrooms. We are globally working with partner agencies, universities, ministries of education, recruiters, unions and teacher communities throughout the year in order to present qualified teachers anytime.
Meeting the requirements of U.S. Department of State to obtain a J-1 visa, each GEC teacher is recruited after a meticulous screening and interview process. Our recruitment team pay special attention to make sure GEC teachers have positive personality, are ready to adapt to a new culture and can meet the licensure requirements of the state they will be employed. All GEC teachers have a credential evaluation from an agency approved by the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES).
We are happy to say hosting an international teacher sponsored by GEC is very affordable and it will not bring an extra cost to your budget. We have a flexible approach to create solutions for our host schools’ needs and preferences. We work with schools and districts of all types and sizes – from independent, charter and private schools to rural and urban public school districts across America. Because of various factors that influence our fee structure, it impossible to list our fees here.However, applying GEC to request access to our teachers is free. You will not pay GEC before you decide to hire our teachers.
We will be happy to share all details about our services and fees once we meet you personally and have a clear idea about your requirements.
By the regulations of Exchange Visitor Program, all teachers must have at least two years full-time teaching experience. Most GEC teachers easily exceed this requirement. We are also happy to mention that many GEC teachers have Master’s or Ph.D. degrees as well.
Yes! All GEC teachers speak English fluently. Before accepting to our program, we interview each teacher to make sure they meet all requirements including fluency in English. Before a hiring decision, you will have a chance to interview our teachers.
All GEC teachers are located overseas. Once confirmation of hiring is issued, GEC will start the visa procedure with the teachers. It normally takes 3-6 weeks for teachers to arrive.
The Exchange Visitor Teacher Program allows teachers to stay in the U.S. for up to five years. Teachers and schools typically renew contracts with mutual consent before the end of the academic school year. Upon program completion all teachers must return to their home country to share their experiences of their time in the U.S. and must reside outside of the US for a period of two years before they can return under another J Visa.
A Designated sponsor of U.S Department of State’s cultural exchange programs in six different categories, GEC successfully helps thousands of people from more than 40 countries meet U.S host organizations and families each year. We are a proud member of Southwestern Family of Companies established in 1855 and we fully support and believe in the public diplomacy opportunities these exchange programs offer our participants, host families and host employers. We seek to provide the best service and support possible to the teachers and host schools while adhering to the regulations that govern this program.
Yes. GEC can provide visa sponsorship support and services to your school and your teacher as long as certain regulatory requirements are satisfied,. Please contact us to learn more.
We work hard to make sure the teachers have the best possible cultural exchange experience. GEC will be the visa sponsor of your exchange teachers. In other words, your teachers will be our exchange visitor program participants. Therefore, we will screen and take good care of them at all times before and after they arrive in the US.
We provide our teachers with these services;
We are aware of the fact that happy teachers make students happy! Keeping teachers happy and motivated is as important as finding them. Exchange teachers come to the United States for a finite period of time with the hope of saving some money and intention to return home to share new educational tools, pedagogical models, and cultural experiences with students and colleagues. They are expected to act as cultural ambassadors for the United States. Therefore, GEC strictly avoids any practices financially abusing the teachers or causing them have a bad experience of living and working in the USA.
Finding qualified teachers for high-demand positions may sometimes be very difficult. In accordance with the recent report of the Learning Policy Institute, while 2,6% of the teachers in all U.S. K-12 schools are uncertified, another 12,7% of them are inexperienced. These statistics prove how difficult it can be for school managers to bring good teachers into the classroom. Hosting exchange visitor teachers is a great source for schools and has great mutual benefits.