Overview: ESL Teachers United

ESL Teachers United was established in 2011 in response to the lack of oversight in the ESL industry. Information regarding ESL schools, their services and their employment practices is sketchy at best. While the overall impression of ESL via other ESL websites is that all is rosy in the world of English, seasoned ESL teachers & involved ESL students are well aware of the lack of quality in academics and the multitude of labor violations occuring "behind the scenes". Stopping this in an industry ten times bigger than Microsoft is extremely difficult and without the students and teachers banding together, virtually impossible.

While other websites have focused on specific areas such as individual countries or individual cities, ESL Teachers United is focused on the whole of the ESL industry worldwide which includes all ESL schools and their individual branches, all ESL recruiters, all ESL Certification companies, etc. ESL Teachers United believes that a more professional and cooperative approach is needed to improve an industry that often is lacking the structural boundaries and requirements governing most other major industries. We believe mutual cooperation leads to permanent and positive changes whereas blacklisting and smearing have only managed to drastically increase the gap of integrity and respect between ESL companies, ESL teachers and ESL students. Therefore, we encourage all members of the ESL industry to participate in making English a better experience for all parties concerned. We do not blacklist. We notify all parties concerned in a review, a discussion, etc. so as they have a fair opportunity to state their case. We also encourage praise where praise is due.

ESL Teachers United is focused on insuring that all information, regardless of how big or small, related to the ESL industry is recorded, updated & usable by all who are involved in the ESL industry. We also are here to assist, consult & mediate issues for ESL teachers & ESL students. We want to insure that ESL teachers are employed abroad in a transaprent and legally protected manner. All users of ESL Teachers United can join the International ESL Ratings & Reviews and add missing ESL entities and branches. All users can also edit current listings and update information in those listings. The United forum is free to join and users are not moderated for saying what they have to say, good, bad or ugly. In an industry that consistently profits off the english language, a transparent forum for discussion must be available.

We do not sell advertising outside the "Resources" section and "The International ESL Yellow Pages & Foreign Travel Business Directory". Half the proceeds from those ads & business listings go to a fund set up specifically for ESL teachers to assist them in times of need such as mediation / contract issues, taking over salaries in the event of an employer / employee break-down, flights home, etc. So we hope all businesses will support ESL teachers & ESL students by getting listed. Not only do you help travelers find their way around foreign countries & cities but you also help ESL teachers to teach abroad without having any fears or worries to impede them. The International ESL Job Classifieds are provided as a free service for Employers to post jobs for ESL teachers, students and even general jobs for those seeking to fill positions with English speakers. Jobseekers are provided full profiles and can upload their documents, CV / Resumes and more. Employers can post any job whether it may be for teaching , internships or general jobs.

Thank you for supporting ESL teachers & ESL students.