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Originally Posted by sarasi
Sangetsu, I was under the impression that teachers in public schools in Japan are koumuin (public servants), and koumuin must be Japanese citizens. People teaching as ALTs in public schools usually work 29.5 hours- just below full-time. You know non-Japanese people employed fulltime as regular teachers in public schools?
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Yes, I do. It is entirely possible for a foreigner to become a full-time teacher in a Japanese school. The catch is that a foreign teacher must pass the same testing and licensing examinations as a Japanese teacher.
A few years ago a couple prefectural boards of education became tired of dispatch company ALT services and began a program to hire foreign teachers directly. These boards of education also provided training which would allow these foreign teachers to obtain formal Japanese teaching certifications.
The main reason behind the part-time requirement for ALTs and other teachers has less to do with the teacher's nationality or citizenship than it does with schools and dispatch companies not wanting to pay for the more comprehensive benefits which come with full-time work.