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11/10/2021

Ministry Grants Available for Hiring Overseas Teachers

International, Teach in NZ
bordergrant

Applications are now open for the border exception for 300 overseas qualified teachers. We've highlighted the key details below, and a complete set of Terms and Conditions is available here.

Don't have an overseas teacher lined up yet? ep.education is currently working with a strong contingent of international teachers eager to move to New Zealand. Contact us now to fill your 2022 vacancies.

Key Details

  • Teacher qualification, registration and certification, and visa processes still need to be satisfied.
  • Teachers and their families must book and complete a 14-day stay in managed isolation and quarantine (MIQ). Employers will be billed for the costs of MIQ. The exception does not reserve a space in a facility or give priority access to MIQ.
  • Vacancies must be for full-time roles – either permanent or fixed term. A separate application is required for each vacancy.
  • For each New Teacher application, employers will need to show that they have exhausted the New Zealand labour market, such as evidence of advertising or engagement of a recruitment agency.
  • During October, each service, school, or kura can make up to one New Teacher application. From Monday 8 November 2021, up to two applications for each school, kura, or service will be accepted.
  • A teacher who has taught in NZ since the border closed, but has chosen to leave, cannot use the border exception process.  

Financial Support

  • Employers can apply for a $5,500 grant for each border exception to help cover costs associated with recruiting the teacher, payable once the teacher has completed their MIQ stay.

Eligibility Criteria for Schools:

An eligible school or kura must be a state or state-integrated school that meets one of these criteria:

  • decile 1-3, or
  • hard to staff, or
  • is recruiting a STEM teacher

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STEM Subjects:

The following subjects are included:

General Science, Earth Science, Chemistry, Biology, Physics, Astronomy, Agriculture, Horticulture, Sustainability, General Mathematics, Statistics, Calculus, Digital Technology, Hard Technology, Food Technology/Science, Geology, and Robotics.

The following subjects are not covered:

Social Sciences, Psychology, the Arts, Geography, Nutrition, Languages (including English), Soft Technology, and Physical Education and Health.

Eligibility Critieria for ECE

An eligible early learning service is:

  • a standalone service that has a decile 8-10 rating on the 2018 Health Deprivation Index - or if there is no rating, the decile of the nearest primary school must be decile 1-3.
  • the service or centre may be independent or part of a network of centres under a single owner.

You'll need an Education Sector Logon (ESL) to apply.

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Don't have an overseas teacher lined up yet? ep.education is currently working with a strong contingent of international teachers eager to move to New Zealand at the first opportunity possible.

Contact us or list your vacancy to get started.

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