Hong Kong Education Bureau Selects Teach Away Inc. as the Exclusive North American...

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Tue Sep 2, 2008 7:44am EDT

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.

Teach Away Inc.
Rene Frey, 213-984-4936
rene@teachaway.com

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