What Pacific Education does

Pacific Education, operating as Teach For Asia, is a Taiwan-based education recruitment and placement agency founded in 2018 by Mike Lee and Jerry Lin. The company sources, screens, and places foreign English and subject teachers into Taiwanese schools spanning elementary through university levels, having grown from a single-school operation to 170+ partner schools with 250+ teachers recruited across 16 source countries. Its service stack bundles four core offerings — Recruitment & Placement, Visa and Legal Compliance, Communication Liaison, and Professional Development — into a single end-to-end engagement that handles teacher screening, contract execution, work permit processing, ARC applications, and post-placement support including housing, banking, and ongoing training.

The underlying technology is a relatively modest website-based platform with a member login system for managing teacher applications and school inquiries, supplemented by Google Analytics integration and GDPR-compliant cookie handling. The differentiation is operational rather than technological: the company invests heavily in regulatory expertise (visa and work permit workflows), relationship management (7+ MOUs with international education bureaus), and a vertically integrated support model including NTNU-collaborated teacher training and US-certified Mandarin instruction.

Revenue is generated through negotiated placement fees from schools seeking foreign teachers, with teachers' salaries (NT$65,000–135,000/month) paid directly by the employing schools. Go-to-market is sales-led, relying on organic search, the company website, and direct outreach to schools and international education bureaus. The company operates with 9 employees from its headquarters in Zhubei City, Hsinchu County, Taiwan, and reports a 90% contract renewal rate and 95% satisfaction rate across its school and teacher base. Ownership appears founder-controlled with no disclosed external investment.

Name

Pacific Education

Legal name

Teach For Asia

Website

https://teachforasia.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Pacific Education (operating as Teach For Asia) is a Taiwan-based recruitment and placement agency that sources, vets, and places foreign teachers into 170+ Taiwanese schools, bundling visa compliance, onboarding, and professional development into an end-to-end service.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Zhubei City, Hsinchu County

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Teacher Recruitment and Placement Services: The company provides comprehensive recruitment, placement, and ongoing support services for foreign teachers in Taiwan's educational institutions. Services include visa processing, work permit management, communication liaison, professional development, and orientation. Revenue is generated through placement fees from schools seeking foreign teachers.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Pacific Education (operating as Teach For Asia) is a recruitment and placement agency that sources, screens, and places foreign English and subject teachers into Taiwanese schools across elementary, middle, high school, vocational, and university levels. Beyond placement, the company provides end-to-end support including visa processing, work permit management, communication liaison between teachers and school administration, professional development workshops, and post-placement onboarding services such as apartment viewing, ARC application, and bank account setup. The company also runs Mandarin Chinese language programs and teacher training courses in collaboration with National Taiwan Normal University (NTNU) professors.

Product overview

Teach For Asia operates as a unified recruitment and placement agency for foreign educators in Taiwan, offering an integrated service portfolio that combines teacher recruitment, visa/legal compliance, communication liaison, and professional development under one umbrella. The core offering consists of Recruitment & Placement Services paired with Visa and Legal Compliance and Communication Liaison services. On the training side, the company provides Teacher Training Courses (developed in collaboration with NTNU professors), a Mandarin Chinese Language Program with US-certified instructors, and customized Teacher Training for Schools programs. All services are connected through an ongoing post-placement support system that includes continuous professional development, workshops, and social events for placed teachers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Recruitment & Placement Services Comprehensive recruitment and placement service that sources, interviews, and onboards foreign teachers for schools across Taiwan. Includes strategic talent identification, customized recruitment campaigns, candidate assessment and screening, and personalized placement matching for elementary, middle, high school, vocational, and university institutions.
• Visa and Legal Compliance Services Manages visa processes, work permits, and legal compliance for foreign teachers, ensuring adherence to local Taiwanese regulations throughout the placement lifecycle.
• Communication Liaison Services Acts as liaison between teachers, local staff, and school administration, ensuring effective communication and understanding throughout the placement process.
• Professional Development Services Develops and implements training programs to enhance the skills and effectiveness of teachers in alignment with educational goals, including workshops and social events for placed teachers.
• Mandarin Chinese Language Program Language program led by certified instructors holding Chinese as Foreign Language teaching certification from the United States, offering a dynamic learning experience for mastering Mandarin in Taiwan.
• Teacher Training Courses Traditional teacher training program developed in collaboration with professors from National Taiwan Normal University (NTNU), covering effective teaching methodologies, lesson planning, observation, discussion, Assessment ABC, Educational Technology ABC, and specialized Language Teaching Series.
• Teacher Training for Schools Customized teacher training program for schools covering design and implementation of English proficiency courses, including demonstrations of multiple intelligence teaching methods tailored for English instruction, simulated test-solving strategies, and the Digital Learning Support Program.
• Onboarding Support Services Comprehensive onboarding support for placed teachers covering interview arrangement, employment contract signing, work permit application assistance, resident visa guidance, airport pickup, apartment viewing, school reporting, ARC application, and bank account setup.

Quantifiable outcome

• 95% satisfaction rate from partner schools and teachers
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Taiwan International Education BureauscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTeach For Asia has signed over 7 Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) with international education bureaus in Taiwan. These collaborations serve as a foundation for sharing best practices, resources, and methodologies, fostering cross-cultural exchange that benefits both educators and students.
• Taiwanese Schools (170 Partner Schools)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEstablished partnerships with 170+ schools across Taiwan spanning elementary, middle, high school, vocational, university levels. Schools receive vetted foreign teachers and ongoing support services with a 90% renewal rate and 95% satisfaction rate.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Teach For All: Global network of independent partner organizations pursuing educational equity. Teach For Asia is a natural candidate member; the network coordinates cross-country teacher placement initiatives.
• EF Education First: Global language education and travel company with extensive teacher recruitment operations across Asia. Overlaps with Teach For Asia in foreign English teacher supply for Asian schools.
• CIEE (Council on International Educational Exchange): Major US-based nonprofit running international teacher placement and exchange programs, including Teach Abroad initiatives in Asia. Comparable in placing foreign educators in foreign schools.

Regional players

• EPIK (English Program in Korea): South Korean government program placing native English speakers in public schools. Operates in the same foreign-teacher-for-K-12 segment in a neighboring East Asian market.
• JET Programme (Japan): Japan's government-sponsored program placing native English speakers in schools nationwide. Most directly comparable in mechanism (foreign English teacher placement) and is the dominant analogous program across East Asia.
• InESL (China-focused ESL recruitment): Specialized ESL teacher placement services in mainland China, often used by Western-trained teachers seeking Asian placements. Comparable in segment but operates in a different (larger but distinct) market.

Direct peers

• Teach Away: International teacher recruitment and certification platform placing educators in schools worldwide, with significant Asia presence. Closely comparable business model and target customer (schools hiring foreign teachers).
• Teach For America: Iconic US-based teacher placement organization recruiting and placing educators in underserved schools. Highly comparable mission and model, though focused domestically in the US rather than international placement.
• Search Associates: International school recruitment organization placing teachers in K-12 schools globally, with strong Asia coverage. Overlaps with Teach For Asia in school-facing foreign teacher placement.
• Footprints Recruiting: US-based recruitment agency specializing in placing American teachers in international schools across Asia and the Middle East. Direct competitor in the international teacher placement value chain.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/pacific-education

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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