T he Volunteer Chinese Teacher Program September, 2013 by Guo Jiaoyang, Volunteer Center, Confucius Institutes Headquarters/Hanban

1 An overview of VCT program in the world & in the USA 汉语教师志愿者项目总体情况 2 VCT programs in the USA ， 年美国志愿者项目情况 3 Current issues 当前存在的问题 4 Local VCT program 海外志愿者项目

18,000 volunteers to 2000 schools with 3,000,000 students in 101 countries across 5 continents

VCT program in the USA From 2005 to 2012, Hanban has sent more than 1700 volunteers to 38 states in the USA. They served in more than 500 schools

VCT programs in the USA 美国志愿者项目 VCTs to CIs & CCs 孔子学院 / 孔子课堂 志愿者项目 Hanban-CB Guest Teacher & Trainee Program 美国大学理事会 项目 Other VCT programs 其他志愿者项目

1. VCTs to CIs and CCs 孔子学院、孔子课堂志愿者

2. Hanban-CB Guest Teacher & Trainee Program 美国大学理事会项目

3. Other Programs 其他志愿者项目

Current Issues 当前存在的问题 Visa problems 签证问题 Visa type for VCT not confirmed until the last minute; candidates recruited and trained may not meet the visa requirements. 信息不对称，未能提前确认签证类型及该签证类型对候选人的要求 Unforeseeable issues, e.g. rejection of H-3 visa 不可预测因素，比如今年 H-3 只批准了 4 人，其他拒签 Insufficient applications for VCTs 志愿者需求申请不足 only 38 CIs applied for VCTs 目前只有 38 个孔院接收志愿者，志愿者在孔院本部工作，或派到孔子课堂、 教学点任教。

Local VCT program 海外志愿者项目 Initiated in basic qualifications for local volunteer Chinese teachers: overseas Chinese and Chinese students aboard with legal resident status in the country of residence, Bachelor degree or above and standard Mandarin, age between 22 to 60, physically and mentally healthy, no criminal record, Qualified to Standards for teachers of Chinese to speaker of other languages and communicative competence of local language.

How to apply for local VCTs 如何申请海外志愿者 CI recommends Candidates who meet the requirements for local VCT CI & candidates prepare application forms downloadable from CI contacts education office of Chinese embassy for approval CI submits application documents to Volunteer Center, Hanban Candidates attend video conference interview organized by volunteer center

Compensation 津贴待遇 Hanban ： Stipend of USD1000 per month Accident insurance International air-tickets in collaboration with foreign institutions Host institutions Housing and medical insurance Transportation and telecommunication For local VCT, Hanban provides only stipend.

2013 On-the-job training for VCTs 美国志愿者岗中培训 Nov. 1-3, University of Massachusetts Confucius Institute at Boston Nov , Confucius Institute at the University of Memphis

Thank you! 谢谢！ Contact Information of Volunteer Center 志愿者中心交流信息 Tel ： － Fax ： － ：