Interesting speculation on the impact of ASEAN and the potential opportunities for non-NES speakers come 2015. Here’s my take on it:
-Non NES speaking teachers will initially come here because of the ease of work permits etc.
-Non NES speakers will not stay long, because under ASEAN rules, the workers must be paid the same as Thai workers for the same jobs. This means many Filipinos taking pay cuts, and Malay/Singaporeans would never work for those wages.
How it will play out beyond that is anyone’s guess. I dont think ASEAN will work as originally designed and some significant ‘tweaking’ will have to be done before too long.