Last Updated: 02 Apr 2025
For Tamil Language Teaching Applicants
1. Overview

Is Tamil language your passion? Inspire the next generation as a Tamil Language Teacher!
Teaching Tamil is more than a job—it's a mission to keep the language vibrant.
Join us in fostering joyful learning for students, developing them into active learners and proficient Tamil Language users.
Find out more about specific application windows and timelines for the Postgraduate Diploma in Education or Diploma in Education.
We’re looking for people who:
- Have a passion for the Tamil Language
- Are interested in teaching as a career
- Would like to make a positive difference in students’ lives
We invite applications from interested individuals with strong Tamil Language spoken and written proficiencies, with teaching qualification or without teaching qualification to join MOE. As we expand our pool of Tamil Language teachers in Singapore, we also welcome applications even if you are working in another industry or living overseas.
If you are passionate about nurturing a love for the Tamil Language and would like to enable our students to learn to as high a level and for as long as possible, MOE welcomes you to join us in this purposeful and fulfilling career as a teacher!
Step into a career that grows with you
As an MOE teacher, we’re committed to support your professional growth and career development.
As you grow in your job, you might develop different interests from your fellow teachers. Therefore, the Ministry has three ways for you to develop and progress professionally:
- Teaching Track
- Leadership Track
- Senior Specialist Track
Find out more here.