| With the job market still struggling to recover from the | | | | 140 hour combined TEFL course or a full-on CELTA |
| recession and graduates finding greater employment | | | | course) will give you a deeper understanding of |
| challenges than at any time in recent history, teaching | | | | teaching English as a foreign language and help you to |
| English as a foreign language offers you the chance to | | | | give your students the level of education they deserve. |
| earn a decent wage, cut your living costs, improve | | | | How to get a decent TEFL job |
| your employability… and have an amazing time living | | | | Once you've got your qualification, there are a few |
| and working overseas. With the British Council | | | | different ways of finding work overseas. You can find |
| estimating that more than one billion people are learning | | | | yourself a teaching job from home, job hunt while |
| English worldwide, the opportunities for graduates are | | | | you're in-country, or sign up to a TEFL recruitment |
| virtually limitless. | | | | agency and let them to do the leg-work for you. |
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| As a recent graduate, it's relatively easy to find work | | | | <!--[endif]--> |
| as an English teacher overseas. In some cases you | | | | 1. Search from Home |
| really only need the ability to speak English fluently to | | | | Sorting out a job from home allows you to get visas, |
| find work. In fact, people have been teaching English | | | | travel arrangements and all the important stuff back |
| abroad for decades with nothing more than a spot of | | | | home sorted, safe in the knowledge that you have a |
| wanderlust and their knowledge of the English | | | | job lined up at the other end. |
| language. However, over the last few years the | | | | 2. Wait until you're in-country |
| market has become far more competitive and | | | | Looking for work in-country allows you to check out |
| schools' requirements have increased to the point | | | | the area, inspect the school and meet other teachers |
| where the vast majority of reputable schools now only | | | | before signing a contract. However, taking time to |
| want teachers with an accredited TEFL certificate. | | | | travel isn't always possible and it can get pretty |
| How to get a TEFL certificate | | | | expensive. |
| Although a TEFL qualification isn't absolutely necessary | | | | 3. Use a TEFL job agency |
| for finding teaching work abroad, doing a reputable | | | | This is probably the easiest way to get a job |
| TEFL course does make finding work loads easier. | | | | overseas, as long as you take the time to choose an |
| And there's a lot more to TEFL training than just | | | | agency that is trustworthy and reputable. i-to-i's |
| improving your employability and bumping up the | | | | hassle-free job placement service is a great choice |
| wages you can demand. | | | | and a really straight-forward way to get a job with a |
| Even a short 60 hour TEFL course will increase your | | | | reputable school. |
| confidence and give you some guidance on how to | | | | Are you a graduate who's taught abroad or maybe |
| manage a classroom, prepare activities and teach a | | | | you're planning to? |
| lesson. Obviously longer TEFL courses (such as i-to-i's | | | | |