South Africa’s unemployment rate remains stubbornly high and is rising amid political and economic decline with the country at risk of becoming a lower-middle-income nation, according to a model developed by Eunomix Business & Economics.<\/p>\n
Tom Gibbons, director at The TEFL Academy<\/a>, a provider of TEFL courses and qualifications, said that teaching English is a savvy way to earn an income while travelling and living abroad.<\/p>\n Despite travel restrictions brought on by the Covid pandemic, locals can still travel to in excess of 50 destinations, including Mexico, Brazil, Costa Rica and Ukraine \u2013 provided they can prove they have been fully vaccinated. Once there, certified English teachers stand to earn a competitive salary of between R190 and R560 per hour, depending on experience, said Gibbons.<\/p>\n The TEFL Academy is offering South Africans a passport to international travel, at a large discount. \u201cOn Black Friday, we\u2019ll be offering up to 70% off all our courses. The course takes around six weeks to complete, which means those who get started now will be fully-fledged TEFL teachers by 2022,\u201d said Gibbons.<\/p>\n He noted that English foreign language teachers typically sign on for year-long contracts, which are open for renewal when they reach their end. This provides job stability, and an opportunity to remain overseas for an extended period of time \u2013 or to change their mind and try a new country every year.<\/p>\n Offering accessible, flexible and cost-effective ways to get TEFL qualified, The TEFL Academy provides internationally accredited and regulated online courses. As part of their Black Friday discount, the company has implemented a Beat Any Price Guarantee.<\/p>\n \u201cIf you find a like-for-like TEFL course \u2013 either a 120-hour Level 3 course or a 168-hour online course \u2013 with any other provider for a cheaper price, we\u2019ll not only match it, we’ll beat it,\u201d said Gibbons.<\/p>\n