{"id":678503,"date":"2023-04-08T07:00:17","date_gmt":"2023-04-08T05:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=678503"},"modified":"2023-04-06T16:23:25","modified_gmt":"2023-04-06T14:23:25","slug":"how-much-south-africans-can-earn-teaching-english-abroad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/lifestyle\/678503\/how-much-south-africans-can-earn-teaching-english-abroad\/","title":{"rendered":"How much South Africans can earn teaching English abroad"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Acquiring TEFL certification can put South Africans abroad, travelling, working and earning foreign currency with little tertiary education or work experience.<\/p>\n<p>Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) is a globally recognised certificate that can be completed online and open up work opportunities in roughly over 100 countries.<\/p>\n<p>In the company&#8217;s latest 2023 World Factbook, researchers break down the average earnings, period of work and requirements for all listed countries.<\/p>\n<p>TEFL said that there had been an increase in digital nomads seeking a more flexible work-life balance. As a result, there are more resources available than ever, with visas on offer and flexible employers willing to take up new staff.<\/p>\n<p>Online TEFL classes are currently offered at various price ranges. including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><strong>Online level 3 TEFL certificate course (120 hours): <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theteflacademy.com\/za\/online-tefl-course\/level-3\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">R1,850<\/a> &#8211; <\/strong><\/strong>This course equips people with the necessary knowledge and skills to teach English informally while volunteering, backpacking, or finding work in a foreign country. Students have six months to access the course, but they can finish it in as little as 3-5 weeks.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Online level 5 TEFL diploma course (168 hours): <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theteflacademy.com\/za\/online-tefl-course\/level-5\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">R2,844<\/a>\u00a0 &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong>provides an in-depth overview of TEFL and is aimed at people who want formal employment teaching English.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Combined level 5 TEFL diploma course (168 hours): <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theteflacademy.com\/za\/tefl-course-information\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">R4,995<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Teaching practice course, Level 5 (10-hour webinar): <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theteflacademy.com\/za\/observed-teaching-practice-course-level-5\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">R1,945\u00a0<\/a><\/strong>&#8211; This course is open to anyone who has completed a Level 5 TEFL course.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>BusinessTech looked at countries across the globe and just how much South Africans could make with a TEFL qualification:<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Europe<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Italy<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>R15,688 &#8211; R29,416<\/li>\n<li>Qualifications: Level 5 TEFL certificate and a degree of some sort<\/li>\n<li>Average teaching hours per week (hrs): 20-30<\/li>\n<li>Visa info: EU citizenship or work visa<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>France<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>R25,396- R39,221<\/li>\n<li>Qualifications: BA\/BS required on top of certification<\/li>\n<li>Average teaching hours per week (hrs): 20-25<\/li>\n<li>Visa info: Residence permit based on employment or EU passport<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Belgium<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>R29,416 &#8211; R39,221<\/li>\n<li>Qualifications: BA\/BS required on top of certification<\/li>\n<li>Average teaching hours per week (hrs): 20-25<\/li>\n<li>Visa info: EU citizenship or work visa<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Netherlands<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>R31,377 &#8211; R41,182<\/li>\n<li>Qualifications: BA\/BS required on top of certification<\/li>\n<li>Average teaching hours per week (hrs): 20-30<\/li>\n<li>Visa info: Work permit or EU passport<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>UK<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<ul>\n<li>R33,556 &#8211; R55,927<\/li>\n<li>Qualifications: BA\/BS required on top certification<\/li>\n<li>Average teaching hours per week (hrs): 30-40 full-time, 15-25 part-time<\/li>\n<li>Visa info: EU citizenship or work visa<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Asia<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>South Korea<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>R26,845 &#8211; R29,082<\/li>\n<li>Qualifications: BA\/BS required on top of certification<\/li>\n<li>Average teaching hours per week (hrs): up to 35<\/li>\n<li>Visa info: E2 Visa<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>China<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>R22,349 &#8211; R51,404<\/li>\n<li>Qualifications: BA\/BS required on top of certification<\/li>\n<li>Average teaching hours per week (hrs): 20-30<\/li>\n<li>Visa info: Z visa in advance<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Japan<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>R40,229 &#8211; R50,063<\/li>\n<li>Qualifications: BA\/BS required on top of certification<\/li>\n<li>Average teaching hours per week (hrs): 30<\/li>\n<li>Visa info: Work visa in advance (if you lose your job, it is still valid for work)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Thailand<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>R12,292 &#8211; R17,879<\/li>\n<li>Qualifications: BA\/BS required on top of certification<\/li>\n<li>Average teaching hours per week (hrs): 22<\/li>\n<li>Visa info: Work visa<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>North America<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>USA<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>R35,759 &#8211; R53,639<\/li>\n<li>Qualifications: BA\/BS required on top of certification<\/li>\n<li>Average teaching hours per week (hrs):<\/li>\n<li>Visa info: Working visa<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>South America<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Brazil<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>R8,045 &#8211; R16,091<\/li>\n<li>Qualifications: No degree is required, but TEFL certification needed<\/li>\n<li>Average teaching hours per week (hrs): 25-30<\/li>\n<li>Visa info: Tourist visa<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Columbia<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>R12,292 &#8211; R16,762<\/li>\n<li>Qualifications: No degree is required, but TEFL certification needed<\/li>\n<li>Average teaching hours per week (hrs): 30-35<\/li>\n<li>Visa info: Work visa<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Argentina<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Up to R66,155<\/li>\n<li>Qualifications: No degree is required, but TEFL certification needed<\/li>\n<li>Average teaching hours per week (hrs): 20 or more, high demand for hourly private lessons<\/li>\n<li>Visa info: Tourist visa converted to work visa<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Read: <\/strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/business\/677653\/trouble-for-jobs-in-south-africa-as-businesses-take-strain\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trouble for jobs in South Africa as businesses take strain<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The latest TEFL Yearbook provides insight into what is available for South Africans.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":644871,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9876],"tags":[26,16468],"class_list":["post-678503","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-lifestyle","tag-headline","tag-tefl"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/678503","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=678503"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/678503\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":679087,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/678503\/revisions\/679087"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/644871"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=678503"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=678503"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=678503"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}