Jobless Graduates Finding ESL Employment
Jodie Taylor applied for 50 jobs after graduating from the University of Birmingham last year. She received replies from about three, all negative, which is why she’s currently relaxing in the Thai sunshine with income enough for gastronomic and geographic exploration of the Orient.
The history of art and drama student is one of a surge of graduates who have undertaken a TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language) course and are earning up to £1,500 a month in classrooms across five continents.
“We’ve seen a 22% increase in students looking to work abroad between March and May this year compared to the previous three months, which is normally our busiest time,” says Gordon Mathie, managing director of the leading TEFL course provider i-to-i. “The Class of 2010 are broadening their horizons in the face of a highly-competitive jobs market.”
