Teaching English abroad is not just ‘for the young’

Posted 07 Sep 2010

Teaching English abroad as part of a career break or time out from employment is not just for the younger generation.

Tom Griffiths, founder of gapyear.com, states that young professionals that have been made redundant early on in their careers are choosing to go travelling and the older generation are joining in on this trend.

He said: "We are definitely seeing growth and in the older market, particularly the baby boomers, they are the guys who took the first gap years. We are seeing a lot of those take advantage of cheap travel now."

These so-called baby boomers tend to be over 50 while the typical age for taking a year out from working is 25 to 35, he added.

However, people of any age can take a TEFL course and learn how to teach English abroad, which may have been something the person has always wanted to do, or a good way to earn some money.

Mr Griffiths' comments follow the release of statistics from Santander Credit Cards on September 4th, which showed that just over one in ten adults have taken a lifestyle break in the past.
 

Category: Moving Abroad