Demand is also likely to increase in Australia, China, South Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa. However, in the cases of China and Sub-Saharan Africa, this is unlikely to lead to greatly increased employment prospects for native speaker EFL teachers. Posts in developing countries have decreased considerably over the past few years because of a reduction in foreign aid budgets. A knock on effect of this has been that numbers of highly qualified teachers, many with up to thirty years' experience, have joined the market for TEFL jobs in other parts of the world. In general, salaries and employment prospects are not good in the profession and the demand that teachers be qualified, experienced and specialised continues to increase.
Some countries also require teachers to have a degree or equivalent qualification.
New entrants to the profession would be well advised to get reputable qualifications as early on in their careers as possible. Volunteer teaching programmes are a valuable source of experience for those new to the profession or seeking to expand their professional skills. Teaching jobs can be arranged in the UK or whilst overseas. The following are major recruitment agencies and major EFL employers. The Bell Language Schools The Bell Educational Trust through its schools specializes in teaching English as a foreign language and in teacher training courses.