South Africa: ELT schools host agents on fam trip
Three English language schools in South Africa have partnered up to attract learners from select countries via education agents.
Three English language schools in South Africa have partnered up to attract learners from select countries via education agents.
After what most can agree was tough year in the English Language Teaching sector, players and stakeholders were determined to kickstart operations. The PIE News takes a look at what’s been going on in the English Language Teaching sector in 2021, and highlights in English language testing.
EduSA has set up a Voluntary Bonding Scheme to encourage language students to securely enrol at South African English language schools.
A combined effort brought about one of the first large-scale, professional development events in ELT in over a decade to Cape Town.
After the double-digit growth rates which took the South African EFL sector out of the 2015 visa crisis, the market seems to have slowed down in 2018.
In a move that crowns years of industry battles, Education South Africa member schools have gained formal government recognition as private colleges, which stakeholders hope will ease visa issuance.
South Africa’s ELT industry has recovered from the 2015 fall and is growing again, latest EduSA statistics show. With government accreditation on the horizon, stakeholders are positive about the future.
The latest 2017 statistics from language school association Education South Africa look similar to those of 2014. "Almost copied," as EduSA Chair Johannes Kraus told The PIE. Still, this calls for celebration.