The island of Boracay

Welcome to the EBC TEFL programme, taught to you next to the best beach in the world as voted by the Sun Herald, Australia and Harper's.

Boracay Island is the perfect place for one to encounter a diverse cultural exchange while immersing oneself in a TEFL program. Meet people from all parts of the world in one of the most unique places in the world.

Imagine this! You arrive at Aklan or Caticlan airport. You are picked up by our private minibus service that brings you through lush tropical forests to the port of Caticlan. You then take a 15 minute boat ride in one of the local fishermen's' boats across crystal clear blue water full of multi-coloured coral and a multitude of tropical fish. After you get off the boat, you will be driven to the EBC campus accommodations. After you've dropped off your suitcase, you walk a few hundred yards and then find yourself on a 5 mile stretch of white sand beach bordering the clear warm sea.

To relax, take a seat in one of the small beach hut bars, nestling under coconut palms and then chill out completely as you sip your ice-cold drink.

A lot of foreign tourist make Boracay a yearly destination and because of this, there are many who chose to stay on and live here. Even the locals love this place.

Boracay can be found on the northwestern tip of Panay in Aklan, a province on the Visayas island known for its colourful Ati-Atihan festival. It boast of all the elements of a tropical heaven: crystal blue waters, powder white sand, liberal doses of tropical palms and flowering plants, and a healthy and diverse marine life.

The type of food and bars available on Boracay are as diverse as the nationalities of its visitors and of course the locals. Filipino, French, Chinese, Australian, Belgian, German, Spanish, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Thai, American, British and Irish all live together to provide a great variety of food, drink and entertainment.

There are over a dozen beaches dotting Boracay island: White Beach, Diniwid, Balinghai Beach, Lapuz-lapuz Beach, and Bulabog Beach, among others.

Work on your tan, read a book, relax and have a massage. White Beach, probably the most famous stretch in the country, features bright, fine sand and clear, shallow waters.

Spend the last hours of the day at any of Boracay's bars and discos. A good drink in hand while dancing on the sand with a few brilliant fireflies. If this seems too rowdy for your taste, take a stroll on the moonlit beach.

Philippines country facts

• Capital: Manila
• Largest city: Quezon City
• Official language(s): Filipino (Tagalog), English
• Government: Democratic (Unitary presidential constitutional republic)
• Area: 299,764 sq km (115,831 sq mi)
• Population: 91,983,000
• Currency: Peso (PHP)
• Time zone: PST (UTC+8)
• Drives on: the right
• Calling code: 63

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The EBC TEFL course training centre

All EBC International TEFL certificate courses on Boracay are given in our campus at the southern end of the island.

As Boracay is a small island, the campus is also close most things. It only takes 5 minutes to walk to the four kilometre long White Beach and 15 minutes to get to D'Mall, the main commercial area which is full of interesting local and international shops plus an incredibly wide range of cafes, restaurants and bars.

The campus has been designed with the your needs in mind. The centre has WIFI access, reference books and free access to purified cold water and hot water for coffee and tea making.

In addition to the teaching rooms, The EBC TEFL course campus also has a study room where you can do your course work. The centre is equipped with WIFI so, if you bring your WIFI ready PC, you can work in the study room with free internet access.

As everything is so close you can easily take part in outdoor and local activities after class. Activities available are visiting major tourist attractions on Boracay and the surrounding Islands. Also beach days, sea kayaking, hiking, beach volleyball, sailing, beach soccer, horseback riding, snorkelling, Island touring, glass bottom boat, tennis, fishing, badminton, shuffleboard, many water sports and much more.

For detailed information about the training centre, what is on offer, where it is located, local information and job prospects, please click here to download a prospectus containing all the information you'll need.

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TEFL jobs in the Philippines

The EBC TEFL course training centre in Boracay has contacts with local schools and international schools. Subject to availability, you may get offered an English teaching job by one of them at the end of the course.

A few facts about teaching in the Philippines

• Demand for teachers - HIGH
• Main job availability regions - Boracay, Manila, Cebu, Baguio
• Main types of teaching - Usually through language schools teaching General English, Business English and English for Young Learners to citizens of other countries in the region
• Busiest periods - year round
• Qualifications - an accredited TEFL/TESOL certificate
• Job duration - the full academic year or the remainder of the academic year
• Teaching hours per week - 20 to 30
• Salary - Around 1,000 US Dollars per month depending on the number of hours worked
• Freelance work - from 8 to 10 US Dollars per hour
• Average basic monthly expenses - depends on your life style but budget from 200 to 600 USD per month

It is easy to find teaching jobs if you have an accredited certificate.

Boracay, and Philippines in general, has a growing economy, and there is a very strong demand for the English language. Especially in Boracay, which is one of the primary international centres for tourism in the Philippines. The ability to speak English is a necessity because more than 70% of the city's population is employed in the tourism sector.  In fact, the number of Filipinos who want to learn English grows daily.

There are local schools, international schools and language schools in Boracay itself, and then countless public and private schools, in the rest of the Philippines.

The Philippines attracts many students from countries in South East Asia and the Far East that want to learn English. As a result, there are thousands of EFL schools all over the Philippines offering English language courses to Koreans, Vietnamese, Chinese, Japanese, Taiwanese etc. students.

As the Philippines is a hub for accessing many other parts of South East Asia and the Far East, it's also a great place to study and then go and work in other parts of the continent.

Jobs abound in South Korea, South Vietnam, China, Taiwan and Japan. Best of all, EBC has many contacts with schools in these countries.

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