Backpacking in Australia

Many young people travel to Australia and want (or need) to work to help defray the costs and the Working Holiday Program provides opportunities for people between 18 and 30 to holiday in Australia and to supplement their travel funds through incidental employment.

The visa allows a stay of up to 12 months from the date of first entry to Australia, regardless of whether or not you spend the whole time in Australia.

Pay for Your Holiday!

Teach English as a Foreign Language. Once your savings are spent, you don't have to go home ... not when you can teach English as a foreign language in countries around the world. More and more people are wanting to learn to communicate in what is rapidly becoming the lingua franca of the modern world.

Qualifying to teach overseas is easy, in fact, there are even weekend courses you can take, as well as externally accredited online courses that enable you to teach English. 

All tutors hold a minimum of a Cambridge University Celta (Certificate of English Language Teaching to Adults) qualification and three years experience of living and teaching abroad. Many also boast masters degrees and decades of teaching experience. You'll be taught by the most experienced TEFL tutors available.

i-to-i is a world leader in TEFL courses and TEFL jobs abroad. In the past 12 months alone i-to-i has trained 15,000 people to Teach English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) and assisted them in finding jobs across the globe and has also picked up a clutch of prestigious awards and nominations. 

With offices in the UK, the USA, Ireland and Australia, i-to-i is a global company with an extensive network of job contacts and programs worldwide, so if you want to teach English overseas, look no further than i-to-i.

Do something completely different with your life! 

This could take your whole career in an entirely new direction while giving you the opportunity to travel the world while working. 

Whether you're a builder or a student, a hairdresser or a horticulturalist, teaching English as a foreign language can open new doors for you! Click now to get started!

Keep in touch while travelling ...

BREAKING NEWS!

Back-packers (and those on Working Holiday Maker Visas) can now work for the one employer for six months instead of just three! Need a visa to work in Australia? Click here for advice.

You are allowed to do any kind of work of a temporary or casual nature, but work for more than six months with any one employer is not permitted.

Australia has reciprocal Working Holiday maker arrangements in effect with the United Kingdom, Canada, the Netherlands, Japan, Republic of Ireland, Republic of Korea, Malta, Germany, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) of the People's Republic of China, Finland, the Republic of Cyprus, France, and Italy, Belgium, Estonia and Taiwan.   You'll find that Aussies are friendly and always ready for a party! Find out what's on around the cities by clicking on the Community links when you get to the page here. Are you eligible to work in Australia? Click here to find out. You'll find answers to many commonly asked questions on the Australian Department of Immigration website. Emigrate to Australia Working in Australia Teaching in Australia Nursing in Australia Backpackers Student Visas (All information from the Australian Department of Immigration website)

Be Comfortable!

One of the most important decisions you'll need to make is what sort of shoes to wear! Your feet do extra work when you're backpacking, so look after them. Don't scrimp ... get the best you can afford. Look around for clearance sales where you can save big dollars off normal prices. 

Where to Stay!

Find short- and long-term accommodation for your stay.

Want to work on one of Australia's great Golf Courses? First you have to know how to play golf!

Copyright Jennifer Stewart 2008