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[teacher4life]

Any employment opps there for English teachers?

[scot47]

The fairly bleak entry on Wikipedia does not raise much hop[e. Here is an extract from that sometimes flawed source

"Tough economic times during the last decades of its colonization and the first years of Cape Verde's independence led many to emigrate to Europe, the Americas and other African countries. This emigration was so significant that the number of Cape Verdeans and their descendants living abroad currently exceeds the population of Cape Verde itself. Historically, the influx of remittances from these emigrant communities to their families has provided a substantial contribution to help strengthen the country's economy. Currently, the Cape Verdean economy is mostly service-oriented with a growing focus on tourism and foreign investment."

[eethomas44]

As a Returned Peace Corps Volunteer who served in Cape Verde 2009-2011 I would tell you Cape Verde in terms of educational hiring is fairly insular. The islands are too small, with a population of only about 500,000 to need many foreign hires. Additionally because more Cape Verdeans live abroad than on the islands, many Cape Verdeans live abroad and learn English so that there are many Cape Verdeans who are fluent in English who can find jobs teaching on the islands. This means they are fluent in conversational Cape Verdean Creole, written Portuguese, and English....i.e. probably more fitted for an English teaching job than a foreigner.

I'd be happy to answer any specific questions you have about CV.