Bay Language Institute (bli) is a family-owned and managed private language training provider based in Port Elizabeth (Gqeberha), Eastern Cape, South Africa, registered with the Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC registration number 2013/107126/07). Its premises are at Shop 10, Mercado Centre, Strandfontein Road, Summerstrand, Port Elizabeth. The institute specialises in English language instruction for international and local students, including general English, business English, aviation English, and IELTS/Cambridge exam preparation, delivered as individual or small-group lessons; it also offers German language tuition on request. Since the COVID-19 pandemic it has operated its physical school as closed, delivering courses online via virtual classroom. The site states bli is registered with the South African Department of Higher Education & Training and is accredited by the Quality Council for Trades & Occupations (QCTO) and the South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA, ATO 0373) for aviation English training. No founding/establishment date is published on the site; the institute is known to have provided language training for volunteers of the 2010 FIFA World Cup on behalf of the Eastern Cape Department of Education.
Qualifications & Programmes
- General English
- Business English
- Aviation English (SACAA-accredited, ATO 0373)
- Exam preparation courses (IELTS and Cambridge)
- Conversation and pronunciation classes
- German language tuition (via email enquiry, no course details published)
- Lesson formats: individual/one-on-one lessons, personalised small group (two-on-one) lessons, group lessons for friends/colleagues/school groups/families (minimum booking of 10 x 45-minute lessons)