My name is Sourov Deb. I am a multilingual professional — native English, French C1, Bengali, working Hindi — based in Saint-Pierre, La Réunion (974). My career spans 18 years of luxury hospitality management in Sydney, Australia, with the Star Casino Sydney and the Merivale Group (The Ivy, Uccello, Establishment). I returned to Europe in 2016, settled in Réunion, taught English in primary school in 2024–2025, completed Cambridge CELTA training (120 supervised hours, 4 written assignments, IDP IELTS Specialist, 2026), and am now building a professional training practice targeting corporate, aviation, medical, and hospitality niches.
I am also in the middle of a career repositioning that does not follow a straight line. I am documenting it publicly — the contacts, the strategy, the bounces, the doors that open and those that do not — because this information is genuinely useful for anyone trying to enter the Réunion job market from the outside, especially with a non-standard profile.
This post is a living reference: the organisations I have contacted, why each one matters, and what they are actually looking for.
Formation / Language Training
DP Langues — contact@dplangues.re — Highest-priority private language school in Réunion. Active on France Travail, LaBonneBoite, and Indeed simultaneously. Hires CPF-eligible freelance trainers. Direct email works.
GRETA Réunion — contact@greta-reunion.fr — Public continuing education, Ministry of Education. CPF and OPCO funded. Vivier (talent pool) system: one application covers multiple missions over time.
CCI Réunion Formation Sud — fcsud@reunion.cci.fr — Chamber of Commerce formation pole, Saint-Pierre. Business English and professional skills. Relevant for any trainer targeting the corporate south of the island.
Académie / Education
DAFCO — Académie de La Réunion — dafco.secretariat@ac-reunion.fr — Continuing education division of the regional Education Authority. Responsible for adult and professional training contracts within the national education system.
Université de La Réunion — directionrh@univ-reunion.fr — Entry via VAP/VAE for Master-level recognition, or chargé de cours status. The VAE route (vae@univ-reunion.fr) is the structural path to academic credibility in the French system.
Aviation / Transport
Air Austral — saintpierre@air-austral.com — Regional airline, Saint-Pierre hub. ICAO aviation English for cabin crew and ground staff. CPF and OPCO financed. One of the few employers in Réunion where English trainer specialisation carries direct commercial value.
Aéroport Roland Garros — contact@reunion.aeroport.fr — International airport authority. English for airport personnel, safety communications, and passenger relations.
Santé / Healthcare
CHU Réunion — drh@chu-reunion.fr — University hospital, largest employer on the island. Medical English for clinical and administrative staff. OPCO Santé financed.
Tourisme / Hospitality
IRT Réunion — communication@irt-reunion.re — Île de la Réunion Tourisme, the regional tourism development authority. English for tourism professionals and international promotion roles.
LUX Resorts Réunion — luxiledelareunion@luxresorts.com — International luxury property. VIP client service in English. Training financed by OPCO.
Service Public / Formation Professionnelle
IFR Réunion — recrutement-sap@ifr-reunion.re — Institut de Formation de La Réunion. The only organisation on this list that responded with a human reply (May 2026). Actively recruiting English trainers.
Berlitz Global — HR-Requests@berlitz.com — International language school network. Positive auto-reply received. Franchise model means Réunion-based delivery is possible under a global contract.
This list is updated as the campaign progresses. Out of 42 emails sent between May and June 2026, 16 bounced (38% rate), 1 received a human reply, and 1 received a positive auto-reply. That is the realistic picture.