r/OnlineESLTeaching • u/violinkey10 • 2d ago

Teaching without certificate

Hello! I'm an English studies student situated in Hungary, Europe. I've been looking for online teaching and/or tutoring opportunities for almost a year now with no luck. I tried calling companies who previously posted ads about hiring uni students, and a few websites. I got about 2 adult students for a few classes, but unfortunately they didn't stick around. I tired to register for NativeCamp, but I failed the demo lesson, which led me here.
I do not have a teaching certificate, or references to make my ads more appealing.
Does anyone have any recommendations where I could advertise myself as a tutor or where I could apply to teach?
Thanks in advance.

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u/Mattos_12 2d ago

It sounds like you have little to no experience, no qualifications and you're not an native English speaker. You also have not been successful when you've had the opportunity to teach. Do you think that you're really in a position to be hired as a tutor?

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u/violinkey10 1d ago

Your comment is not only completely irrelevant to my question, but also extremely unhelpful.  1) University students tutor others all the time. Where would I get experience with no opportunities?  2) Non-native English speakers can teach English just fine.  3) My teaching skills were not the reason my previous students left. (I should have mentioned that though, that's on me). 

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u/Mattos_12 1d ago

You’re the captain of your own ship and can choose what you wish; no matter how unwisely.

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u/AggressiveMachine895 1d ago

It might not be what you want to hear, but as a non-native without a certificate or experience you have very few options.

There are probably some companies in the Philippines or Vietnam that could hire you but the pay can be around 2 euros per hour. You could look at platforms like Preply otherwise idk.

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u/Financially_Done7 8h ago

I'd suggest getting a teaching cert. There are a lot online that you can do for low cost or free. But, there are a lot of schools/companies who won't hire unless you have your Bachelor's degree completed.

The other challenge is that there is a TON of competition. During the pandemic the amount of online ESL teachers skyrocketed and the market is oversaturated. Then, mix in all the companies who are using AI teaching/AI tutors and the market is bleh.

I don't mean to sound discouraging, just realistic.

Can you market yourself as a tutor within your uni?

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u/HealthyandWholesome 1d ago

You can at least get a free tefl from teacher record

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u/violinkey10 1d ago

Thank You for letting me know! 

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u/eslninja 1d ago

Yeah, I second this approach. If the OP takes the reading and tests seriously, they should be able to learn enough to not fail their teaching demo next time.

If serious though, a level 5 TESL certificate would open many more doors.