Many students have picked up a skill on their way to college that other people might really want to learn. So why not take your skill and share it with others while earning the cash you need to get through college?
"There are no accidents; we're all teachers - if we're willing to pay attention to the lessons we learn, trust our positive instincts and not be afraid to take risks or wait for some miracle to come knocking at our door."
- Marla Gibbs
Did you ever think about passing on some of your skills to the next generation? Some of the skills you mastered early on could now be a source of income for you if you gave beginner lessons to others.
Why Should you Tutor Your Skills to Others?
There are several reasons why tutoring is a better job while in college than others, my top 3 reasons are as follows:
- Tutoring is rewarding. Being a tutor is a rewarding and exciting job where you'll make a positive difference. Whether you work with children or adults, the one-on-one instruction and support that you provide can empower them to achieve their full potential.
- The pay is much higher. The average cost of a 40min guitar lesson is €15-€20, the average price of singing a 40min singing is €20-€30 and the average cost of a yoga lesson is €15-€20.
- It looks great on your CV. All of the skills you personally have to use in order to make this work ie, time management, communication, leadership, business management etc... will look superb when applying for jobs upon completing your college career.
Still not convinced? Maybe it sounds a little too much like work on top of college.
Believe it or not, with the improvement in wifi through recent years and the development of apps like Google Teams and Zoom, more and more tutorial lessons are moving online making giving and organising lessons easier than ever. This means that you can use your talent to make money in tutoring much more easily.
Tutoring is Easy Online
All online tutors will tell you that organising lessons over the internet is much easier. You don’t need to think about planning your route, for one, you can just focus on the actual tutorials themselves!
Not to mention you are saving money by not having to travel, and you can teach from wherever suits you. A lot of university students are choosing to teach private tutorials. Thanks to webcam classes, you can teach a private tutorial in the gap between two lessons and earn some money.
Whether you’re in a café, at home, or elsewhere, you don’t have to stop being a private tutor. In just a few clicks you can get in touch with your students.
It doesn't stop there!
The internet really is your best friend when it comes to giving lessons.
Apps can help you plan your lessons. You can use serious apps for monitoring and exams since many of them are designed by education professionals. The exercises included may even inspire you for your next tutorial.
Apps like Youtube often have short videos that tutors can use to set as homework or practice lessons for their learners in between sessions. Tutoring online combines the traditional aspects of teaching (exercises, lessons, revision, etc.) and being able to work from home.
Thanks to modern technologies, you can reach students from all over the world.
Signing up for a Tutoring Company
If you want to be a tutor online I would definitely recommend signing up for a tutoring company.
Why?
It's simple really, it takes the hassle out of things, and you don't have to register as self-employed and add to your work look.
For example, as a tutor with Superprof, we help you to find new students, by allowing you to have a free profile, which sets out your experience and expertise. Students will then be able to message you to organise lessons. You can teach all levels from first years to advanced level.
We’ll help you through it all and process all of their payments, saving you the hassle. as this can be another difficult role to undertake.
Most Important Skills to Have as a Tutor
There are only really 4 skills you need to have to be a successful tutor and they are as follows:
- Be a good listener: Whether you’re helping them with an exam or test prep, teaching them a new skill, or helping them succeed in school, your role as an educator is to listen to them, provide academic mentoring, and use your expertise to provide them with guidance. You need to listen to what they want or need help with and give them that.
- Be passionate about your subject: Everyone remembers those teachers who inspired us at school, and most people will agree that the best teachers were those who genuinely loved their subject. It’s infectious when someone speaks passionately about what they teach.
- Be knowledgeable about your subject: If you are not knowledgeable and better still, confident in your knowledge of your subject, your learners will be able to tell.
- Be organised: You need to be well organised. From your time management to your lesson plans and even your own college work. If one thing fails the whole thing will be out of sync. Your Organisational skills need to be on point.
All that's left to do now is figure out which skill or subject you are most passionate about, and how you can use that to help others learn.
Tutoring is such a rewarding job, and we at Superprof are glad you chose our blog to learn a little more about getting started on your journey!
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