Employee engagement through skills-based volunteering.
Your people mentor one-to-one from their own desks. Attendance is recorded for each completed session, staff verify it, and your report gets the evidence.
An employee volunteer programme, run for you
What your people do
What an employee volunteer programme looks like, one session at a time.
Your employees meet an adult learner on video: a Ukrainian professional preparing for interviews or a woman preparing to return to work. The session is conversation and mentoring, not curriculum. It works for one office or a distributed team: these are virtual volunteer opportunities for any time zone.
What your people actually do: talk with one learner about work, interviews and everyday life. No lesson plan or preparation beyond showing up.
Recorded from observed attendance · staff-verifiedFormats
Corporate volunteering ideas that fit the way your team already works.
Most workplace volunteer programmes assume an office, a bus and an afternoon off. This one assumes a calendar.
Own calendar
Individual sessions
Each person books on their own calendar, in their own time zone. Built for remote and distributed teams.
Team hour
Team blocks
A team books a shared block, with each employee supporting a learner through real interview practice.
VTO days
Volunteer time off
If you have a volunteer time off policy, this is a desk-based way to use it, one session at a time.
Skills track
Skills mentoring
Career mentoring one to one, or a class for a group in Skills Academy, the first step into its courses.
Skill volunteering →What you get
Every session creates value in three places.
It supports the learner, builds the employee’s verified record and gives your team reporting evidence.
01 · The learner’s session
A real learner practising English one-to-one with a volunteer.
02 · Your employee’s record
Language Volunteer Fellow
TEEI credential · level 8 of 8
This public credential shows how volunteers build a verified record, session by session, and share it themselves.
See this credential live →03 · Your report
Verified programme hours appear in CSR Cockpit reporting, included in every partnership. View hours by employee and use the data in your report.
Try the Cockpit demo yourself →The cost question
Free for every partner. There is no per-seat price, because there are no seats.
TEEI is a nonprofit. Your team contributes time and expertise, not a participation fee. No donation is required. Programme operations, safeguarding, reporting and the Cockpit are included in every partnership: no licence, no setup, no limit on people.
Getting started
A first pilot starts with one programme and one team.
Tell us which team and programme you want to start with. We handle onboarding, safeguarding and reporting.
Start the conversation
Tell us about your team, preferred programme and reporting needs.
Your people join
A work email and LinkedIn profile are enough to apply. Staff provide a safeguarding briefing before the first session.
Hours land in your report
Employees book sessions on their calendars. Verified hours appear in Cockpit reporting.
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What HR asks us first.
Is it really free?
Yes, for every partner. TEEI is a nonprofit. Your team contributes time and expertise, not a participation fee. No donation is required. There is no licence or per-seat cost, and the CSR Cockpit is included in every partnership.
How do employees join?
With a work email and a LinkedIn profile. Staff run a safeguarding briefing and approve each volunteer; learners then choose the person they want to practise with. No teaching credentials or lesson plans needed.
Which programmes can our people work in?
One-to-one English conversation practice and career mentoring, across two tracks: Ukrainian professionals rebuilding careers in Europe, and women in South America returning to work. People with a skill they use at work can also teach it to a group in Skills Academy.
How much time does it take per person?
Typically one hour a week per person for conversation practice or mentoring. People book sessions on their own calendars, in their own time zones. Skills Academy sessions include preparation as well as delivery; we agree the format and scope with the host.
How is impact reported?
Each completed session is recorded from observed attendance and verified by staff. The CSR Cockpit turns verified hours into reporting data by employee and programme.
Can we start with a pilot?
Yes. Start with one programme and one team. If the pilot fits your team, you can widen it from there.
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