A volunteer on a video call at her kitchen table

HOW TO HELP

The qualification is something you already have.

Share a language, a skill, work experience or time. If you are 18 or older, whether working or retired, there is a way to contribute from wherever you are.

Start with a regular time you choose See all six ways

01 · TEEI LANGUAGE

“But I’m not a teacher.”

An hour and a language you already speak.

A video call when you both have time. No lesson plans, no grading, just conversation, the one thing a learner cannot practise alone.

A regular time

You choose

From wherever you are. You set the time together.

1 : 1

You and one learner

The same person, week after week.

Zero

Lesson plans

No grading, no curriculum. You talk.

Any

Language you speak

English, Norwegian, German, your own.

See how it works See the role

No teaching background needed. Speak Norwegian in Norway? Volunteer as a digital visitor friend or help host a digital language café.

All open roles

Charmaine, a language volunteer, on a call
CHARMAINE · VOLUNTEER
Charmaine volunteers from home, at a time she and her learner agree.
Penny, a mentor
PENNY · MENTOR
WATCH PENNY FIRST

02 · TEEI MENTORSHIP

“Who would want my experience?”

Someone is rebuilding exactly yours.

CV reviews, interview practice, the parts of your industry nobody writes down, handed to a professional rebuilding a career in a new country.

MATCHED BY FIELD · ON VIDEO · HOURS YOU SET

See how it works See the role

THREE MORE MENTORS

PRESS PLAY

Heidi, a mentor and career coach
HEIDI · CAREER COACH
01

On interviewing for a new career in a new country.

Laura, a program manager at PMI
LAURA · PROGRAM MANAGER, PMI
02

On coming back to work after seventeen years.

Sanam, a program manager at AWS
SANAM · PROGRAM MANAGER, AWS
03

On feeling good enough for the job you want.

NO TEACHING BACKGROUND. A FIELD, AND THE WILLINGNESS TO HAND IT ON.

03 · WOMEN BUDDY PROGRAMME

“I’ve got nothing to teach.”

Neither does a friend.

A free evening and some warmth, woman to woman. Steady company for someone starting over, on video, wherever you both are. No expertise, just show up.

See the programme

Whenever suits you both.

Overlapping sheets of warm paper with a terracotta envelope
A free evening, a friendship.
Tatyana, a volunteer mentor, speaking to camera at home
TATYANA · MENTOR
“Don’t be afraid. Just go and share with your knowledge, with your experience.” Tatyana, on becoming a mentor.

ANY FIELD · ANY AGE FROM 18

“Still not you?”

Your experience doesn’t retire when you do.

You’ve spent years learning things that someone else is trying to figure out. Share your language, professional knowledge or practical skills, from home and on your own terms.

Use your experience after retirement.

What you do
Use professional or practical experience in conversations, mentoring, a subject session or learning materials. Accounting, logistics, marketing, trades and other subjects are examples, not a closed list.
Who it is for
Volunteers aged 18 or over, including seniors and retired people. Current employment and a job title are not required; the selected role still has its own experience requirements.
Contribute or learn
Contribute experience. Approved volunteers can also have their own learning access to Skills Academy; submitting an application is not approval.
How you meet
One to one, a subject session, a series or asynchronous materials, depending on your contribution.
Language
Offer a language you are comfortable speaking; mentoring and teaching languages are agreed for the offering.
Time and recurrence
Agree preparation, delivery and availability with the programme. Retirement introduces no additional minimum commitment.
Your first meeting
As a mentor you begin with the participant’s professional goal. As a language partner you support speaking practice. As an instructor you deliver the subject plan agreed before the session.
Getting started
Choose a role and apply. Skills Academy offers LinkedIn and email-form routes; LinkedIn is not required to propose teaching. The next step is application review, not a guaranteed immediate session.

From the activity catalogue

No specific session is confirmed in this lookup. The programme links show the next option; this is not a promise of available places.

Tatyana M. – TEEI Mentorship mentor

Tatyana M. · TEEI Mentorship · Participant stories
Read the transcript (English)

I've been a mentor for Mentors for Ukraine program

for around a year now because I'm Ukrainian,

and I want to support people in their journey.

I think the majority of challenges are the war,

unfortunately, and people are losing their jobs.

People had to find [the]

a new place in another country if they moved.

So it's like a mix of fears, of emotions.

When mentees come to my session,

I always ask them as a partner,

"How do you want this session (to) look like?"

"Do you want a career advice?"

"Do you want to talk?"

"Do you want psychological support?"

I'm always there for them.

It's [kind of] human approach to see

that I have a person [with a personal]

with their personal life, personal thoughts, emotions.

I'm discussing.

I'm not choosing what I want and how I want.

I'm just asking,

"Do you feel comfortable if we go this way or if we go that way?"

The most rewarding thing through experience was

smile and gratitude from my mentees.

If you want to become a mentor, you don't need to be afraid.

Don't be afraid.

Just go and share with your knowledge,

with your experience, and just act.

So if you are a mentee and you are looking for international career,

just join the Mentors for Ukraine program

and start connecting with mentors.

Four more doors.

A warm writing desk with course notes

04 · LANGUAGE COURSES

Enough fluency to lead a class.

Lead live group lessons on a curriculum already built for you. Twelve weeks per course, on video.

See how it works
An open laptop on a wooden floor in morning light

05 · SKILLS ACADEMY

What you know is worth sharing.

Teach one session, a webinar or a class over time, in any subject. Trades, business, languages, arts, history, science and technology are all welcome. So are retirees.

See how it works
A hand writing in a notebook beside an open laptop

05 · COURSE MATERIALS

Lessons others can teach from.

Write exercises, guides, slides or reading for Skills Academy courses, in your own time. No live teaching.

See how to contribute
A volunteer on a video call at her table at home

06 · JOIN THE TEAM

Help behind the scenes.

Community, marketing, design, translation, fundraising, research and technology: meaningful roles behind the programmes, often project-based and remote.

View open roles

VOLUNTEER GUIDES

Read the practical guide before choosing a programme.

THE OTHER SIDE OF THE CALL

Someone is already waiting to start.

They are on the waiting list now: studying alone, needing only a person to practise with. Whichever door you pick, someone like them is behind it.

SIX DOORS · ONE HOUR TO START

Iryna, a learner
IRYNA · LEARNER

Iryna is rebuilding her career in a new language.

Oksana, a learner
OKSANA · LEARNER

Oksana practises for the conversations that matter.

FROM HERE TO YOUR FIRST CALL

“Fine. How?”

Smaller than you think.

01

Pick your door

The one keyed to something you already have.

02

Apply for a role

Tell us what you can contribute and when. Application steps depend on the role.

03

We match you

With a learner, mentee, class or team, depending on the role you choose.

04

Your first contribution

A conversation, a live class or a project, with guidance for getting started.

OUT OF OBJECTIONS?

Pick the one that's you.

Still deciding? Email volunteering@theeducationalequalityinstitute.org and tell us what you have to give.