Volunteer to teach English online. No TEFL required.
If you can have a conversation, you can do this. One-to-one practice with an adult learner, not curriculum teaching, and conversational English is the only requirement.
Become a volunteer English teacher
Sign up with LinkedIn · Screened before your first session
Two different roles
Which one do you actually want?
TEEI Language
Conversation partner
- One to one on video, no class
- No curriculum, no grading, no lesson planning
- You set the availability you can genuinely offer
- Conversational English, 18+. No TEFL
TEEI Language Courses
Course teacher
- Lead a small class through a structured course
- We give you the curriculum, drawing on Oxford University Press and Babbel
- Two or three lessons a week, one season
- Fluency in the language you teach. Teaching qualification not required
Online tutoring volunteer · any timezone
ESL volunteer opportunities, from anywhere.
Your evening can be her morning: learners request or book the hours you open, and a learner can keep the same slot each week. Call it an ESL tutor volunteer role or simply an hour of conversation; the work is the same.
Remote · your calendarIf you can have this conversation, you can volunteer.
The learners do not need a grammarian; they need a real person who listens and answers. You sign up with LinkedIn, and learners see your profile before they book.
Start as a conversation partner
A session is
Her week. The interview on Thursday. The sentences she only knows on paper.
A session is never
Lesson plans. Grammar drills. Grading or homework.
You will not need a script.
A first session, in three lines. You will need what you already have: patience, curiosity and your own English.
Example session · illustrative
“So what happened with the job application?”
“I have interview on Thursday… interview makes me nervous.”
“Then let’s practise. I’ll be the interviewer.”
And the sessions count
Every session builds a real TEEI Credential on its own public verification page. Heidi reached Master Language Volunteer at 243 sessions.
Your first credential is issued after two sessions. Added to LinkedIn in one click.
Who you’d be
The volunteers are people with a language and the time.
Charmaine is one of them: not a trained teacher, a real person who shows up. The learners are adults with everything to say and no one to say it to; what is missing is a person to practise with.
“It gives them an opportunity to speak to a native English speaker, and they practice their English and it builds their confidence.”Charmaine De’Ath · Volunteer & language partner
Ready to be someone’s volunteer English teacher?
Four moments between you and your first session.
01 · Apply, no TEFL needed
02 · Screened before your first session
03 · First session, in your evening04 · Somewhere, a learner is waiting for your English.
You fill in a short profile. Every application is screened before your first session, and our team reviews any application that needs a closer look. You can start once you are approved.
How we handle your data and keep programmes safe: see our Trust Centre.
Free · 18+ · Sign up with LinkedIn · No TEFL required
Questions people ask before they start.
Do I need a TEFL certificate?
No. This is one-to-one conversation practice, not curriculum teaching, so there is no certificate requirement and no teaching experience required. Conversational English is enough. If you are a trained teacher who wants a full class, we have a separate programme for that too.
What does a session look like?
A video call of 30, 45 or 60 minutes, the length you choose. You talk about their week, their job search, whatever they need to say out loud in English. No lesson plans, no grading.
Who are the learners?
Adults: Ukrainian refugees rebuilding their lives in Europe, and women in South America building a professional voice. They study English on their own; you are the practice they cannot get anywhere else.
Do I get a certificate for my volunteering?
Yes. Your sessions build a real TEEI Credential with its own public verification page, added to LinkedIn in one click, and a staff-signed hours statement prints from the same record.
A trained teacher who wants a full class? Lead a structured course instead