Job

Teach on Preply as an online tutor

Preply

Open. No closing date published. No fee to apply Last checked 19 Oct

At a glance

Deadline: Open. No closing date published.
Fee: No fee to apply
Who may apply: anywhere except Sudan, which Preply names among the countries it cannot accept applications from because of United States regulations
18 or over
Where: Remote. Online, from home

Paid online tutoring with no degree and no teaching certificate required. Preply says no qualification or official teacher training is needed as long as you speak a language to a high or native level, or know the subject. You set your own hourly rate and Preply takes a commission from it.

The facts

What you get: You set your own hourly rate. Preply keeps 100 per cent of the fee for a trial lesson with a new student, then takes a commission on later lessons that starts at 33 per cent and falls to 18 per cent as you teach more hours. So the first lesson with each new student is unpaid.
Where: Online, from home
How long: Ongoing, as many or as few hours as you list

Where you stand

This one is free. There is no fee to apply, and nobody should ask you for money at any point.

What they ask for

18 or over
anywhere except Sudan, which Preply names among the countries it cannot accept applications from because of United States regulations
a language you speak to a high or native level, or a school subject you know well
a computer, a webcam and a stable internet connection, because Preply says you can only register as a tutor on the desktop version of the site
an introduction video, a profile photo and a written profile description

Get ready to apply

Built only from what this listing states. Tick as you go; the ticks stay on your phone and are not sent anywhere.

A short application, by our reading.

1. What to get ready

Certificates or degree copiesScan or photograph them clearly, in good light, flat.
A videoShort, clear sound, good light. A phone is enough.

It also names something beyond these; read their words below.

In their words: “An email address and password, a profile photo, a description, an introduction video, your availability, your rate, and optionally certificates and degrees uploaded to the Certifications and Education sections”

2. Dates

No closing date is stated.
Openings with no closing date can close once they have enough people, so sooner is safer. Our advice
On the date, the listing says: Applications are open all the time. Preply says its team reviews a completed application within five business days.

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The download is a small text file. You can read it later without data. It also lists each condition they set, so you can tick yourself against them. WhatsApp sends the same list to you, or to somebody helping you.

No CV yet? Make a plain one from your answers. Nothing you type is kept.

Tips for applying for a job

General advice from us, the same for every job. It is not what this organisation says; that is above.

Match your CV to this job: put the experience closest to what it asks for first, and use the same words the listing uses for the same things.
For each thing the listing asks for, have one real example ready: where you did it, what you did, and what changed because of it.
Informal work counts. Selling, tutoring, running a family shop, volunteering and caring for relatives all built real skills; say what you did plainly.
If a cover letter is asked for, keep it to three short paragraphs: why this job, what you have done that fits, and when you can start.

If there is an interview or a test

Read the listing again the day before, and the organisation's own about page.
Prepare two or three short stories: a problem you solved, a time you learned something quickly, a time you worked with others.
Have one or two questions ready for them, for example what the first three months in the role look like.
For a call or video interview, test your data, battery and a quiet place beforehand. If your connection drops, call or write straight away.

All our tips and messages to copy. Practise answering, with nothing kept. Received an offer? Check whether it is real, then read before you say yes.

How to apply

You apply on Preply's own website, not here. We never send an application for anybody and we never ask you for anything to pass on. Check their page for anything not shown here.

Go to the application

How we checked this

This was opened and verified at Preply's own website on 19 October 2026: it was real, still open, and open to people from African countries. If anything here is wrong, tell us.