9 Best Places To Teach English Online With No Experience

No! Teaching experience is not needed to teach English online. More important than experience is making sure that you have a 120-hour TEFL certification. 

But wait. Are you really sure you don’t have any teaching experience? You might have some hidden experience that can count towards starting your teaching journey. Coaching sports, au pairing and tutoring can all be seen as experience. 

The TEFL Academy’s Level 5 168-hour Combined TEFL Course offers you 10 hours of in-class instruction, which allows you to get teaching experience in an authentic EFL environment. Or you can upgrade your TEFL qualification with the Level 5 40-hour Observed Teaching Practice Course.

There are loads of companies out there who allow teachers to teach online without teaching experience. This is a great way to start off as an online teacher: you can gain valuable experience while you work from home, follow your own schedule and earn a decent salary. 

Here is our pick of online companies which are happy to hire teachers with no experience:

Preply is a platform for tutoring students online. Tutors specialise in different subjects, with English being a popular one. With Preply there is no set curriculum or lesson plan. You create your own lessons based on what your students need. Students find teachers through their profiles and through word-of-mouth, so the more engaging and fun your profile is, the more likely you are to get students. Popular tutors earn good salaries on Preply.

• Rates: $10 – $45 an hour. Preply takes commission on every class you teach. The more hours you teach, the less commission is charged. 
• Minimum hours: You have to teach a minimum of 8 hours a week.
• Teacher requirements: You don’t need a degree or prior teaching experience. Native English speakers are preferred but not required.

Technical requirements: A laptop or computer with a webcam, a headset with a microphone and a strong internet connection.

italki is a platform that connects students and teachers for one-on-one English lessons. Students choose teachers based on their teacher profile and student reviews. Teachers get to create their own schedule. italki has no set classes or lesson plans. The platform allows you to create a lesson based on your student’s needs.

• Rates: Teachers set their own price per hour. italki charges 15% commission of the teacher’s listed lesson price. Teachers usually charge $10 an hour.
• Minimum hours: You set your own schedule – there are no minimum hours required to teach on italki.
• Teacher requirements: You don’t need a degree or prior teaching experience. A TEFL certification of 120 hours

Technical requirements: A laptop or computer with a webcam, a headset with a microphone and a strong internet connection.

Cambly is one of the nicest platforms to work for when it comes to online teaching. Classes are conversation-based sessions where you talk to students from all over the world. The students are mostly adults wanting to improve their English skills.

• Rates: $10 an hour. Cambly pays you for each minute that you are on the platform. Salaries are paid through PayPal.
• Minimum hours: You set your own schedule – there are no minimum hours required to teach on Cambly.
• Teacher requirements: You do not need a degree or prior teaching experience. Native English speakers from the United States, Canada, UK, Ireland, South Africa, Australia, and New Zealand are preferred. 
• Technical requirements: A laptop or computer with a webcam, a headset with a microphone and a strong internet connection.

SkimaTalk is an online platform that mostly adult learners use to improve their English. Lessons are one-on-one sessions and last for 25 minutes. SkimaTalk provides teachers with resources, but teachers can also choose to use their own material. Teachers get rated by students and students choose teachers based on their popularity. 

• Rates: Teachers set their own price per hour. SkimaTalk charges 20% commission of the teacher’s listed lesson price.
• Minimum hours: You set your own schedule – there are no minimum hours required to teach on SkimaTalk.
• Teacher requirements: You don’t need a degree or prior teaching experience. Native English speakers from the United States, Canada, UK, Ireland, South Africa, Australia, and New Zealand are preferred. 
• Technical requirements: A laptop or computer with a webcam, a headset with a microphone and a strong internet connection.

Palfish is an app-based platform that is mainly used by Chinese students. As a teacher you will present classes to learners from all ages. Students contact teachers when they see that the teacher is “online”. During the call you can teach them with prepared lessons or just have a conversation. Classes can be one-on-one or to a small group of about six students.

• Rates: Teachers set their own price per hour, the average is between $10 – $18 an hour. Palfish charges 20% commission of the teacher’s listed lesson price.
• Minimum hours: You set your own schedule – there are no minimum hours required to teach on Palfish
• Teacher requirements: You don’t need a degree or prior teaching experience. TEFL certification is required. 
• Technical requirements: A laptop or computer with a webcam, a headset with a microphone and a strong internet connection.

Superprof is a space where teachers advertise their services and recruit students. Classes are available in hundreds of subjects and Superprof has a presence in 40 countries. Teachers get classes based on their advertisements. The more popular you are, the more classes you will have.

• Rates: Teachers set their own price per hour, the average is between $3 – $80 an hour. Superprof charges 10% commission of the teacher’s listed lesson price.
• Minimum hours: You set your own schedule – there are no minimum hours required to teach on Superprof.
• Teacher requirements: You don’t need a degree or prior teaching experience. TEFL certification is recommended but not required 
• Technical requirements: A laptop or computer with a webcam, a headset with a microphone and a strong internet connection.

Engoo makes use of a video lesson platform to provide classes to students from all over the world. Students make use of the system to book sessions with available tutors. Lesson plans are provided to teachers.

• Rates: $10 an hour for native speakers and $2.4 an hour for non-native English speakers. Salaries are paid through Payoneer or PayPal.
• Minimum hours: You set your own schedule – there are no minimum hours required to teach on Engoo.
• Teacher requirements: You don’t need a degree or prior teaching experience. Engoo hires native and non-native English speakers. 
• Technical requirements: A laptop or computer with a webcam, a headset with a microphone and a strong internet connection.

English Ninjas is an American company that provides EFL classes to students all over the world. They have a lot of students in Turkey. Classes are one-on-one based sessions and teachers have flexibility in setting up their schedules.

• Rates: $6 – $7 an hour
• Minimum hours: You set your own schedule – there are no minimum hours required to teach on English Ninjas.
• Teacher requirements: You need a degree. No prior teaching experience needed. TEFL certification is recommended but not required 

Technical requirements: A laptop or computer with a webcam, a headset with a microphone and a strong internet connection.

Skyeng is an online English teaching company based in Eastern Europe. One-on-one lessons are provided to students in an interactive classroom called Vimbox. Most of the students are adults from Russia and Eastern Europe.

• Rates: $3.50 – $5 an hour
• Minimum hours: You have to teach a minimum of 10 hours a week.
• Teacher requirements: You don’t need a degree or prior teaching experience. Skyeng hires native and non-native English speakers. TEFL certification is required

Technical requirements: A laptop or computer with a webcam, a headset with a microphone and a strong internet connection.

Now that you know that you CAN find an online job without teaching experience and where to look for a job, the first thing you have to do is make sure you get a TEFL certification. 

READ MORE: What is TEFL & TEFL Certification?

Look no further than The TEFL Academy! 

We have a number of online TEFL courses. You can do a Level 3 TEFL course or a Level 5 TEFL Diploma with us. If you choose our Level 3 course you will get a 120-hour TEFL certification. This is an online-only course and a great option if you want casual work teaching English, like volunteer teaching, teaching while traveling and some online teaching. 

Choosing our Level 5 course will give you a 168-hour TEFL certification. This course is the best option if you are looking for contracted teaching jobs or government teaching programmes. Once you have completed either the Level 3 or Level 5 course, you can look into one of our Top-Up courses – Teaching Young Learners, Teaching Business English and Teaching Online and 1:1. (Psst – they’re FREE when you sign up for one of our courses!)

Ready to be your own boss, create your own schedule, and work in yoga pants? Sign up for one of our courses and let’s get going!

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