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During Covid-19 pandemic, when many people lost their jobs, tutoring offered them a source of income. However, tutoring is considered a part-time income opportunity. Tutoring, along with offering a bulk income, gives different benefits and freedom. A few tutors are thinking to consider tutoring as a permanent position. Let's find out is it a good idea to take tutoring as a full-time job:
With tutoring, one can unleash a very high amount of monthly income. Number of students determines the income in tutoring services and it is completely up to the tutor to figure out how many candidates he/she wants to take. When it comes to individual tuition, it is possible to teach minimum of 8-10 candidates a day. Similarly, in group tuition, it is possible to take 7-8 groups a day - now, the number of students in each group is always up to the capacity of the tutor.
Earning of the tutor similarly depends on the tutor's capacity. There are no such bindings.
To work as a tutor, one needs zero investment - no gadgets and nothing. If the tutor wants to teach online, he/she can use video calling software like Zoom, Google Meet, Skype where they can get the facilities of screen sharing, and document sharing. If the tutor wants to teach from their place, it will be even easier for them.
To become a tutor, one just needs to be educated enough and know good tutoring strategies. The combination of higher education and good tutoring strategies can lead a tutor towards a successful career.
Another main reason apart from unlimited income opportunity and no investment is its timing. When you select tutoring as a full-time job you are stepping into the world of working as per your ease. It is always up to the tutor to select the teaching hours per student or group. No one will be imposing anything on the tutors.
It deserves mention in this purpose that the tutors can pursue their interest to learn something after their classes. They can pursue courses as well.
Candidates often have a preference to stay in touch with their preferred subjects. Tutoring is the best place for them. Here they simply need to teach whatever they are good at - it can be any academic subject (like English, math, science, and others), career-oriented subjects (like programming, designing and others), creative subjects (cooking, exercising, singing, instrument playing and others).
Yes, tutors are required for each and everything in the eLearning platforms. Tutors can select their own expertization to start as tutors.
Tutors can select a weekly, or monthly payment system to get the payment of the service they provided. Also, the payment gets credited directly to the bank account of the tutor.
These are all the positive sides of tutoring as a full-time job, but it is important to check the other side of the coin too:
Getting the first job always includes struggle - similarly, on the online tutoring platforms, tutors may struggle to get their first tutee. In most of the cases, parents find tutors for their kids and they try to get an experienced tutor. So, they may overlook the profile of the new-joinee on the online tutoring portal. However, there are sensible parents who go through the profile of the tutors and check their detailed qualifications before hiring.
But the good thing is it is applicable only for the first time, gradually, tutoring runs pretty smoothly. Candidates registering as tutors have to be very specific about their profile-making. It has to be appealing and eye-catchy to the parents and learners. Their preferences and hours of tuition must be mentioned very specifically in the profile.
In case the tutors want to switch from full-time tutoring to full-time school teaching, they may not be able to show their tutoring as a matter of experience. Also, these tutors may not be considered eligible candidates to apply for full-time teaching jobs if they don't have valid training on teaching methods and pedagogy.
Tutoring as a fulltime job is obviously under consideration - it has both positive and negative sides. Candidates who are thinking to take tutoring as a full-time profession need to judge both sides before making a decision. If they are okay with the negative sides, they can surely go for it - it will be very fruitful for them, otherwise, they need to consider it as a part-time source of income. To find out tutor jobs in Bahrain, check MyPrivateTutor.
Rachita is a content writer for MyPrivateTutor Bahrain with 5+ years of hands-on experience. Apart from writing content, she is a music lover and an amateur guitarist who is always trying for bettering her skills from online lessons. In terms of music, she is so old-school that she listens to Linkin Park and Backstreet Boys on the loop till date.
