Frequently Asked Questions
Common private tuition related questions including: What is tuition? and How to be a tutor?
Find me a tutor
Find me a tutor is the question that parents ask when their child is struggling at school, not achieving in certain subjects or has a general dis-interest towards some subjects. Finding the ideal tutor is challenging for parents and is possibly why the vast majority of parents look to their friends for recommendations and referrals.
To find a tutor that suits the learning requirements of their child, parents may question possible tutors and assess them based on:
- Knowledge of subject material
- Qualifications in subject field
- References that they may have
- Punctuality
- Enthusiasm, motivation and overall attitude
Tuition fees
Tuition fees are fees charged to learners for educational instruction. Also known as tuition payments, the tuition fees are used to either cover the individual tutors cost, or in the case of an educational institution for staff, premises, course-ware, libraries, computers and other expenses to provide a learning experience that is comfortable for the learner.
Some funding options to pay for tuition fees are:
- Parents funds
- Student pays for themselves
- Bursaries from the educational institution
- Student loans
- Company bursaries
How to be a tutor
Looking to be a tutor? The following provides a perspective on how to be a tutor:
- Choose what you want to tutor and who you want to tutor. Select subjects that are preferably in your area of expertise. Also consider age ranges and school grades you would like to tutor.
- People like hiring tutors with experience so get some formal tutoring experience. If you struggle to find intial clients, consider volunteering in exchange for a good reference.
- Prepare a list of references in-case prospective clients request it of you.
- Decide on what your fees are.
- Consider where you will be tutoring; your home, the learners house, at the local library etc.
- Ask your customers where they found out about you so that you can find out which advertising methods worked best.
- Consider offering your initial lessson for free or for a reduced rate. This will allow you a chance to win your prospective clients over.
- Try be the best tutor you can be. Take courses or volunteer tuition to gain experience.
What is tuition?
Tuition is the teaching or instruction of individuals or small groups. Tuition may also be used to describe a sum of money paid to a school, college or university for educational instruction.