by Nigel Hilton

Private tutors can be life changing for a young person. Often times private tutors are seen as a service only the rich can afford. However this is simply not true as there are many different kinds of private tutors. The general sense of what they do is have a one on one relationship with a child or teenager that is going through their early years of education and higher education. Yet, anyone can hire a private tutor for any reason they like. It's a great career opportunity as you are essentially your own business and your service is to impart knowledge and improve someone’s own career possibilities. You’re not restricted to just working with universities or rich families, you have a plethora or options as to where you want to go and work. Now more than ever as more and more people are heading to higher education, you can use your skills to be part of this wave.

After hours at unis

Universities are full of students struggling with their course. Normally lecturers and other faculty don’t stay for very long. They might stay to about 6pm but even then most of the campus is empty. Students would like to study late and not have to wait until the morning each time to get an answer to something they’re stuck on. So, you can work with universities and students themselves to offer your services on the subject you specialize in. remember you don’t have to involve the university at all but if you work together you could get far more customers than searching by yourself. You’ll be working with students directly so you’ll be meeting them in their dorms or in the campus library. They will pay you directly via bank transfer and if you’re working with the uni then you’ll need to pay them a certain cut from your earnings.

About to launch

For people who have just left higher education and are now in specialist schools such as career schools, you have an immense opportunity. This is when people are just about to launch into their professional lives but are taking certain courses that will land them senior roles right from the get go. If you work with a specialist company that offers education executive search, you’ll be able to find a role in various career schools as the director of career services, the dean, director of education or other roles that might fit your nature. Bear in mind private tutors are also known as specialists as well as broadly gifted individuals. So, if you want to market your more thorough abilities to a career school you have a high chance of success.

Early learning

It's goes without saying that private tutors are often used to help challenged children understand their classes at school better. You’ll be working with young kids, getting them through their homework and also anything extra that the parents might wish.

Private tutors are not a thing of the past, in fact the market is continually growing. More and more parents want a little extra help for their children to get over hurdles and do as well as everybody else.