online or in person
special education welcomeSet your own rate and hours, and teach Vancouver families who want a certified teacher: online, at a student's home or at a Vancouver Public Library branch.
Certified in this province or another one? If your certificate is in good standing, you can apply. We verify every educator before they work with students.
Registered ECEs welcome
No cost to apply
Tip: use the same legal name on every document. It's the fastest way to approval.
One rule to know: don't tutor students you currently teach at school.
Every educator is checked before they meet a student. Here's what we ask for, why we ask, and what families can and can't see.
Parents never see your ID, email or home address. They see your photo, bio, certification, subjects and availability. For in-person lessons they see a general area, never your address.
Upload your ID through the platform only. We don't accept documents by email.
A short video on why we need your ID and how we protect your personal information.
B.C. teachers are certified by the province under the Teachers Act, and the BC Teachers' Council sets the standards. A certified B.C. teacher meets these four requirements.
Four years (120 credits) of post-secondary study and a degree, plus an acceptable teacher education program.
Official sourceA criminal record check is part of the certification application. To tutor with Connect Education, you also need a police check that includes a vulnerable sector check.
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Applicants show proficiency in English or French, and must be of good and moral character and fit and proper to teach.
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Certificate holders pay a practice fee every year, due by May 31. If it stays unpaid, the certificate is suspended and later cancelled. Families can look teachers up on the province's online registry. Retired, or your certificate is no longer active? You can still apply with a valid police check that includes a vulnerable sector check.
Official sourceSupply teachers, registered ECEs and retired teachers tutor with us too. Here's what each needs.
Occasional and long-term occasional teachers apply with the same certificate in good standing. Tutoring fits around the days you're called in.
Early childhood educators registered with their provincial ECE regulator, in good standing, are welcome, especially for early learning.
Retired and no longer renewing your membership? You can still apply with a valid police check that includes a vulnerable sector check.
Test prep
French ImmersionThe Vancouver School Board serves about 50,000 students from Kindergarten to Grade 12 in more than 100 schools, from Kitsilano and Kerrisdale to Renfrew and the West End. These are the requests that come up most:
Families ask for help in 80+ subjects. Add the subjects and grades you teach to your profile, and families looking for them can find you.
The most requested subject, from counting and fractions to functions and calculus.
See math tutoring
English Language Arts (ELA): phonics and early reading, comprehension, grammar and essay writing up to Grade 12.
See English tutoring
French Immersion, core French and FSL, often for families who don't speak French at home.
See French tutoring
Beyond school subjects, families ask for exam prep, study skills and programs for every age.
Many families look for a teacher who has taught students like theirs. Add your special education experience to your profile so they can find you.
Not sure what to put in your profile? Read the tutor profile guidelines and tips for working with parents.
In person means at the student's home or at a public library. If you're not comfortable going to a family's home, you can choose the library. You pick the parts of Vancouver you'll travel to.
Vancouver Public Library has the Central Library and 20 neighborhood branches, and Wi-Fi is free at every branch during library hours. Check the branch's rules before you book a room.
Teach from wherever you work best, with no commute. Many teachers mix online and in-person lessons, and you can change what you offer in your profile at any time.
Set up your profile
Choose Teacher, sign up with your email or Google, then set a password.
Add a photo, a short bio, your two lesson rates and what you teach.
Pick your weekly hours and the places you're happy to teach.
Upload your certificate and ID securely. We review them and email you when you're approved.
Say yes to a family, chat before the first lesson, and manage everything in one place.
Your rates, your call
Your hours, your calendarOnline, home or libraryFamilies across CanadaCertified teachers and registered ECEs across Canada welcome. Teach the way you want, and let us handle the rest.
Choose separate in-person and virtual rates. They show on your profile and you can change them any time.
Set your weekly hours and teach online, in person or at a public library, in the area you choose.
We match you with families who fit your subjects, grades and hours, including families looking for special education support in ADHD, ASD, IEPs and dyslexia.
No sign-up cost. Families pay through the platform and your earnings are paid out to you. A simple platform fee applies only when you teach.
One dashboard for your profile, your schedule, your families and your lessons. Here is what you get from day one.
Families send you requests. Accept, message parents and students, and plan the first tutoring lesson, all in one place.
Send your profile link to families on WhatsApp, Facebook or email and bring in your own students too.
Choose the times you want to teach. Families only request times that work for you.
See every upcoming lesson, add a meeting link or a location, reschedule in a tap and join with one click.
Questions about matching, scheduling or pricing? Reach us whichever way suits you, and our team will take it from there.
Free to joinYour hoursYou set your own rate. Joining is free. When you teach, a platform service fee of 25% of each session rate comes out of the amount charged, and it covers the platform, payments and admin, so you never chase an invoice.
Yes, if you teach in French. VSB has both Early and Late French Immersion, so families look for help at different stages. Add French and the grades you teach to your profile.
Yes. Families often ask for literacy and numeracy help before the FSA in Grades 4 and 7, or before the Grade 10 and 12 graduation assessments. Work on the skills underneath, not on teaching to the test.
No. Many teachers tutor online only, or meet families at a library branch they can reach by transit. You choose the areas you'll travel to, so you only get requests that work for you.
Yes, if you were a certified teacher and you have a valid police check that includes a vulnerable sector check. Be clear about your certificate status in your profile so families know what to expect.
Most of the wait is the document check. Clear, current documents with the same legal name on each are the fastest route, and we'll let you know by email.
