The Faculty

The Faculty Online Learning Group recruits, trains and manages educators who deliver live online tutoring to learners worldwide, with a focus on English as a Second Language (ESL) and foreign language education. Headquartered in South Africa, the company employs an international tutor base of more than 650 people and works on a remote, work-from-home basis. Its tutoring operation serves over 350,000 students a month and logs more than 100,000 successfully tutored hours in the same period.

Two lines of work define the business. The first is the delivery of live online ESL and foreign-language sessions. The second is the recruitment, training and management of professional tutors, supported by ongoing development programmes, dedicated support teams, teaching technology and ready-made lesson materials intended to reduce lesson preparation.

The company's technical work sits in online education technology, e-learning platforms and virtual tutoring delivery. For tutors, the arrangement offers flexible remote work, continuous training, and opportunities to progress into team-leader roles; the company describes its environment as one in which educators are supported at every stage of their work.