Cambridge IGCSE, the IB Diploma, IELTS, the CFA exam, Python, the piano or conversational French. Tell us what you want to learn, and the team proposes a specialist tutor for it, wherever in the world they live.
Online lessons are open now in every emirate: for adults and professionals fitting lessons around work, for university students, for language learners and for school students. Each lesson is live on video with one tutor, lasts 60, 90 or 120 minutes and is set in Gulf Standard Time.
An online lesson at a glance
A private lesson, held live over video
An online lesson is a private lesson on a live video call. You and the tutor see and hear each other, work on the same task at the same moment and slow down wherever a point needs more time. The tutor is proposed for the goal you describe, so an accountant preparing for CFA Level I, a university student stuck on statistics and a Year 11 student sitting Cambridge IGCSE Chemistry each meet someone chosen for that goal.
The tutor explains, you ask, and both of you work on the same question at the same moment.
A lesson can be yours alone, or shared by a small group of up to six, such as siblings or friends learning together. The tutor stays with whatever is causing trouble until it settles.
An exam and its date, a course and its level, or a skill you need for work: the goal guides the choice of tutor.
Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, Ajman, Umm Al Quwain, Ras Al Khaimah, Fujairah and Al Ain are all reachable online now.
Four situations, and what live online lessons change in each one
Work, lectures, school runs and family time fill the day, and driving to a tutor or a centre adds travel on top.
A CFA level, a Cambridge A Level paper, an IB Extended Essay or a less common language. The tutor who knows it well may live a long way from the UAE.
At-home lessons are opening in Dubai and Abu Dhabi first, and reach the other emirates as permit-holding tutors join.
Teaching style matters. An approach that works for one learner can leave another one stuck.
You join from home, the office or any quiet room at the agreed time in Gulf Standard Time, and the time saved on the road goes back to your week.
Online tutors can live anywhere, so the team can propose someone who teaches that exam, level or language.
Online lessons are open across the UAE today. A family outside Dubai and Abu Dhabi can begin online while at-home lessons open in more emirates.
Tell the team what is not working, and they propose another tutor for the same goal.
Four steps from your request to a steady routine
Share the subject or skill, your level now and the goal. For example: IELTS Academic before a university application, or Cambridge IGCSE Mathematics in Year 10.
Your request goes to the team, who propose a tutor for that goal and level, with lesson times that work in Gulf Standard Time.
The learner meets the tutor live on video. The first lesson shows how the tutor explains and how the learner responds.
Book the number of lessons a month that suits the weeks ahead. Keep the goal from step one in view and check progress against it: a practice test, a mock exam or a piece you can now play.
Goals with a date, a standard or a project attached, where time with a specialist pays off
IELTS, TOEFL or PTE Academic practice planned back from your test date, with a tutor who listens to your speaking and reads your writing.
CFA, US CPA or PMP preparation paced around your working week, with the hardest topics given the most time.
Past papers from the student’s own board, worked through with the mark scheme open, from IGCSE and International GCSE to International AS Level and Cambridge A Level.
The tutor explains the assessment criteria, helps shape a research question and talks through plans and drafts. The writing stays the student’s own.
Python, JavaScript or data analysis, learned by building something you need, with the tutor reviewing your code as you go.
Arabic at intermediate or advanced level, French, Mandarin or another language, practised in conversation with a tutor who corrects you as you speak.
From primary school to professional exams, with languages, technology, music and the arts alongside. Each card shows examples from the programmes on offer.
Primary to the final school exams
For students on Cambridge International, Pearson Edexcel or the IB: a tutor who works to that curriculum and exam board, with past papers from the same board.
Diploma, bachelor’s, master’s and doctorate
Help with course subjects, academic writing and research, and guidance for study abroad and scholarship applications.
For study, work, a move abroad or daily life
English from beginner to advanced, Arabic at intermediate and advanced level, and languages such as French, Spanish, German, Mandarin, Japanese, Korean and Hindi.
For adults and professionals
Preparation for professional certifications, and the skills that come up at work, planned around your working week.
From a child’s first code to data science
Programming, data and design software, learned around a project or a goal you set.
For children and adults
An instrument, your voice or a creative skill, from the very first lesson or picked up again after a break.
These are examples. Describe your own goal in the request form.
Specialist tutors, in the UAE and around the world
Each match starts from what you describe: the subject or skill, your level and your goal. A learner preparing for CFA Level II is offered a tutor chosen for that level, and a Cambridge A Level Chemistry student a tutor who knows that syllabus.
Specialist tutors around the world teach Educrest’s online lessons. A tutor based outside the UAE teaches online only.
Local tutors hold the Private Teacher Work Permit, which the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation (MoHRE) issues. MoHRE and the Ministry of Education introduced the permit on 18 December 2023.
Every local tutor on Educrest holds a valid UAE private teacher permit.
Every lesson is booked in Gulf Standard Time (UTC+4)
An online tutor may live in another country and another time zone. Lesson times are agreed in Gulf Standard Time, so the time you book is the time on your own clock in the UAE, wherever the tutor joins from.
Choose the time, the length and how many lessons a month
Tell us the days and times that suit you, and the tutor joins at the agreed time in Gulf Standard Time.
Match the length of each lesson to the task in front of you and how long you can keep your focus.
Online lessons reach the whole country, so you keep the same tutor after a move from Abu Dhabi to Dubai or from Sharjah to Ras Al Khaimah.
Choose how many lessons a month suit the weeks ahead, from a steady weekly lesson to a busier run before a test date.
A screen, a steady connection and a quiet corner
The setup is simple, and sorting it out before the first lesson means the whole lesson goes on learning.
A camera and microphone let the tutor see and hear you. A larger screen makes exam papers, diagrams, code and sheet music easier to read.
Video needs a connection that holds for the full lesson. Sitting near the router helps in rooms where the signal drops.
Each lesson is a live video call. In the UAE, the telecoms regulator, TDRA, publishes the list of video-calling apps allowed here, and WhatsApp voice and video calls are reported to be restricted.
A desk or table away from busy rooms, with good light on the page. Headphones with a microphone help in a busy home or a shared office.
Maths, science and accounting are still worked on paper. Have the calculator your exam allows, and hold written working up to the camera so the tutor can check it.
Past papers, course notes, a draft, your code or the piece you are practising. The tutor works from what you are studying now.
How a live online tutor compares with a group class, studying alone and an at-home tutor
| What matters | Online with Educrest | Group class | Studying alone | At home with Educrest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Who teaches | A specialist tutor, in the UAE or abroad | One teacher for the whole group | You, with books, videos or apps | A UAE resident who holds the Private Teacher Work Permit |
| Attention | One tutor, for one learner or a small group of up to six | Shared across the class | Self-directed | One tutor, for one learner or a small group of up to six |
| Pace | Set around the learner, or the small group | Set for the class | Set by you | Set around the learner, or the small group |
| Matched to your goal or exam board | Follows the class plan | |||
| Where | Wherever you have a screen, in any emirate | A centre, or a shared online room | Anywhere | At home, opening in Dubai and Abu Dhabi first |
| Travel | None | Usually a drive to the centre | None | The tutor travels to the learner’s home |
Plain answers on lessons, tutors, time zones and fees
School subjects and exams for Cambridge International, Pearson Edexcel and the IB; university subjects and academic writing; English and other languages, with tests such as IELTS and TOEFL; professional exams such as the CFA and US CPA; programming and data; and music, art and hobbies. Tell us your goal, and the team proposes a tutor for it.
You tell us the goal, for example a test date, a certification, a language for work or an instrument you want to learn, and the team proposes a tutor. Lessons are live, at times that fit around your work, in any emirate. You can register for yourself with the “Myself” option on the form, or someone else can register for you.
Yes. Each lesson is live, so the tutor can explain a topic, set questions, check the working and return to anything still unclear. The match matters most: tell us the curriculum, exam board, year and goal, and the team proposes a tutor for that course.
Yes, with shorter lessons and an adult close by who helps set up the device and stays within earshot. In Dubai, lessons for young children aged six and under run online.
A tutor can help a student understand the assessment criteria, shape a research question, plan the structure and talk through drafts. The writing and the final decisions stay with the student.
Yes. A lesson can be for one learner or for a small group of up to six, such as siblings or friends learning together. Say who will join when you send your request.
A laptop or tablet with a camera and microphone, a steady internet connection and a quiet place to work. Headphones help in a busy home. Keep paper, a pen and whatever the lesson works from within reach: past papers, course notes, your code or your instrument.
Specialist tutors in the UAE and around the world, each proposed for the subject, level and goal you describe. A tutor based outside the UAE teaches online only.
The permit covers online lessons as well as lessons in person, so a tutor who lives in the UAE needs it for both. MoHRE issues it, and at-home lessons are taught only by UAE-resident tutors who hold a valid one. Tutors based outside the UAE teach online only. For local tutors the promise reads: “Every local tutor on Educrest holds a valid UAE private teacher permit.”
Tell the team what is not working. They propose a replacement tutor for the same goal, and the lessons carry on with the new tutor.
Gulf Standard Time (UTC+4). Lesson times are agreed in UAE time, so the time you book is the time on your own clock, wherever the tutor lives.
60, 90 or 120 minutes. Shorter lessons suit younger children and a single topic. Longer ones suit timed papers, mock tests and project work.
You choose the number of lessons a month in your request, based on the goal and the time left before any exam or deadline.
Fees are in UAE dirhams (AED) and are not yet published on this page. Send a request and you receive a quote for the subject, the lesson length and the number of lessons a month you choose.
Yes. The form asks who will be learning: yourself, a child, or another person such as a husband or wife, a parent, a brother or sister, a friend or a colleague.
Educrest takes your request and gives you the quote. Payment and the lesson agreement are then handled on the global platform of the group Educrest belongs to.
At-home lessons with permit-holding tutors are opening in Dubai and Abu Dhabi first, then in the other emirates as permit-holding tutors join. Adult learners and university students learn with Educrest online, and online lessons are available now in every emirate.
Tell us what you want to learn, your level and your goal.
The team reads each request and proposes a specialist tutor for it. Lessons are live, in any emirate, at a time set in Gulf Standard Time.
At-home lessons are opening in Dubai and Abu Dhabi first. Online lessons are available now.