Where can I add my certificates?

Students are likely to choose tutors holding a teaching certificate

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Adding certificates to your profile is a great way to attract more students and increase your chances of getting trial lessons.

What certificates are acceptable?

A certificate that is relevant to the subject you teach

e.g. If you teach English, you can upload certificates such as CELTA, DELTA, Trinity CertTESOL.

A certificate that is relevant to teaching a different subject

e.g. If you teach Spanish, but upload an English-teaching certificate, we’ll gladly accept it!

A certificate that shows your teaching specialization

e.g. If you’re qualified to teach students with special needs

Recommended certificates

English language

TESL - Teaching English as a Second Language
TESOL - Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages
TEFL - Teaching English as a Foreign Language
QTS - Qualified Teacher Status
PGCE - Postgraduate Certificate in Education
TEYL - Teaching English to Young Learners
TKT - Teaching Knowledge Test
TrinityDip TESOL - Trinity Diploma in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages
TrinityCert TESOL - Trinity Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages
DELTA - Diploma in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages
CELTA - Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages

French language

DAEFLE - Diplôme d'Aptitude à l'Enseignement du Français Langue Etrangère

Spanish language

CAP - Certificado de Aptitud Pedagógica
ELE - Español como Lengua Extranjera

German language

Goethe - Zertifikat

Italian language

DITALS - Didattica dell'Italiano come Lingua Straniera
CEDILS - Certificazione in Didattica dell'Italiano a Stranieri

Japanese language

Japanese Language Teacher Training Course
Japanese Language Teaching Competency Test

Korean language

Korean Language Teacher Qualification
TKSOL - Teaching Korean as a Foreign Language Certificate

Arabic language

CCTAFL - Career Certification in Teaching Arabic as a Foreign Language
TAFL - Teaching Arabic as a Foreign Language Certificate

Chinese language

TCSOL / CTCSOL - Certificate in Teaching Chinese to Speakers of Other Languages
IPA - International Profession Certification Association

Adding certificates to your profile

You can upload certificates to your profile during the registration process, or if you’re already an approved tutor.

❗ Please note: certificates and education diplomas are different things. To learn how to upload a diploma, please refer to this page.

To upload your certificate:

Select the subject
Choose the certificate from the drop-down menu, or choose “Other” if the certificate is not in the list
Provide the name, description and issue date of your certificate
Make sure you follow this checklist, so your certificate is approved:
✅ Upload a high-resolution document that states your name, name of the certificate and the year it was issued
✅ Ensure the name and surname on the certificate match your profile name
✅ Double check that the information you submitted corresponds to the original version of the document
✅ Upload your certificate to the correct section (Certificates)
✅ Upload each document one time only

You will receive an email stating whether your certificate has been approved on the Rihisi website.

Unacceptable certificates
❌ Certificates of appreciation of employment, work experience, masterclass
❌ Expired certificates
❌ Certificates issued from another online teaching platform

Once your Certificate is verified, it will be displayed on your Rihisi profile as a verified document with a green badge.
Great tutors never stop growing and aim to continuously improve their knowledge and skills. To support your professional development and make your profile more attractive, we created a free certification course called How to teach a language. The course takes around 5–6 hours to complete and if you pass the end-of-course test, we will award you the Rihisi Language Teaching Certificate.

❗ Note that the certificate is not accredited by other institutions and therefore is not accepted outside Rihisi.