Hiring a Co-Teacher – Support center for Search Inside Yourself Leadership Institute

Co-teaching is required for public programs, and highly recommended for a 2-day client program or invite-only program. We recommend that corporate programs are co-taught (especially if the group size is larger than ~15 people), but this is not a requirement. For a half-day or keynote, teaching alone is just fine.

How much I should pay them?

When you hire a co-teacher, you are free to make whatever financial arrangement you'd like (and that works for them). This could be paying them a teaching fee, or sharing revenue, or creating a longer term partnership. SIYLI pays $1,150 USD per teaching day for most of our teachers and $800 USD for a half-day. Our travel day payment structure is detailed in the table below:

Travel Time to Program Location (One Way) The travel days are to compensate teachers for their travel time.	# of Travel Days Paid
Local program (e.g. total driving time < 3 hours each way)	Travel included in teacher rate
Any flight(s) time in air under 4 hours each way (layover time does not count toward hours)	Half day each way ($375 each way)
Any flight(s) time in air between 4 - 20 hours each way (layover time does not count toward hours)	Full day each way ($750 each way)
Any flight(s) time in air over 20 hours each way (layover time does not count toward hours)	1.5 days each way ($960 each way)

Payment for a co-teacher (including travel time) is typically included in the program price, not something that a client pays for separately. We generally have clients reimburse directly for travel expenses (hotel, airfare etc.).

You are welcome to use these rates, or offer something different. Please do adjust this to your local market rates! Alternatively, you might do a percentage revenue share with your co-teacher rather than a flat rate.

Should we create a contract?

I recommend that you create a contract between you and your client, and then a scope of work between you and your co-teacher. Here's a template that you can use (and feel free to modify) for hiring a co-teacher.

Note: this article refers to paid client programs (not TT practicums or pro bono programs).

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