You fund a lesson package before lessons start so the agreed payout is ready to be released as lessons are delivered and approved. This protects both you and the tutor.

We describe this as contract-funded payouts with escrow-style payment protection. It is a platform arrangement, not a regulated or licensed escrow service.

You fund the agreed tutor payout plus the TeachConnect service fee. The fee is added on top of the tutor payout, never taken from it.

For example, if the agreed tutor payout is ₦60,000 and the service fee is 15%, you fund ₦69,000. The tutor receives ₦60,000 for approved lessons. The tutor’s earnings are not reduced by the fee.

Payouts are released based on approved lessons. As you confirm each lesson or block of lessons, the matching amount is released to the tutor. Lessons not yet delivered remain protected.

If lessons are cancelled before delivery, unused funds are handled under the Refund Policy.

Diaspora families may fund lessons in a supported currency. The amount that reaches the tutor reflects the agreed payout in line with the contract; currency conversion and processing are handled at funding time.

These terms work together with the Payment Protection Terms, the Dispute and Approval Policy, the Refund Policy, and the Teacher/Tutor Payout Policy.