Assist immigrants and open to anyone needing assistance to learn English Polytechnic West AMEP welcomes volunteers to assist in the program. Volunteers can help assist in AMEP classes as conversation tutors or can train with Polytechnic West to be a Home Tutor. Home Tutors help AMEP clients in their home on a 1 to 1 basis to develop their English language skills. Polytechnic West AMEP offers a free training course to help volunteers prepare for assisting in the program.