CRLA Regular/Level 1 Certification Requirements - Peer Tutor Program - Success Centers

Regular/Level 1 Certification Requirements

A. AMOUNT/DURATION OF TUTOR TRAINING:
    one or more of the following:
    1. Minimum of ten (10) hours of tutor training
    2. A quarter/semester tutor training course
    3. A quarter/semester of tutor training (non-course work)

B. MODES OF TUTOR TRAINING
    1. Minimum of 6 hours of the training must be: Tutor-trainer supervised, Interactive, Live and Real-Time and can take one or more of the following forms:
        a. workshop instruction/seminar session
        b. fact-to-face or online discussions
    c. Multi-User Virtual Environment (MUVE, like Second Life)

    2. The trainig time remaining can use the following as the main delivery medium
        a. Videotapes/DVDs/websites
        b. Conferences with tutor trainer/supervisor
        c. Webquests, podcasts, webcasts, wikis, blogs
        d. Texts, handouts, scavenger hunts
        e. Special tutor projects
        f. Other

C. AREA/TOPICS TO BE COVERED IN TUTOR TRAINING
A minimum of eight (8) of the following topics should be covered in Level 1 training. The exact amount of time devoted to each topic may vary.
    1. Definition of tutoring and tutor responsibilities
    2. Basic tutoring guidelines/ Tutoring do's / Tutoring don'ts
    3. Techniques for successfully beginning and ending a tutor session
    4. Adult learners / Learning theory / Learning styles
    5. Assertiveness / Handling difficult students
    6. Role Modeling
    7. Setting Goals/Planning
    8. Communication Skills
    9. Active listening and paraphrasing
    10. Referral Skills
    11. Study Skills
    12. Critical Thinking Skills
    13. Compliance with the Ethics and Philosophy of the Tutor Program / Sexual Harrassment / Plagiarisn
    14. Modeling problem solving
    15. Other

D. REQUIRED TUTORING EXPERIENCE
    25 hours of actual tutoring

E. TUTOR SELECTION CRITERIA
    1. Interview plus written approval of a content/skill instructor
    AND/OR
    2. Interview plus endorsement of tutor trainer/supervisor
    PLUS at least one of the following:
    3. Grade of "A" or "B" in subject content being tutored
    4. Documented experience equivalent to #3

F. TUTOR EVALUATION CRITERIA
    1. A formal/informal evaluation process is in place
    2. Formal/informal evaluation occurs on a regular basis
    3. The results of the evaluation process are made known to the tutors

This material taken from CRLA's Requirements for Certification of Tutor Programs
http://www.crla.net/itpc/certification_requirements.htm