Become a Tutor

Being a tutor helps you to:

• support and help other students
• develop your writing skills
• enhance your tutoring and teaching skills
• reflect about writing, learning, and teaching
• improve your leadership and communication skills
• obtain experience that can be put on a resumé.

There are several types of opportunities for students in the Writing Centre: work study, honorarium, and volunteering. To apply for the work study, you need to be eligible and register for the Work Study Program.

To become a tutor, you need to:

• have achieved at least a 3.33 GPA in your writing courses
• provide a sample of your writing and a resumé
• be committed to show up on time for your shifts with a positive attitude
• show an eagerness to learn and develop your tutoring and writing skills
• attend tutor training sessions and reflect on your tutoring practice
• have good interpersonal and critical thinking skills.

If you are interested in becoming a peer tutor, please contact the Writing Centre by emailing jegoddard@tru.ca, calling 250-371-5748 or dropping by OM 1411.