Tutor Leadership Microcredential

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SUNY Oneonta’s Tutor Leadership Program is a stackable credential designed to prepare you to work effectively as a peer tutoring leader and mentor for other tutors. It can also prepare you for work as a graduate school Teaching Assistant.

Competencies

Upon completion of the program, you will be able to demonstrate the following competencies:

  • ability to foster “think-aloud” strategies in students;
  • ability to provide effective verbal feedback to students;
  • ability to explain the relationship of test anxiety to the Illusion of Knowing/Study Skills issues;
  • proficiency with teaching simple skills, such as time-management planning, task analysis and study skills planning;
  • strong small-group management skills; and
  • thorough knowledge of the Tracktion program for both student and tutor use.

You will also gain valuable, transferrable skills for other careers, including how to effectively lead a group, set boundaries, assess and give feedback, and communicate ideas clearly.

This training program leads to certification by the National Tutoring Association (NTA) and includes NTA Level 2 Intermediate Training (6-8 hours) and at least six hours of study skills workshops offered by the Student Learning Center.

Who is eligible?

Enrolled students

Instruction method

On-campus

Time to complete

2 semesters

Credit/non-credit

Non-credit

Prerequisites

National Tutoring Association Level I trainings (9 hours)

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