Peer Tutoring at RRC Polytech

*Applications are currently closed with the exception of the courses listed below that we are actively seeking peer tutors for. If you have successfully completed one or more of these courses and are interested in joining our peer tutor team, please send an email to peertutoring@rrc.ca. We thank all applicants and will reach out only to those who qualify for an interview.

Do you like helping others learn? Do you want to gain valuable and marketable skills? Do you want to earn money while working on campus, or online, from home? If you answered 'yes' to these questions, peer tutoring at the Academic Success Centre may be a great fit for you!

To be considered for a peer tutoring position, applicants must fulfill the following requirements:

1. Be a current student in good standing at RRC Polytech and enrolled in at least one course.
2. Have completed at least one course at RRC Polytech.
3. Achieved a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher.
4. Be able to tutor courses in which there is significant demand for tutoring.
5. Receive a recommendation from their course instructor(s) for each course tutored.

How to Apply to Become a Peer Tutor:

Step 1 - Complete a Peer Tutor Application Form in TracCloud: Login to HUB, click the TracCloud link, and complete a Peer Tutor Application Form. When applications are being accepted, the Peer Tutor Application Form can be found on the TracCloud dashboard in the 'Surveys/Documents > Documents' section. Click the link to open a new form, then follow the instructions.

Step 2 - Request a recommendation from your course instructor(s) and send them a link to the 'Instructor Recommendation Form': For each course you wish to tutor, send your instructor(s) a link to the Instructor Recommendation Form. A link to this form is also included in the confirmation email you receive upon submitting your application..

Step 3 - Receive an invitation to interview:  Candidates will be invited to interview based on the content of the student's application, instructor recommendations, and demand for tutoring in the student's recommended courses.

Step 4 - Receive offer to be a peer tutor and complete mandatory training: After completing an interview with ASC staff, successful candidates will be invited to complete the Peer Tutor Training course in LEARN (approximately 3 hours, paid). 

Step 5 - Set up TracCloud schedule and course list / Final on-boarding:  After completing the peer tutor training course, you will be invited to a final on-boarding meeting to arrange your schedule and course list. After this meeting, you may start tutoring.

If you have any questions about peer tutoring, please send an email to peertutoring@rrc.ca and someone from our team will respond as soon as possible.