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Peer Tutoring at RRC Polytech

*At this time, we are accepting applicants for peer tutors at Regional Campuses. Please see below for application instructions. 

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. Have a grade B or above in the course that they wish to tutor for.
  6. 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. 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. Please send a copy of your resume to peertutoring@rrc.ca 

Step 2 - If there is demand for tutoring in the courses you have applied for and you meet the minimum standard of a B in the course that you wish to tutor, you will be invited to an interview with ASC staff.

Step 3 -  If you are offered the position, you will be asked to send an instructor recommendation form to each of the instructors of the course you wish to peer tutor for. Remember that you must have a recommendation for each course that you wish to tutor. Hiring processes with Human Resources will begin. 

Step 4 - Once HR processes are complete, you will receive a letter of offer from the College.

Step 5 - You will be asked to complete the Peer Tutor Training Course in LEARN (approximately 3 hours, paid).

Step 6 - After successful completion of the Peer Tutor training course, you will be invited to a final on-boarding meeting to set up your schedule and course list. You will email your available hours to the Academic Support Coordinator.

Step 7 - Once your schedule and course list are ready, you may begin taking appointments and 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.