Tutor Training Requirements
Interested in working as a tutor?
Chabot students who are hired to work as tutors in the Learning Connection program will need to complete the training requirements listed below.
First Semester
During your first semester working as a tutor, you will need to complete the following trainings:
- New Tutor Program Orientation & Equity Training
- required for ALL new tutors (peer tutors, embedded tutors, Comm Lab lead tutors)
- paid training; typically held on a Saturday during the first or second week of the
semester
- For Spring 2026, Orientation will be held on Saturday, January 31, 2026 from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm
- additional paid asynchronous activities completed online through the Learning Connection Canvas site
- Tutor training workshops
- required for ALL new peer and embedded tutors
- paid training
- workshops are designed to help new tutors acquire specific skills and techniques for tutoring and leading study groups
- tutors will need to attend two required in-person workshops and two elective workshops.
Elective workshops dates will be provided with hiring information for students selected
as tutors. For Spring 2026, the two required in-person workshops are:
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- Tutor Workshop #1 - choose from ONE of the dates below:
- Friday, 1/23 from 3:00-4:30 pm OR
- Tuesday, 1/27 from 3:30-5:00 pm
- Tutor Workshop # 2 - choose from ONE of the dates below:
- Friday, 2/06 from 3:00-4:30 pm OR
- Tuesday, 2/10 from 3:30-5:00 pm
- Tutor Workshop #1 - choose from ONE of the dates below:
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- tutoring is interpersonal, so you will be expected to participate and interact with other tutors as part of the workshops.
- some workshops will be open to all tutors and others will be for specific subsets of tutors. For example, there may be workshops for embedded tutors, workshops for Math peer tutors, workshops for WRAC Center peer tutors, etc.
Every Semester
Every semester, all tutors are required to complete the asynchronous activities completed online through the Learning Connection Canvas site so that they are informed of any changes as well as being provided an opportunity to review program processes. Completion of training activities is paid as described in the Canvas site.
For questions regarding the training requirements please contact the Learning Connection at 510-723-7246.