The Association for the Tutoring Profession (ATP) offers approved CEU’s (Continuing Education Units) to attendees at the yearly conference to tutors and tutor trainers with a twofold purpose: to supply training at the conference by ATP recognized Master Tutor Trainers and to empower conference attendees to initially certify, recertify, or progress in the certification rankings.

Approved Training Topics

(ADAPTED FROM CRLA - COLLEGE READING & LEARNING ASSOCIATION'S REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTIFICATION OF TUTOR PROGRAMS)

Associate Tutor

1. Definition of tutoring and tutor responsibilities

2. Basic tutoring guidelines

3. Some basic Tutoring Do's & Tutoring Don'ts

4. Learning Styles

5.  Techniques for successfully beginning and ending a tutoring session

6. Communication Skills

7.  Active listening and paraphrasing

8. Compliance with the Ethics and Philosophy of the Tutor Program

9. Modeling problem solving

10. Critical Thinking Skills

11. Setting Goals/Planning

12. Study Skills

13. Role Playing

14. Referral Skills

15. Record Keeping/Documentation

Certified Advanced Tutor– all topics listed in for Associate Tutor plus the following

1. Use of probing questions

2. Characteristics of adult learners/Learning Styles

3. Cultural Awareness and inter-cultural communications

4. Identifying and using resources

5. Tutoring in specific skill/subject areas

Certified Master Tutor– all topics listed in for Certified Advanced Tutor Associate Tutor plus the following

1. Assertiveness training

2. How to tutor/deal with Target Populations

3. How to administer and interpret a Learning Style Inventory

4. Structuring the learning experience

5. Training and supervising other tutors (supervisory skills)

6. Group management skills (group interaction and group dynamics)

**Note: College classes or other training topics are evaluated on a case-by-case basis.

Tutor Trainer and Master Tutor Trainer

1.  CRLA, NCLCA and NADE and other national association pre-conferences and sessions and  other qualifying professional training experiences

2.  LSCHE winter institutes and Kellog Institutes

3.  ATP and ATP affiliate and chapter certification programs

**Note: College classes or other training topics are evaluated on a case-by-case basis.