Required Education and Experience
Laubach Literacy Ontario
Laubach Literacy Ontario (LLO), incorporated in 1981, is a provincial association that provides training to volunteer tutors based on a national certification system. LLO represents a network of community-based literacy programs that support the “Each One Teach One” philosophy of peer tutoring. All Laubach volunteers are required to take the Basic Tutor Training Workshop delivered by certified Laubach trainers. The basic workshop is designed to prepare volunteers to tutor an English-speaking non-reader on a one-to-one basis. Volunteer tutors are recruited and screened by local Laubach councils before being matched with adult literacy students.
(Source: Laubach Practitioner Training Strategy, Phase One Final Report, 2000.)
LLO has certification standards and training for all levels of volunteer tutors and trainers. For a complete explanation of their standards, see www.laubach-on.ca/.
The following education and experience requirements are for the position of student-tutor coordinator.
Student-tutor coordinator education and experience requirements and preferences
- Post-secondary education preferred
- Experience in adult education preferred
- Background in literacy tutoring – preferably Laubach trained
Volunteer tutor requirements
- Volunteer Tutor: Basic Tutor Training Workshop (minimum 10 hours)
- Senior Tutor: Basic Tutor Training Workshop plus minimum 40 hours of tutoring
- Advanced Tutor: Senior level attained and a total of 175 hours of tutoring
- Master Tutor: 300 hours of tutoring plus 20 hours of additional training
(Source: Laubach Practitioner Training Strategy, Phase One Final Report, 2000)
