{"id":423,"date":"2018-01-10T13:29:09","date_gmt":"2018-01-10T18:29:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dawsoncollege.qc.ca\/learning-centre\/?page_id=423"},"modified":"2025-08-29T10:42:10","modified_gmt":"2025-08-29T14:42:10","slug":"i-want-to-become-a-tutor","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.dawsoncollege.qc.ca\/learning-centre\/peer-tutoring\/i-want-to-become-a-tutor\/","title":{"rendered":"I want to become a tutor"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>How It Works<\/h3>\n<p>Contact the Learning Centre via <a href=\"mailto:asc@dawsoncollege.qc.ca\">asc@dawsoncollege.qc.ca<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Eligibility criteria<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>All tutors must:<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Have received a grade of 85% or better in the course they tutor<\/li>\n<li>Be in excellent academic standing<\/li>\n<li>Take part in a tutor training workshop<\/li>\n<li>Be a full-time student at Dawson<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>English and French tutors must:<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Complete a diagnostic test<\/li>\n<li>Attend on-going training workshops<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Not eligible students will be invited to become tutors. 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