Canadian Tutor Standards: Preparing for Program Accreditation

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  • Date: Day 3, Thursday
  • Time: 10:15am - 11:15am
  • Location: Online

Presenters:

Antoanela Denchuk, Instructor II/ Content and Study Skills Tutor Program Coordinator, University of Manitoba

Heather Gaffney, Associate Director, Transition and Learning Services (Multicampus), Wilfrid Laurier University

Session Description:

While many post-secondary institutions maintain well-established tutoring programs, accreditation provides a systematic approach to validating program quality, fostering continuous improvement, and establishing credibility within the broader academic community. Accredited tutoring programs not only demonstrate their commitment to best practices but also gain access to a collaborative community of practice that strengthens their ability to serve diverse student populations.

The Canadian Tutor Standards provide a framework for developing and evaluating the quality of services, training, supervision, and evaluation of tutoring programs. They are designed for programs that support general study skills, writing tutoring, content area/subject/course-specific tutoring in diverse contexts within Canadian higher education. 

This presentation will focus on the second function of the Canadian Tutor Standards, assessment and accreditation, and will provide information and guidance on applying for CTS accreditation. Meeting CTS standards provides assurance and confidence that a tutoring program uses the best practices for Canadian academic support services and programs, to suit the needs of students, tutors and institutions effectively and ethically.

Learning Outcomes:

  • Learn about the Canadian Tutor Standards and consider whether applying for accreditation would be beneficial for their institutions.
  • Learn about the application and review process and will see examples of applications from programs that have achieved accreditation

Thank you for taking the time to join our LSAC community today. Before we begin, we would like to pause to intentionally express our gratitude for the land we are on today and to all the Indigenous Peoples past, present and future that have and continue to be stewards of these lands. We recognize that moving forward we are mutually responsible for the caretaking and preservation of this land for future generations.

We commit to co-creating an accountable space. In our LSAC community, we are committed to creating an accountable space where we welcome individual growth, learning, and unlearning. In this space, we recognize and gently remind one another that we are all tender humans with our own stories and experiences, both positive and negative. We aim to lead with kindness, openness, and patience as we identify and break down barriers to create a safer space for us all. 

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