In this article we will discuss various options for the tutor’s educational movement and try to answer the question: “what should tutor education be like?” We will pay special attention to where in our country a person can undergo training, what tutor courses exist, we will describe important criteria for choosing certain educational programs and we will talk about what a tutor’s qualifications should be.
Tutor qualifications
Let's turn to the professional standard of a specialist in the field of education (generalized labor function - tutor support). This standard tells us that to carry out activities as a tutor, first of all, it is necessary to obtain a higher education (bachelor’s degree) in the field of pedagogy, psychology or tutor support. Also, among the possible ways to obtain tutor qualifications, there is also professional retraining in the field of pedagogy, psychology and tutor support.
If you plan to connect your life with the profession of a tutor, then it is recommended to obtain a higher pedagogical education and 2 years of teaching experience or obtain a higher education in the “Tutor” profile.
I wrote more about who a tutor is and what his main functions are in this one, and about whether a tutor is in demand and what the salary of a specialist is - in this one.
Higher education
In this part of the article we will describe several options for universities that offer educational programs for future tutors (bachelor's and master's degrees). Let us remind you that a bachelor's degree is the first level of higher education. . The standard period for full-time study to obtain a bachelor's degree is four years. After this, the graduate can continue his studies in a master's program or begin professional activity. Master's degree is the second level of higher education. The standard period for full-time study to obtain a master's degree is two years on the basis of a bachelor's degree.
The possibility of mastering a bachelor's degree program with a "tutor" profile is not yet widely presented by Russian universities. Currently, such a program exists at the Siberian Federal University in Krasnoyarsk. Preparation is carried out in full-time and part-time (on the basis of secondary vocational education in pedagogy) forms of study. At the Russian State Pedagogical University named after. Herzen for bachelors has a program “Psychological and pedagogical support for families,” which is the basis for further training of tutors in master’s programs. Also, experience in introducing undergraduate tutor programs into universities exists in Yakutia. The program specializes in the specifics of activities in a nomadic school and is aimed at training tutors for further work in the North.
It is worth noting that it is generally possible to obtain a tutor education when mastering master's programs. Such programs are currently being implemented at the Moscow City Pedagogical University in the profile “Tutoring in the field of education” (full-time), “Psychologist-tutor” (in absentia), “Tutor support for young children” (in-person and in absentia). The Perm State Humanitarian Pedagogical University is implementing a master's program in the profile “Tutor for the Professional Development of a Teacher,” which is aimed at training tutors working with subjects of education and the educational institution system as a whole. It is also possible to study a master’s program at the Far Eastern Federal University in the field of “Tutor support in education.” Admission is based on a portfolio. At the South Ural State Humanitarian and Pedagogical University, 2 master’s programs for training tutors are being implemented (by correspondence): “Tutoring in Education” and “Tutor in Health Care”.
Professional retraining
Tutor training can also be completed through professional retraining programs. Below we offer several organizations offering similar programs (tutor retraining).
Arkhangelsk Regional Institute of Open Education – provides retraining “Tutoring in Education”. Retraining is carried out in 3 sessions. The first is in absentia, the second and third are in person.
Moscow City Pedagogical University implements professional retraining programs with the qualification “Tutor” in the following areas: “Tutoring in the field of education”, “Tutor support for persons with disabilities”.
Tomsk State University - “Tutor activities in the field of education”, the program is designed for 360 hours.
Krasnoyarsk State Pedagogical University - implements the “Tutor” retraining program, designed for 252 or 504 hours.
In addition, there is the possibility of remote retraining. This is a professional retraining course “Tutor support in education”, designed for 256 hours. More detailed information about the program can be found on the website of the Interregional Tutor Association (https://thetutor.ru/).
The Volgograd Humanitarian Academy for Professional Training of Social Sector Specialists offers courses for tutors: “Tutor support for students with the qualification “Tutor” (340 hours)
Tutor courses
Only those who already have a higher education can take advantage of advanced training courses. Basically, tutor courses are implemented remotely.
The educational center “Stone City” offers a course “Tutoring in an educational organization”, designed for 36 or 72 hours, at the end of which a certificate is issued.
The International School of Practical Pedagogy remotely conducts courses in the areas of “Tutor competencies of teachers and parents in inclusive education”, “Main directions of tutor support in general education organizations”, “Individualization and tutor support in general education”. The course materials are provided in a recording, and you have the opportunity to master the course at your own pace. As a result, a certificate is issued.
Moscow City Pedagogical University implements courses in full-time and part-time forms using distance learning in the following areas: “Technological school of tutoring: tools for implementing the principle of individualization of the educational process in the context of the implementation of the Federal State Educational Standard”, “Tutor support for gifted children”, “Individualization and tutoring in preschool education in conditions for the implementation of the Federal State Educational Standard."
Webinars and other professional events for tutors
Among the brightest educational events for tutors is the Summer Tutoring University. Every year this event brings together experts in the field of education. Here there is an exchange of experience, master classes and in-depth discussion of a specific topic. Every year this event takes place in different places of the country, and different directions in the field of tutoring are discussed. This educational event is suitable for tutors, teachers, parents, students of pedagogical specialties, and educational administrators.
Another important event is the tutor conference. This is a great event for the tutor community. The conference is attended by education professionals who present their reports and discuss a specific conference topic. Traditionally, the conference is held at the end of October in Moscow.
No less important resources for a tutor are webinars conducted by experts in the field of individualization pedagogy and tutoring. For example, quite often they are conducted by the International School of Practical Pedagogy (Maria Cheredilina) http://worldtutors.ru/vebinary
General criteria for selecting training programs
And in the final section we have collected the main criteria that, in our opinion, should be fundamental when choosing a training program for tutors:
- The educational program should reflect the principle of individualization and variability. This means that in the program you should be able to choose and build your own route for its development. To do this, the course should have various modules, possibly certification and assessment options, the choice of which is based on your personal needs.
- The program must have so-called product forms, i.e. offer participants the opportunity to develop a project (for example, a tutoring or professional development project).
- The predominance of practical, interactive forms of training. Since it is rather impossible to directly quickly transfer theoretical principles and schemes into one’s practice, practice is required. It is important that the training program includes practical tasks, laboratories, case studies, etc.
Despite the fact that the profession of a tutor is closely related to the profession of a teacher and has similar features, it differs both in form and in methods of work. We invite you to get to know this profession better.
For complete mastering educational material For some children, lessons at school alone are not enough, or more precisely, attention from a school teacher. Of course, teachers must ensure that every child understands what the teacher is saying. But it is not always possible to do this, since each student perceives information in his own way.
What to do if a child finds one subject more difficult than another, or if he needs more time to understand the topic, and the hours allotted by the school curriculum are not enough for this? It is in such a situation that the help of a tutor is needed, who accompanies and supports the child throughout the entire period of study, helping him fill gaps in knowledge.
Despite the fact that this profession is closely related to the profession of a teacher and has similar features, it differs both in form and in methods of work. We invite you to get to know this profession better.
Who is a tutor?
Educator, mentor, guide and personal inspirer. This person covers all aspects of a child's education. He doesn’t just provide knowledge, he understands what the student needs, taking into account his strengths and weaknesses, identifies aptitudes and interests, and also helps develop the student’s abilities. The tutor works both with preschool children and with students of higher educational institutions. That is, the scope of his activities includes everyone who needs individual training.
The name of the profession comes from the Latin tutor (protector, guardian). Tutoring originated in the Middle Ages. Many, at least once in their lives, have heard about the “wandering students” of the Middle Ages, but not everyone knows about the peculiarities of education in those times. At that time, freedom was very important to people. Students were free to do what they liked best, and had the right to independently choose the disciplines they wanted to attend, and were mainly engaged in self-education. In this situation, they really needed a mentor who could identify the subjects that were truly important to them. The tutor accompanied them throughout the entire period of study from beginning to end, and acted as an intermediary between professors and students. Over the years, the profession has become entrenched in the Western education system and acquired clearer boundaries.
In Russia, the profession arose recently and is better known to many under a different name - tutor. Its spread is associated with an increase in technological capabilities, transformation of the educational sphere, and changes in teaching methods caused by changing living conditions.
Among the responsibilities of a tutor are:
- development of individual teaching methods using modern resources;
- identification, formation and development of student abilities;
- organization of individual learning process;
- preparing the student for exams, admission to an educational institution and accompanying him throughout the entire period of study;
- assessment of the individual achievements of the ward;
- planning the curriculum in collaboration with teachers of educational institutions.
The tutor plays a very important role at work in special inclusive schools. Children with disabilities cannot integrate into society as easily as regular schoolchildren, so they need special attention and support. To work with these guys personal teacher much more knowledge is required, and he is also given more responsibilities in accordance with the needs of the ward. In this case, they work using different methods and help children not only learn the curriculum, but adapt to the team. However, this does not mean that the mentor does all the work instead of the child. His task is to provide assistance in some difficult issues, and most importantly, he must teach him to be independent.
Distance education, which also requires the help of tutors, has become widespread today. Online learning uses different methods and involves remote contact with the teacher, so his responsibilities are somewhat different from face-to-face work.
What personal qualities should a tutor have?
To become a tutor, you need to have many important qualities, but the fundamental one is love for children. It allows a person to overcome all obstacles on the path to understanding, establish contact with the student and identify his individual abilities. A child who feels hostility towards him will never listen to an adult and see authority in him, so sincerity and kindness come first in this work.
A high level of responsibility, discipline and psychological stability must accompany every action mentor. The tutor must find a middle ground between giving the student independence and monitoring his actions. He guides and pushes the child at every stage of learning, but at the same time carefully monitors his actions and corrects mistakes with special tact.
In order for the learning process to take place smoothly and effectively, a specialist needs to have organizational skills, be communicative and have oratory skills. All this will help present the material and make the lesson interesting and exciting, which is very important for the perception and mastery of new knowledge.
Other qualities that will be useful to a tutor in their work include:
- activity;
- optimism;
- determination;
- high level of culture;
- penchant for analysis;
- practicality;
- prudence;
- calm;
- Creative skills;
- developed intuition.
Advantages of being a tutor
A personal teacher can realize himself by working both individually and in various special educational institutions with groups of children. In cases with an individual lesson format, emotional stress is reduced, because interaction with one child does not require the distribution of energy among the whole group.
Today, in the educational field, the demand for the profession is increasing and, accordingly, the demand for specialists is growing. In addition, this specialty is on the list professions of the future, so the tutor does not need to worry about being busy both now and in the future.
In addition, the level of wages increases interest in the profession on the part of specialists. Depending on qualifications, the average salary of a tutor in Moscow ranges from 35-100 thousand rubles, and in Russia tutors receive from 8 to 33 thousand. Conducting individual lessons also brings good income: from 500 to 1000 rubles per hour. Plus, such lessons do not have a time limit and allow you to set your own work schedule.
If a specialist likes his work, he will receive great moral pleasure from communicating with children and the opportunity to open up a world of knowledge to them and broaden their horizons.
Having enough experience and knowledge, you can engage in individual entrepreneurship and open your own school or training center.
Disadvantages of the tutor profession
Although working with children is enjoyable, work curator of the educational process involves more responsibilities than simple communication with wards. A lot of time is spent preparing for classes, which requires a constant search for materials, long periods of sitting, and eye strain. If you do not approach the issue correctly, it can negatively affect your health.
Another negative factor is constant emotional tension, which often causes stress. Constant pressure from parents, students and management can cause depression and frustration.
Individual lessons have not only advantages, but also disadvantages. So, in order to achieve a certain level of income, a tutor needs to constantly advertise his services and look for students, since when teaching 1-2 children, although he will have a lot of free time, his salary will be low.
Where can I get a job as a tutor?
Unlike Western universities, which have long included this specialty in their training programs, Russian universities began training tutors relatively recently. But the popularity of the profession is gaining momentum, and soon it is planned to increase the number of educational institutions that train these specialists.
.Advanced training courses “Tutor support in education. Distance professional retraining course (256 hours)"
Education, coaching, open
About the program:
The course is intended for those who want to become a professional tutor in the field of LLC and SPO. Since 2008, the position of “Tutor” has been enshrined in a number of Federal regulations in the list of positions for teaching staff. The emergence of a tutor position can be compared with the beginning of a new stage of development and revision of the principles of the entire education system.
In the Russian education system, the “tutor” profession is actively developing and gaining momentum. Nowadays, tutoring is considered as an autonomous independent profession.
The basic principles underlying the activities of a tutor: individualization, continuity, openness, flexibility determine the increasing demand for tutors in modern schools. Throughout the country there is a continuously growing interest in the tutor profession. Many teachers strive to master and learn how to competently apply in practice the basic ideas and principles of the profession of the present and future - a tutor.
You want:
Then sign up and undergo training in a professional retraining program developed by leading Russian experts in the field of tutoring:
Tutor support in education.Distance professional retraining course (256 hours)
For whom?
The course is intended for everyone who has a higher or secondary specialized education in the direction of “Education and Pedagogy” and wants to learn a new profession - t tutor in education.
For what?
The purpose of the course is to develop in students the necessary knowledge, skills and practical experience necessary to conduct a new type of teaching activity.
Molded professional competencies:
Leading Russian experts in the field of tutoring took part in the preparation of program materials:
Kovaleva Tatyana Mikhailovna, Doctor of Pedagogical Sciences, Head of the Department of Individualization and Tutoring at Moscow State Pedagogical University, head of the first master's program in Russia in the field of "Tutoring in Education", President of the Interregional Tutor Association (ITU), Moscow;
Cheredilina Maria Yurievna, Candidate of Pedagogical Sciences, Associate Professor of the Department of Individualization and Tutoring at Moscow State Pedagogical University, member of the board of the Moscow Public Educational Institution “MTA”, coordinator of the development of a professional standard for tutoring support, Moscow;
Karpenkova I.V., Ph.D., psychologist, "Our Solar World", Moscow
Sukhanova E.A., Candidate of Pedagogical Sciences, Associate Professor, Deputy Director of the REC "Institute of Innovation in Education" TSU, Tomsk
The course program consists of 2 modules, 7 lectures and a final certification work.
Module 1. General professional disciplines
Lecture No. 1. Pedagogy of open education
Lecture No. 2. Modern teaching professions and competencies
Module 2. Special disciplines
Lecture No. 3. Historical and theoretical foundations of tutor support
Lecture No. 4. Tutor support in general education
Lecture No. 5. Tutor support in vocational education
Lecture No. 6. Tutor support in inclusive education
Lecture No. 7. Tutor project
Final certification work
You can find the detailed course program in the section Program.
License for educational activities, series 78LO2 No. 0000227, registration No. 1314 dated 03/02/2015.
Benefits of studying on our course:
Important!
Based on the results of training and completion of the tutor project, students receive a Diploma of professional retraining from the licensed Forum Media Training Center under the “Tutor in Education” program (256 hours).
The appendices include a selection of regulations, recommendations, samples and document templates.
Training order
Training takes place remotely and consists of lectures in PDF format. Lectures are sent to the email address specified in the application. Each lecture is accompanied by self-test questions, the answers to which students receive with the next lecture. At the end of the training, students complete an individual tutor project. Without successfully completing a tutor project, obtaining an education document is impossible.
During the training, students have the opportunity to ask the expert questions about the lecture materials and situations from their practice.
The training application form that you send us is both an application and a letter of guarantee. You just need to put the signature of the responsible person and the seal of the organization on it. By sending such an application, you will be able to complete the training before paying for the course. The course of lectures will be sent according to the schedule specified in the form.
We offer you a unique opportunity to gain knowledge on the course you are interested in without urgent prepayment.
Study now - pay later!
NOTE!
In accordance with the requirements of Law No. 273-FZ “On Education in the Russian Federation”, in order to enroll in a group studying a professional retraining course under the program of additional professional education “Tutor in Education”, it is MANDATORY to have secondary vocational or higher education in the field of “Education and Pedagogy” ", confirmed by the corresponding diploma. You must provide us with a copy (scan) of your diploma of higher or secondary vocational education in the relevant field. If you do not have such a diploma, then upon completion of the training you will receive a certificate (certificate) of completion of the course.
Duration: 48 days | 256 hours
Dates:(not indicated)
Price: 22420 rub. (per person)
The professional retraining program was developed taking into account the requirements of the Federal State Educational Standard and includes the study of a wide range of special disciplines, and is aimed at obtaining the competencies necessary to perform a new type of professional activity in connection with the acquisition of new qualifications. Dear listeners! We present to your attention a professional retraining course “Tutor support in educational organizations.” Tutor is a new profession for Russian education. However, at the moment, the services of a tutor are quite in demand due to the implementation of the Federal State Educational Standard for the education of students with disabilities and the entry into force of the professional standard “Specialist in the field of education,” where one of the general job functions is “Tutor support for students.” Tutor accompaniment involves identifying and “promoting” the interest of the tutor (accompanied) along three vectors: social, cultural-subject and anthropological, which reveal additional resources for the implementation of the individual educational route of a particular student.
TARGET
To develop practical skills in pedagogical support for the implementation by students, including students with disabilities (HH) and disabilities, of individual educational routes (projects), organization of an accessible educational environment in preschool institutions in educational schools, both special and general, implementing an inclusive approach.
DIRECTION
Education and pedagogy.
FORM OF TRAINING
Correspondence courses using distance learning technologies. Information about the form of study is not included in the diploma.
QUALITY CONTROL
Intermediate certification in the form of tests and practical work; mandatory final certification
INTERNSHIP
Provided.
FINAL EXAMINATION
The final certification includes only the final exam. Final certification is carried out remotely. This means that the listener will be offered a ticket that must be answered within a certain period of time.
