BASIC LEVEL TUTOR CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS
- Current NTA Membership in good standing
- AA or AS Degree Required or Started at an Accredited Institution (Peer Tutors in high school do not require a high school diploma, but must be at least 16 years old)
- 30 hours of documented tutoring
- Competency proven through the following:
- Successful completion of Basic Level Tutor Webinar.
- Successful completion of Learning Preferences Webinar.
- Completion of training can be via in-school training, NTA regional or national workshop/conference, or by our webinars.
- Payment of the appropriate NTA Certification fee.
INTERMEDIATE LEVEL TUTOR CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS
- Prerequisite: Basic Level Tutor Certification
- Current NTA Membership in good standing
- AA or AS Degreed Required or Started at Accredited Institution
- Thirty (30) hours of college credit required
- 50 hours of documented tutoring
- Competency proven through the following:
- Successful completion of Basic Level Tutor Webinar.
- Successful completion of Learning Preferences Webinar.
- Successful completion of Intermediate Level Tutor Webinar.
- Completion of training can be via in-school training, NTA regional or national workshop/conference, or by our webinars.
- Payment of the appropriate NTA Certification fee.
ADVANCED LEVEL TUTOR CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS
- Prerequisite: Intermediate Level Tutor Certification
- Current NTA Membership in good standing
- Associate's Degree required plus 30 hours toward BA or BS Degree completed
- Associate's Degree required
- 100 hours of documented tutoring
- Competency proven through the following:
- Successful completion of Basic Level Tutor Webinar.
- Successful completion of Learning Preferences Webinar.
- Successful completion of Intermediate Level Tutor Webinar.
- Successful completion of Advanced Level Tutor Webinar.
- Completion of training can be via in-school training, NTA regional or national workshop/conference, or by our webinars.
- Payment of the appropriate NTA Certification fee.
READING TUTOR CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS *NEWLY RENOVATED!*
- Current NTA Membership in good standing
- Associate’s Degree Required
- 50 documented hours of reading tutoring (may be volunteer hours)
- Competency proven through the following:
- Successful completion of Basic Level Tutor Webinar.
- Successful completion of Learning Preferences Webinar.
- Successful completion of Reading Tutor Part One Webinar.
- Successful completion of Reading Tutor Part Two Webinar.
- Completion of training can be via in-school training, NTA regional or national workshop/conference, or by our webinars.
- Payment of the appropriate NTA Certification fee.
MATH TUTOR CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS
- Current NTA Membership in good standing
- AA or AS Degree Required or Started at an Accredited Institution (Peer Tutors in high school do not require a high school diploma, but must be at least 16 years old)
- 50 hours of documented Math tutoring
- Competency proven through the following:
- Successful completion of Connect the Disconnect: Understanding Math Strategies Part One.
- Successful completion of Connect the Disconnect: Understanding Math Strategies Part Two.
- Successful completion of Learning Preferences Webinar.
- Successful completion of Basic Level Tutor Webinar.
- Completion of training can be via in-school training, NTA regional or national workshop/conference, or by our webinars.
- Payment of the appropriate NTA Certification fee
MASTER LEVEL TUTOR CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS
- Prerequisites:
- Successful completion of NTA Advanced Level Tutor Program.
- Successful completion of NTA Advanced Level Academic Coaching Program.
- Successful completion of NTA Advanced Level Mentor Program.
- Current NTA Membership in good standing
- Bachelor's Degree required Master's Degree Preferred
- 500 hours of documented tutoring
- Minimum 7 years' experience after initial NTA certification
- Completion of training can be via in-school training, NTA regional or national workshop/conference, or by our webinars.
- Payment of the appropriate NTA Certification fee.
- Preference for certification as an NTA Tutor/Academic Coach Trainer
- Submitted at least one article in the NTA Quarterly Newsletter every other year
- Presented a concurrent session during NTA national conference every other year
TUTOR TRAINER CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS
- Current NTA Membership in good standing
- Bachelor’s Degree Required / Master's Degree Preferred
- Submitted at least one article in the NTA Quarterly Newsletter
- Presented a concurrent session during at least one NTA regional or national conference
- 150 hours of documented tutoring
- Competency proven through the following:
- Successful completion of NTA Tutor Trainer Bundle Training Series
- Completion of training can be via in-school training, NTA regional or national workshop/conference, or by our webinars.
- Payment of the appropriate NTA Certification fee.
- Completion of Background check and all other required documentation as required.
MASTER TUTOR TRAINER CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS
- Current NTA Membership in good standing
- Master’s Degree required
- Minimum of seven years experience after initial NTA certification
- Submitted at least 2 articles in the NTA Quarterly Newsletter every other year
- Presented a concurrent session during at least one NTA regional or national conference every year
- Successful completion of Tutor Trainer Certification Program
- Conducted at least one Basic, Intermediate, or Advanced Level Tutor Training session,
or one Basic or Advanced Academic Coach Training Session per year - Completion of training can be via in-school training, NTA regional or national workshop/conference, or by our webinars.
- Payment of the appropriate NTA Certification fee.
*NEW* CRITICAL THINKING CERTIFICATION
*NEW* NTA Writing Tutor Certification
*NEW* NTA ACT/SAT Tutor Certification
- Prerequisite: Basic Level Tutor Certification
- Current NTA Membership in good standing
- Minimum AA or AS Degree Required
- Thirty (30) hours of college credit required
- 30 hours of documented tutoring
- Competency proven through the following:
- Successful completion of Basic Level Tutor Webinar.
- Successful completion of Learning Preferences Webinar.
- Successful completion of Critical Thinking Part One
- Successful completion of Critical Thinking Part Two
- Completion of training can be via in-school training, NTA regional or national workshop/conference, or by our webinars.
- Payment of the appropriate NTA Certification fee.
*NEW* NTA Writing Tutor Certification
- Current NTA Membership in good standing
- Minimum AA or AS Degree Required
- 50 hours of documented Writing Tutoring
- Competency proven through the following:
- Successful completion of the Basic Tutor Training Webinar
- Successful completion of the Learning Preferences Training Webinar
- Successful completion of the Writing Tutor Part One Training Webinar
- Successful completion of the Writing Tutor Part Two Training Webinar
- Payment of the appropriate NTA Certification Fee.
*NEW* NTA ACT/SAT Tutor Certification
- Prerequisite: Completion of any of TPAPT Instructor Training Programs (excluding General Tutoring) specific to SAT/ACT
- Current NTA Membership in good standing
- Minimum AA or AS Degree Required
- 30 hours of documented ACT or SAT Tutoring
- Competency proven through the following:
- Successful completion of the Basic Tutor Training Webinar
- Successful completion of the Learning Preferences Training Webinar
- Successful completion of the Critical Thinking Part One Training Webinar
- Successful completion of the Critical Thinking Part Two Training Webinar
- Payment of the appropriate NTA Certification Fee.