Certification for Tutors

Requirements and Prerequisites for Tutors
(Excluding Academic Coaches and Mentors)

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

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 Becoming a Reading Tutor Webinar.
- Successful completion of Matching Books Webinar.
- Successful completion of Guided Reading Webinar.
- Successful completion of Quality Questioning 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 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
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 NTA Best Practices for Tutoring SAT/ACT Training Webinar
- Successful completion of the Critical Thinking Part One Training Webinar
Payment of the appropriate NTA Certification Fee.