Training Opportunity: Volunteer Tutor Training

Culture and Sport Glasgow's Community Learning teams have used the services of volunteers in our Adult Literacies bases for many years. 

They provide valuable support for learners, either as one-to-one tutors or tutor assistants in group situations. 

 Volunteers do a crucial job helping adult learners, not just with reading, writing and numbers but helping build their confidence and they are often the first step for people getting back to learning.

All our tutors undertake an introductory training course before being placed in a base, where they have the support from permanent tutors and Community Learning Workers, including access to resources.  We will be running one of these courses throughout March and April.  Designed as a first step in tutoring literacies learners, the course will cover:

• exploring the context of literacies learning in Scotland and Glasgow
• the social practice model and adult learning
• techniques for tutoring reading, writing, spelling, numbers
• useful resources
• taking the learning forward

The course is a good starting-off point for people thinking about working in adult literacies, as well as for people wanting to give some of their time and skills to help others.

The course, which will run for eight weeks from Tuesday 9 March, will be held from 13.00 - 15.00 at Eastbank Conference and Training Centre, 22 Academy Street, Shettleston, G32 9AA.  For an application form please contact Janette Baird on 0141 276 1785 or e-mail janette.baird@csglasgow.org.