Roles,_Responsibilities_and_Functions_of_a_Tutor

Roles, Responsibilities and Functions of a Tutor A tutor of any subject should be professional, an expert in what they teach, and above all posses excellent communication skills. These three objectives will lead to teaching success for the tutor and learning success for the student. My current role is that of skills tutor for a organisation. Within this role I will be responsible for the learning and development of young adults from deprived backgrounds, as well as people with learning difficulties and behaviour problems, . The aim of this scheme is to educate the students with skills which will help them to create a successful career path for their future. The key to success in my role of skills tutor is decisive use of the five inter-linked stages of the teaching/ training cycle. Firstly I need to identify the needs of my students. To discover these I would need to assess the students individually by issuing them with a questionnaire containing questions such as qualifications to date, literacy skill level and any possible language barrier. With the results I would be able to determine who needs support on which areas, which would ensure each student had a fair and equal opportunity to learn. It would be important not to intimidate the student with these questions and to ensure information derived would be kept confidential. The next stage of the cycle is to plan and design the learning process for my students. This would begin with a detailed lesson plan analysing the aims and objectives of the subject. From this I would construct a schedule ensuring the time frame was adequate for each section. Other points to include would be health and safety implications of that subject matter and the decision to which form of learning would be best for the subject type and for the students. For example in a bricklaying lesson, planning the lesson to be completely Auditory style wouldn’t be nearly as effective as some visual leaching followed by kinaesthetic style. I.e. visually showing the students the task then getting them involved and hands on in their own practical. The use of a good lesson plan is invaluable. I would use my lesson planner to help me deliver the lesson successfully and ensure that it ran on time. The lesson planner would also be a reminder to me of the learning aims and objectives and help me to evaluate the outcome of that lesson. It would be important to ensure strict boundaries were adhered to prevent any possible incident and certify maximum learning was achieved. Following a successful session it would then be my responsibility to assess and evaluate each student on their merit. I would use a standard for which was the same for every student which would assess the following areas. Attitude to work, Reliability, Conduct, Initiative, Cooperation with Others, Confidence and so on. It would also be essential to take into consideration the individuals needs, which were discovered before the session, to ensure that all students were treated fairly and consistently. I believe my role of a tutor is to advise, motivate and support students within the working environment and to make sure that environment is safe and equal to all. (WORD COUNT: 545)