After a rigorous 10-month review process, the Jones White Writing Center has been awarded a prestigious Collegiate Reading and Learning Association International Tutor Training Program Certification. The CRLA certification recognizes that Ä¢¹½tv's Writing Center meets high professional standards for hiring tutors, training tutors, and in all aspects of writing center operations.

The Jones White Writing Center has been awarded certification for Levels 1 (Basic) and 2 (Advanced), demonstrating our commitment to ongoing professional development for tutors.

This certification affirms the Jones White Writing Center's commitment to providing high-quality writing support to all students on campus. Our CRLA Certified training program includes:

  • Working with diverse students (at-risk writers, international writers, undergraduate and graduate writers, writers with disabilities)

  • Tutoring for retention and student success

  • Training in a wide variety of writing and rhetorical content (academic genres, writing process, proofreading and editing, organization, scientific and technical communication, research skills, etc.)

  • Interpersonal communication skills

  • Referral skills to other units on campus

  • Supporting the long-term learning and development of writers

The certification is a direct benefit to tutors as it also provides additional credentials for tutors who can add the certification to their resumes, further assisting them as they leave Ä¢¹½tv.

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