New Jersey Tutoring Corps - April Newsletter

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by   Katherine Bassett   
on   April 21, 2026


Dear Tutoring Advocates,

In celebration of National Apprenticeship Week, New Jersey Tutoring Corps (NJTC) is participating in a webinar to share information about Tutor Registered Apprenticeship Programs with the U.S. Department of Labor and Once. The webinar is on April 22nd at 1:00 p.m. EDT. If interested, use this link to register.

Last month, New Jersey Tutoring Corps (NJTC) was proud to work alongside Stanford University’s National Student Support Accelerator (NSSA), The Pathways Alliance, and the Partnership for Student Success at the Johns Hopkins University Everyone Graduates Center to help develop and launch a national Tutor Apprenticeship Toolkit for tutoring providers interested in building a Tutor Registered Apprenticeship Program (TAP).

As you may remember, last year, the United States Department of Labor (USDOL) formally added the "Tutor" to the list of occupations eligible to participate in the federal Registered Apprentice Pathway (RAP) and named NJTC as the first Tutor Registered Apprenticeship Program in the nation.

Receiving the first national designation was an honor, and with a series of strategic partners, NJTC became the first federally approved infrastructure in the country that enables tutor apprentices to pursue careers in education, helping New Jersey address current teaching shortages and providing applicants the opportunity to earn college credit, receive on-the-job training, build mentorships, and receive additional support and assistance to become certified teachers.

We encourage you to explore the toolkit directly. It is a practical, step-by-step resource that helps tutoring organizations from around the country understand the new apprenticeship model, assess whether the program aligns with their goals, design a strong program, and implement it effectively. It also walks users through key questions, including partnerships, budget and funding, recruitment, related instruction, on-the-job training, and long-term program sustainability.

By helping organizations build more intentional systems for training, career development, and coaching, the toolkit can improve quality, consistency, and sustainability. It also helps elevate tutoring as a meaningful professional pathway rather than treating it as only a short-term or part-time role.

We have long believed tutoring can be both a powerful student support strategy and an entry point into a lasting career in education, and we are especially honored that the toolkit includes a profile of NJTC’s work as a real-world example for the field. Being named the first tutoring provider in the country to receive the TAP designation is a credit to our team and another example of how NJTC has become a national model for tutoring.

Since that initial designation, NJTC has continued helping shape this work nationally. In addition to launching our own program, we partnered with leading national organizations to draft National Guideline Standards for registered tutor apprenticeship programs, so more organizations can build high-quality models and scale them effectively across the country. That is what makes this toolkit so valuable: it turns early innovation into something others can actually use. It gives the field a clearer roadmap, stronger standards, and practical tools to move from interest to action.

For NJTC, this work is about helping scholars now, while also expanding the educator workforce New Jersey and the nation will need in the future.

Our apprenticeship model combines paid, on-the-job training, mentorship, instructional skill-building, wage progression, and opportunities to earn college credit and a national tutor credential. Through that structure, tutor apprentices can support students immediately while also preparing for broader roles in education over time.

We are grateful to our national partners for their leadership and collaboration, and we are proud to contribute to a resource that supports tutoring providers, school districts, and advocates nationwide.

Please take a few minutes to review the toolkit and see how this work is strengthening tutoring, expanding opportunity, and building a more intentional pathway into the education profession.

Explore the Toolkit

Tutor Apprenticeship Toolkit

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With gratitude,

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Katherine Bassett, CEO