Could you be our next PASS leader?

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Have you heard of the PASS program? Well, you should have because it’s brilliant. PASS stands for Peer Assisted Study Sessions, and they are basically fun and casual study sessions for more difficult courses, run by an experienced student who has done well in that course in the past. And guess what? You could be that experienced student!

Yep, you heard me right. Applications to become next year’s PASS leaders are now open. Excited yet? You should be. Basically, if you have at least a high credit average across your degree, and have received at least a distinction in the course you wish to be a PASS leader in, then you should apply! It would also help if you are great at communicating and interacting with other people, particularly other students, and you have some form of organisational skills. Yes, unfortunately you will have to be at least slightly organised. Sorry, friends.

So what does being a PASS leader involve? Well, I’m glad you asked. If you are a PASS leader, you will run between one to three PASS sessions a week in your course. You will need to organise activities and/or things to do based on the course content that has been studied that week or is more difficult for students to understand, in order to help students learn in different and more interesting ways. One of the most important things to remember is that, as a PASS leader, you are not a teacher, and you shouldn’t give the students the answers but rather facilitate discussion and other ways in which the students can find the answers themselves. You will also be required to attend training, which will probably occur in February. Oh, and of course you get paid. Because money is always good, especially for us struggling uni students.

More information about becoming a PASS leader and application forms can be found here.

To check if PASS runs in a course you have completed and done well in, check this semester’s timetables here (be aware that some courses may change next year).

If you have any questions or need any extra information that you could not find at the link above, contact: studentfutures@federation.edu.au

-Tegan