{"id":232,"date":"2021-03-03T01:35:08","date_gmt":"2021-03-02T23:35:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/taac\/?page_id=232"},"modified":"2026-06-16T20:42:47","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T18:42:47","slug":"tutoring-and-mentors","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/taac\/tutoring-and-mentors\/","title":{"rendered":"Tutor and Mentut Programme"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"232\" class=\"elementor elementor-232\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-215cfce elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"215cfce\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f3efb37\" data-id=\"f3efb37\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36647fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"36647fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Academic Support Services<\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-385f994 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"385f994\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2d0d694\" data-id=\"2d0d694\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-6fe85eb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6fe85eb\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b990769\" data-id=\"b990769\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7abc473 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7abc473\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences offers academic services are to students who require support for the academic performance at the faculty through a student holistic supportive framework. The aim is to contribute towards a meaningful learning experience and enable students\u2019 personal and professional development to achieve their education and career goals.<\/p><p><u>These services can include:<\/u><\/p><ul><li>Co-curricular support to student\u2019s curriculum including, structure and organisational skills, study strategies, note-taking skills, stress management skills, healthy eating and sleeping skills<\/li><li>Psychological screening of the student\u2019s mental health and referral to applicable internal and external resources of the faculty<\/li><li>Career assessments\/advice, development and support<\/li><li>Tutoring Programmes for subject-specific support and personal support<\/li><\/ul><p>Academic support is provided by the office of the Academic Advisor and appointments can be made by contacting the Administration Officer. Students are encouraged to reach out themselves or they can request assistance for referral from an academic staff member.<\/p><p>For appointments please email the Administration Officer: <b>Ms Labeekah Willemse l<\/b><a href=\"mailto:labeekah@sun.ac.za\"><u>abeekah@sun.ac.za<\/u><\/a><\/p><p>Academic Advisor: <strong>Ms Lamese Chetty <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">lamese@sun.ac.za<\/span><\/strong><\/p><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Tutor and Mentor Programmes<\/span><\/p><p>Two of the many academic resources available to Tygerberg undergraduate students includes the Subject-Specific Tutoring Programme and Tutor-Mentor Programme.<\/p><p>The Subject-Specific Tutoring Programme provides tutors for undergraduate theory blocks and the Tutor-Mentor Programme provides academic MenTuts to first and second year students.\u00a0<\/p><p>If you would like to learn more about these programmes, click on the links below.\u00a0<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/taac\/subject-specific-tutoring-programme\/\">Subject-Specific Tutoring Programme\u00a0<\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/taac\/tutor-mentor-programme-2\/\">Tutor-Mentor Program<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2f86351\" data-id=\"2f86351\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9735290 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9735290\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Comparison of the above mentioned programmes<\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1ee1829 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1ee1829\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-484a8a8\" data-id=\"484a8a8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e24f57e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e24f57e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>Tutor-Mentor Programme<\/b><\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19ff7a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"19ff7a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Available for: First and second years<\/li><li>Weekly meetings<\/li><li>Compulsory<\/li><li>Academic mentoring<\/li><li>Social support (Referral to student-support services.)<\/li><li>Free service<\/li><li><strong>Contact information:<\/strong><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Mentor-Tutor Programme Student Coordinator<\/span>: \u00a0<\/p><p><strong>Blessing Ibegbuna: 26866463@sun.ac.za<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8e5cf11\" data-id=\"8e5cf11\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5917db0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5917db0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>Subject-Specific Tutoring Programme<\/b><\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a70564 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6a70564\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Available for: All undergraduate students<\/li><li>By request<\/li><li>Not compulsory<\/li><li>Free service<\/li><li><strong>Contact information:<\/strong><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">SST Student\u00a0Coordinator:<\/span><strong><br \/>Alwaba Tom: <\/strong><strong>227812685@sun.ac.za\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Academic Advisor:<\/span><br \/><strong>Ms Lamese Chetty: <\/strong><strong>lamese@sun.ac.za<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4c89e0e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4c89e0e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div 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