Tutor
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A tutor, in the general sense, is someone who assists in education or training, generally in a formal or semi-formal setting, outside of regular school education. In the case of Bahá’í training institutes, a tutor is a person who leads a study circle—a group which studies the Creative Word of God with the intention to deepen their understanding and build capacity for service through gaining skills and insight.
The Ruhi Institute, whose curriculum is currently used worldwide by Bahá’í training institutes, devotes the seventh in its sequence of courses, titled "Walking Together on a Path of Service", to the training of tutors. Having studied each of the preceding courses, participants are expected to have developed enough of the skills and insights needed to begin learning how to accompany others through the institute process. Completing study of this course generally qualifies participants to serve as tutors, i.e., to facilitate study circles on their own. Generally, tutors are accompanied in their initial acts of service by institute coordinators—individuals who manage and coordinate the operations of a training institute in a certain area. Such accompaniment often includes continuing education in the form of refresher courses or tutor gatherings, both of which exist to sharpen performance, disseminate good practice, etc.
