Help other students succeed and enhance your leadership skills.
Peer Assisted Study Sessions (PASS) are out-of-class study sessions led by friendly PASS Leaders who have excelled in the relevant course.
Our PASS Leaders are undergraduate students in their second year or above who have:
- A strong understanding of content in the relevant PASS courses
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- An enthusiastic commitment to supporting first-year students.
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Reasons to become a PASS Leader
It's a fantastic opportunity to:
- Receive training and feedback to enhance your facilitation and leadership skills
- Give back to the UNSW community by helping students develop study strategies and understanding of course materials
- Participate in paid work on campus.
PASS Leaders are trained by the PASS team and receive ongoing professional development and observation feedback. Leaders are paid for preparing and facilitating PASS sessions, and for participating in training.
Otto, PASS Leader in Mathematics
“As a PASS Leader, it has been an incredibly rewarding experience, providing students opportunities to get ahead in the course as well as a foothold for students who may be struggling.”
Doha, PASS Leader in Mathematics
"Being a PASS Leader has been one of the most rewarding experiences of my degree. It's helped me grow in ways I never expected, from communication and teamwork to confidence and leadership. Plus, leadership roles open so many doors, not just academically but professionally too."
- About the role
- Am I eligible?
- How to apply
As a PASS Leader, you’ll facilitate one of more sessions each week (online and/or in person). Your main responsibilities will be to prepare for and facilitate your sessions each week from Weeks 2 to 10 of term. You will also need to attend training in O-Week and do lecture visits in Week 1. During the term, you will also need to attend meetings and complete administrative tasks.
During each session, you'll facilitate group discussions and guide problem solving in a supportive and engaging way. You'll model effective study skills, combining what to learn with how to learn.
PASS Leaders are expected to:
- Prepare and plan for sessions
- Facilitate interactive and engaging sessions, combining study skills with key course content
- Promote the PASS program.
PASS Leaders are not required to:
- Re-teach course content
- Assist students with assessments. Leaders may help students understand assessment questions, but they cannot directly answer assessment or tutorial questions.
We're looking for students who have:
- Strong academic results (a distinction or high distinction in the relevant course)
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- An enthusiastic commitment to supporting fellow students
- Completed their first year of study at UNSW.
Please note: UNSW Business School PASS Leader recruitment is managed directly by the faculty. Find out more.
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