{"id":29,"date":"2023-01-17T08:23:51","date_gmt":"2023-01-17T08:23:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eltoc.ca\/wordpress\/?page_id=29"},"modified":"2025-04-08T15:06:51","modified_gmt":"2025-04-08T19:06:51","slug":"frequently-asked-questions","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/eltoc.ca\/index.php\/frequently-asked-questions\/","title":{"rendered":"Frequently Asked Questions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section alignfull\" style=\"margin-top:0px\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__wrapper getwid-align-items-flex-start\" style=\"min-height:100vh;padding-top:152px\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__divider is-top-divider\"><svg x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" viewBox=\"0 0 1000 100\" preserveAspectRatio=\"xMidYMax slice\" class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__divider-svg\"><path fill=\"white\" class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__divider-svg-fill\" 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class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"wp-block-getwid-toggle__icon is-passive\"><i class=\"\"><\/i><\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-toggle__content-wrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-toggle__content\">\n<p>ELTOC volunteer tutors come from all social, professional, and academic backgrounds. Many tutors were newcomers to Canada themselves. They all share a passion for helping others and assisting newcomers in becoming fully integrated into Canadian society.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-getwid-toggle__row\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-toggle__header-wrapper\"><h4 class=\"wp-block-getwid-toggle__header\"><a href=\"#\"><span class=\"wp-block-getwid-toggle__header-title\">Do I need a teaching background to volunteer?<\/span><span class=\"wp-block-getwid-toggle__icon is-active\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"wp-block-getwid-toggle__icon is-passive\"><i class=\"\"><\/i><\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-toggle__content-wrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-toggle__content\">\n<p>No.&nbsp; Many of our tutors have no prior teaching experience. 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