The aim of this mentor training is to give mentors an insight into what effective mentoring is as well as an opportunity to develop their skills as a mentor. The training will provide mentors with a greater understanding of the process of mentoring and the requirements of a successful mentoring relationship.
Why Training?
Why can’t you just pitch up and mentor others? Surely anyone can become a mentor. As a Mentor you have a huge influence over someone else’s life and decisions, they are looking to you for guidance, feedback, expertise, knowledge, we can’t afford to just ‘play it by ear’ and hope to get it right.
Training provides you with:
- The confidence to mentor others
- Knowledge of what mentoring is and how it differs from other development initiatives
- The skills of mentoring successfully
- An understanding of how to build and manage the life-cycle of the mentoring relationship
- A structure for conducting a productive and valuable mentoring session
- The tools and techniques to support your mentee
- Opportunities to practice mentoring and be provided with feedback
- Credibility as a Mentor, why should people trust you as a Mentor?
The Programme
1-day workshops delivered remotely or face-to-face.
On-going Supervision providing an opportunity for Mentors to ‘check-in’ and discuss any issues with mentoring, gain guidance and CPD.