Mentoring Skills

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About the workshop

This half-day workshop is designed to give the participants the skills needed to be an effective mentor on the Register of Mentors. Designed for any member of staff who feels that they have the commitment to support and advise a less experienced individual in their personal development and their career

Workshop objectives

To understand the role of a mentor
To learn what skills an effective mentors needs
To identify areas for personal development toward being an effective mentor
To learn to manage a mentoring relationship
To discuss problem solving in mentoring

Outline content (duration: 1 day)

What is Mentoring?

Role of the mentor
Attributes/Skills required
Benefit to Mentor/Mentee

Mentoring Successfully

Establishing the ground rules and Mentoring Contract
The role of reflective practice
Mentoring model explained
Behaviours and approach to successful mentoring

The workshop will involve short inputs, discussion and practical mentoring exercises to help you to improve your mentoring skills

Note that this short course may provide help with the following KSF dimensions:

Core 2: Personal and People Development (Levels 2-4)
Dimension G2: Learning and development (Levels 2-4)