Mentor Skills
Mentor Skills Programme Outline
This Mentor skills programme is designed to give attendees a fundamental understanding of Mentoring, and allow them to effectively Mentor within the workplace. There are five main objectives:
- To enable participants to achieve a common understanding of the role of the mentor
- To raise awareness of mentoring skills and behaviours and to practice how to carry out the role effectively
- To develop participants' confidence so that they feel able and equipped to take on the role of mentor
- To understand how mentoring will work within the organisation and what support is available to mentors and mentees
- To assess the individual’s competence, attitude and professionalism as a mentor
Programme Summary
Face-to-Face Delivery
Either one (8-hours) or a half (4 hours) day training
Virtual Delivery
Either two or three 2-hour sessions
On Demand
Access to online resources
Maximum attendees
15 for virtual or face-to-face delivery
Target Audience
Anyone who will be mentoring within the organisation
Consistency
Aligned to your Mentoring approach
Who should Attend the Mentor Skills Workshop?
There is no suggested or required level for attendance - it is aimed at anyone who will be mentoring within an organisation.
Benefits of Attending
Understanding
Understand what Mentoring is, how it should be carried out and how it works within the organisation.
Develop skills
Understand how to apply the key skills of an effective Mentor
Ethical practice
Ensure that standards are high across the organisation, with Mentors following the Code of Conduct for Mentors
The Coaching Focus Way
Our Mentor Skills workshops follow our unique delivery style and method and our approach is highly experiential, engaging and focused on the practical i.e. what works at work.
Our intent is not only to deliver an outstanding Mentor skills programme but to ensure that the participants have a core understanding of how to utilise these skills to facilitate performance within the workplace.
All of our programmes are supported by an extensive portfolio of online learning resources.
