Mentoring skills

Aim: To enable mentors to clarify their role and develop the skills for mentoring others.




Objectives:


Having completed a programme participants will be able to


 Describe the differences between coaching and mentoring


 Identify the benefits to themselves, mentees, and the organisation


 Explain the role and skills of an effective mentor


 Develop their own skills in working with others on a mentoring basis


 Take on a mentoring role with confidence






Key Content




What’s in it for me? participants are encouraged to explore what they will get from mentoring others


Approaches to Mentoring: opportunities to discuss the drawbacks and benefits of different mentoring arrangements and interventions


Skills development: participants are encouraged to practise and develop their own skills, including the use of Peer Mentoring after the programme




This programme can be adapted to incorporate a specific mentoring scheme.