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Getting
Involved in Mentoring
A 1 day briefing and skills workshop for Mentors
About the workshop
This
is a one day workshop that will help you understand what mentoring
is, how it works and what's involved in becoming a mentor. It also
aims to refresh or develop key skills important in being effective
in a mentoring role. It is suitable for anyone interested in finding
out more about mentoring as they consider whether or not it is a
role they could fulfil for others in helping them with their development.
Group size
Usually 6-8 participants with a single tutor
Methods
Through exercises, demonstrations and guided discussion
you will explore what mentoring is and how to make it work. There
are also opportunities to practice, refresh and refine your coaching
and mentoring skills. We provide all materials and resources for
the practice work so you can concentrate on developing your skills.
Programme objectives
By the end of the workshop you will be able to:
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explain what mentoring is and
how it complements other approaches to training and development
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describe what is expected of
a mentor and the key skills and qualities needed to be effective
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describe six different styles
of helping learners to learn through a mentoring relationship
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diagnose your helping preferences
and discuss the implications of this for you as a mentor
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list common barriers to effective
mentoring relationships and suggest ways of overcoming them
You will also have:
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audited your own mentoring
skills
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practised conducting a typical
mentoring conversation
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assessed your own readiness
to take on a mentoring role
Duration
1 day, typically 09.30 - 17.30
Indicative programme
The workshop runs in a coaching style and
the programme may change to meet the needs and interests of participants
on the day.
| 09.15 |
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Registration
and coffee
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| 09.30 |
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Welcome,
aims and personal introductions
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| 10.00 |
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What is
mentoring and what makes it work?
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What is mentoring? Different kinds
of mentoring
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How does it work? How does it
help?
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The skills and qualities of effective
mentors
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Differences between mentoring and line
management |
| 11.15 |
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Coffee
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| 11.30
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Making mentoring meetings work
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First meetings and further meetings
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Learners role and mentors role
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Possible problems
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Phases of work and ideas on
facilitating learning
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| 12.30 |
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Lunch
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| 13.30 |
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Practical
session
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Six helping options - demonstration
and exploration
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Different ways to help learners
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Diagnosing needs, diagnosing your
helping habits
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Uses, applications and good practice
in use of helping styles |
| 15.00 |
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Tea
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| 15.15
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Practical
session
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Practising mentoring dialogues
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Scenario or live practice
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Coaching and feedback from others |
| 17.00
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Review
and evaluation
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Review of learning and ideas on
application
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Q&A and discussion
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Further
learning opportunities |
| 17.30 |
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Close
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Please
note
This is a sample
programme for a one day introductory mentoring workshop, typical
of work we have successfully delivered. All our programmes are tailored
to meet the needs and interests of client organisations and can
incorporate elements from this or any other programme in our portfolio.
Please call for further details.
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