What is it?
Mentoring is a positive and proven approach for helping others to explore specific issues, goals and ambitions and support them to achieve their aims. The aim of this half day workshop is to equip individuals with the skills and confidence to provide effective mentoring to colleagues; it is a prerequisite for those wishing to be a part of the College's internal mentoring pool.
Target audience
Open to all new mentors
Programme objectives
By the end of the programme, participants will be able to:
- Understand what mentoring is and the difference between coaching and mentoring
- Understand how to establish a focus for mentoring and agree a mentoring contract
- Know and be able to demonstrate the core skills needed for effective mentoring
- Be able to judge when and how to share your own experience and knowledge
- Apply and practice these skills using practical and real working situations.
Programme facilitator
Ellie Rayner - Organisation Development Consultant