Mentoring Skills

Objectives

After the programme, participants will be able to:

understand the nature and requirements of a mentoring relationship
identify people with whom they would like to establish a mentoring relationship
establish a mentoring relationship effectively - defining the parameters of their role and contribution
select appropriate mentoring styles according to the requirements of the individual and the issues they want to address
support people to reflect on their career aspirations and plan appropriate career development strategies
use questions to help people review and reflect on issues and to learn from their experiences
listen deeply to what people are saying in order to establish their resourceful-ness and respond to underlying issues

The programme design has four main elements:

reflection on your current contribution as a mentor - either on your own or in small-group or paired discussions
inputs on the mentoring relationship and the requirements for conducting one effectively
practice in the form of the live' mentoring of another participant on the programme
planning specific steps you could take to develop your contribution as a mentor after the programme