WT: Becoming a Mentor

Mentoring benefits your business by enhancing the skills of your employees.
The "Become a Mentor" training programme helps you understand the advantages and key aspects of workplace mentoring, providing you with proven methods and tools to become a mentor within your organisation.

Before

Digital learning activities to prepare yourself for the training and its implementation:

• Defining your training objectives
• Conducting a self-assessment of your skills

During - Group Session

1 - Key Principles of the Mentoring Relationship

• Understand the challenges and benefits of workplace mentoring.
• Define mentoring and its key success factors.
• Explain the differences between mentoring, coaching, tutoring, and management.
• Describe the principles and values of a mentor.
• Identify the stakeholders involved in the mentoring relationship and understand their roles.
• Communicate the ground rules and establish the conditions for a successful mentor-mentee relationship.

2 - Structuring the Mentoring Approach

• Define objectives and success indicators.
• Plan the mentoring process: key stages.
• Use techniques and tools to initiate the mentoring relationship: mentoring contract, initial meeting, preparation checklists.
• Conduct a mentoring session.
• Provide immediate evaluation of the mentoring session.
• Utilise tools to effectively manage mentoring meetings: checklists and session reports.

3 - The Mentor's Approach and Tools

• Adopt the right mentoring stance.
• Ensure knowledge transfer while helping the mentee find their own solutions.
• Build a strong mentor-mentee alliance.
• Practise active listening.
• Conduct a mentoring session effectively.
• Clarify the mentee’s request.
• Empower the mentee to achieve their goals.
• Conclude the session with constructive feedback.
• End the mentoring process.
• Conduct the final separation interview.
• Identify possible actions following the mentoring journey.

After

Digital learning activities to facilitate the implementation of your learning in the workplace:

• Ready-to-use tools
• Micro-practicing programme by email

Assessment

An online questionnaire to assess your acquired skills.